Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are all geared up for the new IPL 2025 season, check out their best probable starting XI from their squad players list
The franchise will be looking to secure nothing short of another shot at the title this year around as well.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL 2025 predicted playing 11, full squad players list, owner, captain, team head coach, coaching support staff and management
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Ahead of the mega auction, KKR retained several of their key players including all-rounders Andre Russell and Sunil Narine.
Spinners like Varun Chakravarthy and finishers like Rinku Singh and Ramandeep Singh also retained their roles with the team.
Kolkata Knight Riders owners
Shah Rukh Khan’s Chillies Entertainment and Juhi Chawla & Jay Mehta’s & Mehta Group are the owners behind Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL 2025 Squad
Given below is the franchise’s squad for the following 2025 campaign:
| Player | Price |
| Rinku Singh | Retained |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Retained |
| Sunil Narine | Retained |
| Andre Russell | Retained |
| Harshit Rana | Retained |
| Ramandeep Singh | Retained |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 23.75 crore INR |
| Quinton de Kock | 3.60 crore INR |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 2 crore INR |
| Anrich Nortje | 6.5 crore INR |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 3 crore INR |
| Vaibhav Arora | 1.80 crore INR |
| Mayank Markande | 30 lakh INR |
| Rovman Powell | 1.50 crore INR |
| Manish Pandey | 75 lakh INR |
| Spencer Johnson | 2.80 crore INR |
| Luvnith Sisodia | 30 Lakh INR |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 1.5 Crore INR |
| Anukul Roy | 40 Lakh INR |
| Moeen Ali | 2 Crore INR |
| Umran Malik | 75 Lakh INR |
Kolkata Knight Riders coaches and support staff for IPL 2025 season
For the upcoming season, KKR has brought in some of the most respected names for their support staff. Chandrakant Pandit will lead the team as head coach. He is renowned for his tactical skills and will have former all-rounder Dwayne Bravo as Mentor. Given below is the full list of coaches and support staff:
| Role | Name |
| Mentor | Dwayne Bravo |
| Head Coach | Chandrakant Pandit |
| Assistant Coach | Ryan ten Doeschate |
| Assistant Coach | Abhishek Nayar |
| Bowling Coach | Bharathi Arun |
| Spin Bowling Coach | Carl Crowe |
| Physiotherapist | Prasanth Panchada |
| Assistant Physiotherapist | Abhishek Ashok Sawant |
| Massage Therapist | Mahesh Chandrakishor Arya |
| Massage Therapist | Subhajit Das |
| Massage Therapist | Atanu Ghosh |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Chris Donaldson |
| Assistant Strength & Conditioning | Sagar VM |
| Analyst | Nathan Leamon |
| Team Manager | Adrian Wayne Bentley |
Kolkata Knight Riders best probable starting XI for IPL 2025 season
KKR have a strong starting lineup featuring a blend of power-hitting, tactical spin bowling, and aggressive fast bowling. The team will have the likes of Quinton de Kock and Venkatesh Iyer in the top order. Meanwhile, there are pacers like Harshit Rana and Spencer Johnson, and leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy.
Heading into the competition, the defending champions have added another level of depth to their already strong squad. Kolkata Knight Riders have a well-equipped squad with a mix of experience and youth. Given below is KKR’s best probable starting XI for the upcoming season.
While the team’s captain hasn’t been revealed yet, it could end up being Ajinkya Rahane.
- Quinton de Kock (LHB WK)
- Sunil Narine (LHB, ROS)
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi (RHB)
- Venkatesh Iyer (LHB RAM)
- Rinku Singh (LHB)
- Ramandeep Singh (RHB)
- Andre Russell (RHB, RAFM)
- Harshit Rana (RHB, RAFM)
- Varun Chakravarthy (Leg-spin)
- Vaibhav Arora (RAMF)
- Spencer Johnson (LAMF)
Impact player: Mayank Markande (Leg-break)
Bench:
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (RHB WK)
- Anrich Nortje (RAF)
- Manish Pandey (RHB)
- Rovman Powell (RHB)
- Ajinkya Rahane (RHB)
- Umran Malik (RAF)
- Moeen Ali (LHB, RAO)
- Luvnith Sisodia (LHB WK)
- Anukul Roy (LHB, LAO)