KKR or Kolkata Knight Riders is a franchise cricket team that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Here is a short description of KKR IPL team:
Owner: KKR is co-owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her spouse Jay Mehta.
Captain: KKR’s current captain is Eoin Morgan, who is a skilled batsman and an experienced leader.
Coach: The head coach of KKR is Brendon McCullum, a former New Zealand cricket captain.
Home Ground: KKR’s home ground is the iconic Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Jersey Colors: KKR’s official team colors are purple and gold.
Best IPL Performances: KKR has won the IPL twice, in 2012 and 2014, under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir. They have also reached the playoffs six times.
Key Players: KKR has a strong squad, with players like Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill, Varun Chakravarthy, and Pat Cummins.
Here is the current squad of KKR for IPL 2023:
| PLAYER | ROLE | PRICE |
| Shreyas Iyer (c) | Batsmen | 12.25 crore |
| Nitish Rana | Batsmen | 8 crore |
| Venkatesh Iyer | All-Rounder | 8 Crore |
| Andre Russell | All-Rounder | 12 Crore |
| Sunil Narine | All-Rounder | 6 Crore |
| Umesh Yadav | Bowler | 2 crore |
| Tim Southee | Bowler | 1.5 crore |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler | 20 lakh |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler | 8 Crore |
| Anukul Roy | All-Rounder | 20 lakh |
| Rinku Singh | Batsmen | 55 lakh |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Batsman/Wicket-keeper | 50 lakh |
| Shardul Thakur | Bowler | 10.75 Crore |
| Lockie Ferguson | Bowler | 10 Crore |
| N Jagadeesan | Batsmen | 90 lakh |
| Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | 60 lakh |
| Suyash Sharma | Bowler | 20 lakh |
| David Wiese | All-Rounder | 1 crore |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | Bowler | 20 lakh |
| Litton Das | Wicket-keeper | 50 lakh |
| Mandeep Singh | Batsmen | 50 lakh |
| Shakib Al Hasan | All-Rounder | 1.5 crore |
