Kolkata Knight Riders went into the IPL 2026 mini-auction with the largest purse of INR 64.3 crore. This was after releasing nine players and trading Mayank Markande to Mumbai Indians. Letting go of just two all-rounders, Venkatesh Iyer and Andre Russell, helped KKR free up INR 35.75 crore.
The franchise retained 12 players before the auction. Following a disappointing IPL 2025 campaign, where they finished eighth, KKR will be keen to make a strong comeback. Under the leadership of Ajinkya Rahane, they made a major statement by signing Australian all-rounder Cameron Green for INR 25.20 crore, making him the most expensive player of the auction. In addition, KKR strengthened their squad further by acquiring Matheesha Pathirana and Finn Allen.
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Kolkata Knight Riders Full Squad for IPL 2026
| Player | Role | Price (INR) |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Batter | 1.5 crore |
| Rinku Singh | Batter | 13 crore |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Batter | 3 crore |
| Harshit Rana | All-rounder | 4 crore |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler | 12 crore |
| Ramandeep Singh | Batter | 4 crore |
| Manish Pandey | Batter | 75 lakh |
| Sunil Narine | All-rounder | 12 crore |
| Anukul Roy | All-rounder | 40 lakh |
| Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | 1.80 crore |
| Umran Malik | Bowler | 75 lakh |
| Rovman Powell | Batter | 1.5 crore |
| Cameron Green | All-rounder | 25.2 crore |
| Finn Allen | Wicketkeeper-batter | 2 crore |
| Matheesha Pathirana | Bowler | 18 crore |
| Tejasvi Singh | Wicketkeeper-batter | 3 crore |
| Kartik Tyagi | Bowler | 30 lakh |
| Prashant Solanki | Bowler | 30 lakh |
| Daksh Kamra | All-rounder | 30 lakh |
| Sarthak Ranjan | All-rounder | 30 lakh |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bowler | 9.20 crore |
| Rahul Tripathi | Batter | 75 lakh |
| Tim Seifert | Wicketkeeper-batter | 1.50 crore |
| Akash Deep | Bowler | 1 crore |
| Rachin Ravindra | All-rounder | 2 crore |
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad Strength and Purse Remaining for IPL 2026
| Squad Strength | Purse Remaining |
| 25/25 (Indian- 17, Overseas- 8) | 45 lakh |
