The defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) released a few big names who were instrumental in KKR clinching their third title in IPL 2024 ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. The Knight Riders have spent their purse on 21 players in the mega auction, including three batters and wicketkeeper-batters respectively, four all-rounders, and five bowlers to defend their title in the IPL 2025 season.
Let us look in-depth into the full squad of the Kolkata Knight Riders for the IPL 2025 season.
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad IPL 2025
Before the IPL 2025 mega auction, the Kolkata Knight Riders retained six of their players, which included a couple of West Indians along with four Indians. According to Olympics' official website, the Knight Riders retained their players Rinku Singh (INR 13 crore), Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell (12 crore respectively), Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh (INR 4 crore respectively).
The defending champions have signed 21 players for IPL 2025.
| Sr No. | Player | Country | Role |
| 1. | Rinku Singh (Retained) | India | Batter |
| 2. | Varun Chakaravarthy (Retained) | India | Bowler |
| 3. | Sunil Narine (Retained) | West Indies | All-rounder |
| 4. | Andre Russell (Retained) | West Indies | All-rounder |
| 5. | Harshit Rana (Retained) | India | Bowler |
| 6. | Ramandeep Singh (Retained) | India | All-rounder |
| 7. | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | India | Batter |
| 8. | Ajinkya Rahane | India | Batter |
| 9. | Manish Pandey | India | Batter |
| 10. | Luvnith Sisodia | India | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 11. | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 12. | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 13. | Anukul Roy | India | All-rounder |
| 14. | Rovman Powell | West Indies | All-rounder |
| 15. | Venkatesh Iyer | India | All-rounder |
| 16. | Moeen Ali | England | All-rounder |
| 17. | Vaibhav Arora | India | Bowler |
| 18. | Mayank Markande | India | Bowler |
| 19. | Umran Malik | India | Bowler |
| 20. | Anrich Nortje | South Africa | Bowler |
| 21. | Spencer Johnson | Australia | Bowler |
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IPL 2025 KKR Squad Indian Players List
The Kolkata Knight Riders have retained and signed some great Indian players. The Knight Riders consist of 13 Indian players, out of which 4 were retained and 9 were signed in the mega auction. They have signed 7 uncapped players and 6 capped players. All-rounder Venkatesh Iyer was the most expensive bid of KKR as they signed him for a lucrative deal of INR 23.75 crore.
According to India Today, Ramandeep Singh and Harshit Rana were retained as uncapped players at the time of the IPL 2025 retention deadline day.
| Sr No. | Player | Capped/Uncapped |
| 1. | Rinku Singh | Capped |
| 2. | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Uncapped |
| 3. | Ajinkya Rahane | Capped |
| 4. | Manish Pandey | Capped |
| 5. | Luvnith Sisodia | Uncapped |
| 6. | Ramandeep Singh | Uncapped |
| 7. | Anukul Roy | Uncapped |
| 8. | Venkatesh Iyer | Capped |
| 9. | Varun Chakaravarthy | Capped |
| 10. | Harshit Rana | Uncapped |
| 11. | Vaibhav Arora | Uncapped |
| 12. | Mayank Markande | Uncapped |
| 13. | Umran Malik | Capped |
IPL 2025 KKR Squad Overseas Players List
The Kolkata Knight Riders have signed a total of 8 overseas players of which two were retained. All of KKR’s overseas players belong to the capped category. South African pacer Anrich Nortje was their most expensive overseas buy when he was bought for INR 6.50 crore.
| Sr No. | Player | Capped/Uncapped |
| 1. | Quinton de Kock | Capped |
| 2. | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Capped |
| 3. | Sunil Narine | Capped |
| 4. | Andre Russell | Capped |
| 5. | Rovman Powell | Capped |
| 6. | Moeen Ali | Capped |
| 7. | Anrich Nortje | Capped |
| 8. | Spencer Johnson | Capped |
KKR Team 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2025 Auction Buys
The Kolkata Knight Riders have spent some big bucks in the IPL 2025 mega auction. According to the IPL’s official website, the Knight Riders bought 15 players in the mega auction, of which 9 were Indians and the rest were overseas players. The defending champions went all out for their all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer for a whopping INR 23.75 crore after a fierce bidding war with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Iyer was the third-most expensive player in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
| Sr No. | Player | Base Price | Final Price |
| 1. | Venkatesh Iyer | INR 2 crore | INR 23.75 crore |
| 2. | Anrich Nortje | INR 2 crore | INR 6.50 crore |
| 3. | Quinton de Kock | INR 2 crore | INR 3.60 crore |
| 4. | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | INR 30 lakh | INR 3 crore |
| 5. | Spencer Johnson | INR 2 crore | INR 2.80 crore |
| 6. | Moeen Ali | INR 2 crore | INR 2 crore |
| 7. | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | INR 2 crore | INR 2 crore |
| 8. | Vaibhav Arora | INR 30 crore | INR 1.80 crore |
| 9. | Ajinkya Rahane | INR 1.50 crore | INR 1.50 crore |
| 10. | Rovman Powell | INR 1.50 crore | INR 1.50 crore |
| 11. | Umran Malik | INR 75 lakh | INR 75 lakh |
| 12. | Manish Pandey | INR 75 lakh | INR 75 lakh |
| 13. | Anukul Roy | INR 30 lakh | INR 40 lakh |
| 14. | Luvnith Sisodia | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 15. | Mayank Markande | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
IPL 2025 Auction KKR’s Purse Value
The Kolkata Knight Riders spent a total of INR 50.95 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction. For the retention of six players, KKR used up INR 69 crore. After the mega auction, the Knight Riders have a purse balance of INR 5 lakh.
| Auction Purse | INR 120 crore |
| Retention Spent | INR 50.95 crore |
| Auction Spent | INR 69 crore |
| Purse Remaining | INR 5 lakh |
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FAQs on KKR Squad For IPL 2025
A. The Kolkata Knight Riders retained six of their players, which included a couple of West Indians along with four Indians before the IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. The Kolkata Knight Riders bought a total of 15 players in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. The Kolkata Knight Riders have a squad size of 21 players for the IPL 2025 season.
A. Venkatesh Iyer was the most expensive player of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. Kolkata Knight Riders have a remaining purse balance of INR 10 lakh in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
