KKR IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders Squad, Complete Schedule, Timings and Venue Details - Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will enter the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign with several key team members from their 2024 title-winning squad missing. Their former captain Shreyas Iyer now leads Punjab, pacer Mitchell Starc, who played a crucial role in the knockouts, now represents Delhi Capitals, while explosive opener Phil Salt has moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore. Along with this, their mentor Gautam Gambhir is now the coach of the Indian national cricket team.
With several key players from their successful previous season unavailable, Kolkata Knight Riders, under new captain Ajinkya Rahane, will begin their 2025 IPL campaign against RCB in the season opener on March 22, 2025 at Eden Gardens stadium. Despite the loss of so many stars, KKR still appear well-balanced, having retained Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, and Ramandeep Singh. They also brought back Venkatesh Iyer for Rs 23.75 crore after releasing him into the auction pool.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad For IPL 2025:
Captain - Ajinkya Rahane
Coach - Chandrakant Pandit
Owner - Knight Riders Sports Private Limited
Venue - Eden Gardens
Batters
- Ajinkya Rahane (Batter)
- Rinku Singh (Batter)
- Quinton De Kock (Wicket Keeper - Batter)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wicket Keeper - Batter)
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Batter)
- Rovman Powell (Batter)
- Manish Pandey (Batter)
- Luvnith Sisodia (Wicket Keeper - Batter)
All Rounders
- Venkatesh Iyer (All-Rounder)
- Anukul Roy (All-Rounder)
- Moeen Ali (All-Rounder)
- Ramandeep Singh (All-Rounder)
- Andre Russell (All-Rounder)
Bowlers
- Anrich Nortje (Bowler)
- Vaibhav Arora (Bowler)
- Mayank Markande (Bowler)
- Spencer Johnson (Bowler)
- Harshit Rana (Bowler)
- Sunil Narine (Bowler)
- Varun Chakaravarthy (Bowler)
- Chetan Sakariya (Bowler)
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Complete Schedule For IPL 2025:
| Match | Date | Time (IST) | Opposition Team | Venue Details |
| 1 | Mar 22, Saturday | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 2 | Mar 26, Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |
| 3 | Mar 31, Monday | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 4 | Apr 3, Thursday | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 5 | Apr 6, Sunday | 3:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 6 | Apr 11, Friday | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 7 | Apr 15, Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | New PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh |
| 8 | Apr 21, Monday | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 9 | Apr 26, Saturday | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 10 | Apr 29, Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 11 | May 4, Sunday | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 12 | May 7, Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 13 | May 10, Saturday | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 14 | May 17, Saturday | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
