IPL Auction 2026: Whom did KKR buy? See full squad

Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini auction took place in Abu Dhabi on 16 December 2026. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) once again entered the auction with a big target for IPL 2026. In 2024, the team won its third title under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. Although last year’s season was challenging for the team, this time the ‘Purple Brigade’ hopes to make a strong comeback. Now KKR has made its best squad by adding the best players to win the fourth title.

Empty slots and purse information

  • Purse balance: Rs 64.30 crore
  • Slots remaining: 13
  • Slots remaining for foreign players: 6

KKR’s retained players

Sl.No.NameCountrySalary
1Ajinkya RahaneIndia₹1.5 crore
2Angkrish RaghuvanshiIndia₹3 crore
3Anukul RoyIndia₹40 lakh
4Harshit RanaIndia₹4 crore
5Manish PandeyIndia₹75 lakh
6Ramandeep SinghIndia₹4 crore
7Rinku SinghIndia₹13 crore
8rovman powellwest indies₹1.5 crore
9Sunil Narinewest indies₹12 crore
10Umran MalikIndia₹75 lakh
11Vaibhav AroraIndia₹1.8 crore
12Varun ChakrabortyIndia₹12 crore

Who did KKR buy in IPL auction?

Serial No.player nameSalary (₹)
1cameron green25.20 crores
2Mathisha Pathirana18 crores
3Mustafizur Rahman9.2 crores
4Tejashwi Singh3 crores
5finn allen2 crores
6Rachin Ravindra2 crores
7Tim Seifert1.5 crores
8sky lamp1 crore
9Rahul Tripathi75 lakhs
10Karthik Tyagi30 million
11Prashant Solanki30 million
12Sarthak Ranjan30 million
13efficient room30 million

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