Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams that competed in the 2017 IPL edition. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir, while former Knight Riders all-rounder Jacques Kallis was in his third season as the team's head coach.
Pre-season In December 2016, Wasim Akram stepped down as the bowling coach and mentor, citing "professional commitments and time constraints."
Player auction
The player auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was held on 20 February in Bangalore.
The Knight Riders bought the following players at the auction:
Trent Boult Chris Woakes Rishi Dhawan Nathan Coulter-Nile Rovman Powell R Sanjay Yadav Ishank Jaggi Darren Bravo Sayan Ghosh
In April the side signed New Zealander Colin de Grandhomme as a replacement for Andre Russell who was banned for one year in January 2017 for a violation of doping codes.
Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes Batsmen9 Manish Pandey Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 23 Gautam Gambhir Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2014 (since 2011) Captain37 Robin Uthappa Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 Occasional wicketkeeper46 Darren Bravo Left-handed Right-arm medium 2017 Overseas50 Chris Lynn Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2014 Overseas72 Ishank Jaggi Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2017 212 Suryakumar Yadav Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 Vice-captain All-rounders01 Rishi Dhawan Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2017 8 Chris Woakes Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2017 Overseas12 Andre Russell Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2014 Overseas24 Yusuf Pathan Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 (since 2011) 52 Rovman Powell Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2017 Overseas75 Shakib Al Hasan Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2014 (since 2011) Overseas77 Colin de Grandhomme Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2017 Replacement signing Overseas Sanjay Yadav Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2017 Wicket-keepers21 Sheldon Jackson Right-handed 2015 Bowlers03 Ankit Rajpoot Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2016 10 Trent Boult Right-handed Left-arm fast 2017 Overseas11 Piyush Chawla Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2014 13 Nathan Coulter-Nile Right-handed Right-arm fast 2017 Overseas18 Kuldeep Yadav Left-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin 2014 19 Umesh Yadav Right-handed Right-arm fast 2014 74 Sunil Narine Left-handed Right-arm off break 2012 Overseas Sayan Ghosh Right-handed Right-arm medium 2017
Season standings
Matches
References
External links
Kolkata Knight Riders on IPL Twenty20