Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders made the most of IPL Auction 2017 after buying some good players in order to push for their third IPL title. The main focus for KKR is death bowling so hey have focused on that and added few top class bowlers.
| Owner | Knight Riders Sports Private Ltd |
| Coach | Simon Katich |
| Captain | Gautam Gambhir |
| Venue | Eden Garden |
Kolkata Knight Riders Team Squad
Players retained:
Gautam Gambhir, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa, Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Lynn, Umesh Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Sheldon Jackson, Ankit Singh Rajput, Andre Russell
Players added:
Trent Boult (5 Cr), Chris Woakes (4.20 Cr), Rishi Dhawan (55 Lakh), Nathan Coulter-Nile (3.5 Cr), Rovman Powell (30 Lakh), R Sanjay Yadav (10 Lakh), Ishank Jaggi (10 Lakh), Darren Bravo (50 Lakh), Sayan Ghosh (10 Lakh)
Kolkata Knight Riders Team Schedule
Match No. |
Date |
Day |
Time |
Matches |
Venue |
| 3 | 7th April 2017 | Friday | 8:00 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT) | Gujarat Lions VS Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajkot |
| 7 | 9th April 2017 | Sunday | 8:00 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT) | Mumbai Indians VS Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai |
| 11 | 13th April 2017 | Thursday | 8:00 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT) | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata |
| 14 | 15th April 2017 | Saturday | 4:00 pm IST (10:30 am GMT) | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata |
| 18 | 17th April 2017 | Monday | 4:00 pm IST (10:30 am GMT) | Delhi Daredevils VS Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi |
| 23 | 21st April 2017 | Friday | 8:00 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT) | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Gujarat Lions | Kolkata |
| 27 | 23rd April 2017 | Sunday | 8:00 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT) | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata |
| 30 | 26th April 2017 | Wednesday | 8:00 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT) | Rising Pune Supergiant VS Kolkata Knight Riders | Pune |
| 32 | 28th April 2017 | Friday | 4:00 pm IST (10:30 am GMT) | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata |
| 37 | 30th April 2017 | Sunday | 8:00 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT) | Sunrisers Hyderabad VS Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad |
| 41 | 3rd May 2017 | Wednesday | 8:00 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT) | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Rising Pune Supergiant | Kolkata |
| 46 | 7th May 2017 | Sunday | 4:00 pm IST (10:30 am GMT) | Royal Challengers Bangalore VS Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru |
| 49 | 9th May 2017 | Tuesday | 8:00 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT) | Kings XI Punjab VS Kolkata Knight Riders | Mohali |
| 54 | 13th May 2017 | Saturday | 8:00 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT) | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Mumbai Indians | Kolkata |