KKR 2026: Projected Squad and Potential Line-Up for Kolkata Knight Riders

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) took center stage at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction held in Abu Dhabi by acquiring three of the six highest-priced players on Tuesday.

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KKR made a splash by spending Rs. 25.20 crore on Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and securing death-over expert Matheesha Pathirana for Rs. 18 crore. With a pressing need for a wicketkeeper-batter after releasing Quinton de Kock, KKR brought in the New Zealand duo of Finn Allen and Tim Seifert, along with Tejasvi Singh, to fill the gap.

KKR IPL 2026 SQUAD COMPOSITION

Wicketkeepers: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Tejasvi Singh.

Batters: Ajinkya Rahane, Rovman Powell, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Rahul Tripathi.

All-rounders: Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Cameron Green, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra.

Fast bowlers: Umran Malik, Matheesha Pathirana, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Mustafizur Rahman, Akash Deep.

Spinners: Varun Chakaravarthy, Prashant Solanki.

KKR PROBABLE PLAYING XI IPL 2026

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Cameron Green, Tejasvi Singh (wk), Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Matheesha Pathirana. Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora.

KKR IPL 2026 SQUAD

Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Matheesha Pathirana, Tejasvi Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Mustafizur Rahman, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Akash Deep.

Published on December 17, 2025