KKR Probable Playing XI, IPL 2026: Squad composition, predicted line-up; Kolkata Knight Riders full list of players

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) dominated the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi by signing three of the six most expensive players sold on Tuesday.

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It shelled out a whopping Rs. 25.20 crore for Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and also secured the services of death-overs specialist Matheesha Pathirana for Rs. 18 crore. The three-time champion was in dire need of a wicketkeeper-batter after releasing Quinton de Kock, and it brought in the Kiwi duo of Finn Allen and Tim Seifert, as well as Tejasvi Singh, to make up for it.

KKR IPL 2026 SQUAD COMPOSITION

Wicketkeepers: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Tejasvi Singh.

Batters: Ajinkya Rahane, Rovman Powell, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Rahul Tripathi.

All-rounders: Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Cameron Green, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra.

Fast bowlers: Umran Malik, Matheesha Pathirana, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Mustafizur Rahman, Akash Deep.

Spinners: Varun Chakravarthy, Prashant Solanki.

KKR PROBABLE PLAYING XI IPL 2026

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Cameron Green, Tejasvi Singh (wk), Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Matheesha Pathirana. Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora.

KKR IPL 2026 SQUAD

Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Matheesha Pathirana, Tejasvi Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Mustafizur Rahman, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra. Akash Deep.

Published on Dec 17, 2025