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Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2027 Team Profile

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Kolkata Knight Riders have 3 IPL titles till 2026. Explore their verified franchise history, title years and documented partial 2026 player reference; official IPL 2027 retained and released lists are still pending.

Kolkata Knight Riders · IPL franchise profile

3 titles till 2026

IPL trophies and title years

2012
2014
2024

Confirmed title years till 2026; see the cited champions record. This page does not forecast a 2027 result.

Kolkata Knight Riders: franchise history

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) entered the Indian Premier League in 2008, when the Kolkata franchise was bought for about Rs 262.5 crore by the ownership group now associated with Knight Riders Sports Private Ltd. The club represents Kolkata and plays its home matches at Eden Gardens, a venue consistently identified in the IPL and ESPNcricinfo team profiles. The franchise has retained the Kolkata Knight Riders name in the sources reviewed; no credible source located for this profile identifies a former official team name, so no old-name claim is added.

The early seasons were difficult. ESPNcricinfo records that KKR’s first three campaigns produced no higher finish than sixth, before the side reached its first playoffs in 2011 under Gautam Gambhir. That turnaround set up the franchise’s first major breakthrough: in the 2012 final, KKR chased 191 to defeat Chennai Super Kings by five wickets and win their maiden IPL championship. The 2014 campaign followed a strikingly different route. After a slow start, KKR won nine matches in succession and then chased Kings XI Punjab’s 199 in the final, securing a second title by three wickets. Kings XI Punjab is the historical name used in the contemporary record for the opponent; it is not an earlier name for KKR.

KKR returned to the final in 2021 but finished runners-up. The next title arrived in 2024, when the team defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in Chennai. Reuters and BBC both describe that result as KKR’s third IPL crown and identify 2012 and 2014 as the earlier championships. The 2024 final was especially emphatic: Hyderabad were dismissed for 113, while KKR reached 114 for two in 10.3 overs.

As of 3 October 2026, this profile therefore records three IPL titles—2012, 2014 and 2024—alongside the 2021 runners-up finish. The official KKR player page currently displays a 2026-oriented roster and statistics, while the official IPL team page does not expose a 2027 squad in its accessible content. No official 2027 squad announcement was found on the reviewed official pages. Accordingly, no 2026 player list is carried forward as a 2027 roster.

Recent seasons: 2024–2026

  • 2024 — Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL 2024 title, their third IPL championship, by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final.
  • 2025 — KKR were knocked out of playoff contention during the 2025 season, as recorded in the official report for the abandoned RCB–KKR match.
  • 2026 — KKR finished seventh in the 2026 league table and outside the playoff places.

Kolkata Knight Riders squad

2026 season reference

Officially documented 2026 players (partial, not a full squad): checked against the dated team/league source (16 Dec 2025–24 May 2026 (official auction-era list and three dated IPL replacements)). Partial 2026 reference: 24 officially documented names, not an asserted complete final-season squad. The 25-player auction-era list changed after three confirmed replacements; the later status of Mustafizur Rahman could not be independently settled from the directly reviewed official notices. This is not a 2027 squad. Only existing matching 4xSports player profiles are linked; player statistics here are not used as source evidence.

IPL 2027 retained and released players

No complete official 2027 retained or released player list was verified for this franchise as of 3 October 2026. These lists will be updated after official announcements, including the auction period.

Retained

Awaiting verified team or league announcement.

Released

Awaiting verified team or league announcement.

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