Kolkata Knight Riders, the two-time IPL champions, are making significant progress ahead of the IPL 2023 auction. Good examples are the trade of New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson and Afghanistan wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz from Gujarat Titans. All-rounder Shardul Thakur has also been brought to the team in the trading window from Delhi Capitals.
Kolkata Knight Riders team owners are Red Chillies Entertainment, owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. KKR is led by Shreyas Iyer, who represents Kolkata City.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Retained players list
- Shreyas Iyer
- Nitish Rana
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Andre Russell
- Sunil Narine
- Umesh Yadav
- Tim Southee
- Harshit Rana
- Varun Chakravarthy
- Anukul Roy
- Rinku Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders: Released players list
- Pat Cummins
- Sam Billings
- Aman Khan
- Shivam Mavi
- Mohammad Nabi
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Aaron Finch
- Alex Hales
- Abhijeet Tomar
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Ashok Sharma
- Baba Indrajith
- Pratham Singh
- Ramesh Kumar
- Rasikh Salam
- Sheldon Jackson
Kolkata Knight Riders: Traded players list
- Shardul Thakur (acquired via trade)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (acquired via trade)
- Lockie Ferguson (acquired via trade)
Kolkata Knight Riders: Current Squad
Shreyas Iyer (C), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders: Purse Balance
Kolkata Knight Riderspurse balance ahead of IPL 2023 Auction: INR 7.05 crore
Player slots left: 11
Kolkata Knight Riders: Season wise Performance
| Year | Season by season |
| 2008 | 6th |
| 2009 | 8th |
| 2010 | 6th |
| 2011 | 4th |
| 2012 | Champions |
| 2013 | 7th |
| 2014 | Champions |
| 2015 | 5th |
| 2016 | 4th |
| 2017 | 3rd |
| 2018 | 3rd |
| 2019 | 5th |
| 2020 | 5th |
| 2021 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | 7th |
