2023 Kolkata Knight Riders season

The 2023 cricket season was the 16th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The franchise had won the IPL title twice in 2012 and 2014 .[2][3] The franchise had also qualified for the playoffs for three consecutive years in 2016, 2017 and 2018 as well as in 2021, when they were the runners up. In 2023, KKR failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second season in a row, finishing in the seventh place.

Kolkata Knight Riders
2023 season
CoachChandrakant Pandit
CaptainNitish Rana[1]
Ground(s)Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2023 Indian Premier League7th
Most runsRinku Singh (474)
Most wicketsVarun Chakravarthy (20)

Background

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The team retained four players from the 2022 season ahead of the 2023 Auction[4]

Retained
Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana
Released
Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Sam Billings, Aaron Finch, Alex Hales, Ajinkya Rahane, Mohammad Nabi, Sheldon Jackson, Ashok Sharma, Chamika Karunaratne, Abhijeet Tomar, Baba Indrajith, Pratham Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar
Trade
Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
  • Ages given as of 31 March 2023, the date of the first match of the season
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batters
Aarya Desai   India (2003-04-03)3 April 2003 (aged 19) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2023 20 lakh (US$24,000)
1 Mandeep Singh   India (1991-12-18)18 December 1991 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023 50 lakh (US$60,000)
27 Nitish Rana   India (1993-12-27)27 December 1993 (aged 29) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 8 crore (US$960,000)
41 Shreyas Iyer   India (1994-12-06)6 December 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 12.25 crore (US$1.5 million) Unavailable due to back injury
20 Jason Roy   England (1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 2.8 crore (US$340,000) Overseas Replacement of Shakib Al Hasan
35 Rinku Singh   India (1997-10-12)12 October 1997 (aged 25) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 55 lakh (US$66,000)
Wicket-keepers
16 Litton Das   Bangladesh (1994-10-13)13 October 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed 2023 50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas Unavailable due to personal reason
18 Narayan Jagadeesan   India (1995-12-24)24 December 1995 (aged 27) Right-handed 2023 90 lakh (US$110,000)
21 Rahmanullah Gurbaz   Afghanistan (2001-11-28)28 November 2001 (aged 21) Right-handed 2023 50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas Unavailable due to personal reason
Johnson Charles   West Indies (1989-01-14)14 January 1989 (aged 34) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox 2023 50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas Replacement of Litton Das
All-rounders
96 David Wiese   Namibia (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2023 1 crore (US$120,000) Overseas
75 Shakib Al Hasan   Bangladesh (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 35) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2023 1.5 crore (US$180,000) Overseas Unavailable due to personal reason
12 Andre Russell   West Indies (1988-04-29)29 April 1988 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2014 12 crore (US$1.4 million) Overseas
54 Shardul Thakur   India (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023 10.75 crore (US$1.3 million)
25 Venkatesh Iyer   India (1994-12-25)25 December 1994 (aged 28) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2021 8 crore (US$960,000)
6 Anukul Roy   India (1998-11-30)30 November 1998 (aged 24) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2022 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Spin bowlers
74 Sunil Narine   West Indies (1988-05-26)26 May 1988 (aged 34) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2012 6 crore (US$720,000) Overseas Captain
29 Varun Chakravarthy   India (1991-08-29)29 August 1991 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2020 8 crore (US$960,000)
05 Suyash Sharma   India (2003-05-15)15 May 2003 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2023 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Pace bowlers
19 Umesh Yadav   India (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2022 2 crore (US$240,000)
38 Tim Southee   New Zealand (1988-12-11)11 December 1988 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021 1.5 crore (US$180,000) Overseas
69 Lockie Ferguson   New Zealand (1991-06-13)13 June 1991 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2023 10 crore (US$1.2 million) Overseas
136 Kulwant Khejroliya   India (1992-03-13)13 March 1992 (aged 31) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2023 20 lakh (US$24,000)
14 Vaibhav Arora   India (1997-12-14)14 December 1997 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2023 60 lakh (US$72,000)
22 Harshit Rana   India (2001-12-22)22 December 2001 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 20 lakh (US$24,000)
  • Source: Kolkata Knight Riders[5]

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
CEO and Managing Director Venky Mysore
Team manager Wayne Bentley
Head coach Chandrakant Pandit[6]
Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar
Assistant coach James Foster[7]
Mentor David Hussey
Bowling coach Bharat Arun
Assistant bowling coach Omkar Salvi
Fielding coach Ryan ten Doeschate
Strength and conditioning coach Chris Donaldson
Source:KKR Staff

Points table

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Pos Grp Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 B Gujarat Titans (R) 14 10 4 0 20 0.809 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 B Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 8 5 1 17 0.652
3 A Lucknow Super Giants (4th) 14 8 5 1 17 0.284 Advanced to Eliminator
4 A Mumbai Indians (3rd) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.044
5 A Rajasthan Royals 14 7 7 0 14 0.148
6 B Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 7 7 0 14 0.135
7 A Kolkata Knight Riders 14 6 8 0 12 −0.239
8 B Punjab Kings 14 6 8 0 12 −0.304
9 A Delhi Capitals 14 5 9 0 10 −0.808
10 B Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 4 10 0 8 −0.590

The four top-ranked teams will qualify for the Playoffs.
  Advance to Qualifier 1
  Advance to Eliminator

Teams and standings

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Results by match

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Round1234567891011121314
TeamsPBKS (A)RCB (H)GT (A)SRH (H)MI (A)DC (A)CSK (H)RCB (A)GT (H)SRH (A)PBKS (H)RR (H)CSK (A)LSG (H)
ResultLWWLLLLWLWWLWL
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result

Statistics

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Most runs

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No. Name Matches Runs High score
1 Rinku Singh 12 407 58 not out
2 Nitish Rana 12 383 75
3 Venkatesh Iyer 11 314 104
4 Jason Roy 5 218 61
5 Andre Russell 11 208 42
6 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 8 198 81
7 Shardul Thakur 8 109 68
8 Narayan Jagadeesan 6 89 36
9 David Wiese 3 21 12 not out
10 Umesh Yadav 8 19 6 not out
11 Anukul Roy 3 17 13 not out
12 Mandeep Singh 3 14 12
13 Sunil Narine 11 14 7 not out
14 Litton Das 1 4 4
15 Vaibhav Arora 3 2 2 not out
16 Varun Chakravarthy 11 1 1

Most wickets

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No. Name Matches Wickets Best bowling
1 Varun Chakravarthy 11 17 4/15
2 Suyash Sharma 8 10 3/30
3 Sunil Narine 11 7 3/33
4 Andre Russell 11 7 3/22
5 Harshit Rana 3 4 2/33
6 Shardul Thakur 8 4 2/23
7 Anukul Roy 3 3 2/19
8 Nitish Rana 11 3 2/17
9 Vaibhav Arora 3 2 2/32
10 Tim Southee 2 2 2/54
11 Kulwant Khejroliya 2 2 2/44
12 Umesh Yadav 8 1 1/27
13 Lockie Ferguson 3 1 1/19

References

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  1. ^ "Nitish Rana to captain KKR in place of injured Shreyas Iyer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Kolkata Knight Riders win IPL 5, beat Chennai Super Kings". 29 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Records / Twenty20 matches / Team records / Most consecutive wins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  4. ^ "IPL auction set for December 23 in Kochi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. ^ KKR Players[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "KKR appoint Chandrakant Pandit as Head Coach". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Ryan ten Doeschate to join KKR as fielding coach". Cricbuzz. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  8. ^ "2023 Indian Premier League Points table". Indian Premier League. Retrieved 15 March 2024.