2017 season | |||
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Coach | Jacques Kallis | ||
Captain | Gautam Gambhir | ||
Ground(s) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||
IPL | 3rd | ||
Most runs | Gautam Gambhir (498) | ||
Most wickets | Chris Woakes (17) | ||
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams that competed in the 2017 IPL edition. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir, while former Knight Riders all-rounder Jacques Kallis was in his third season as the team's head coach.
The player auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was held on 20 February in Bangalore. [2]
The Knight Riders bought the following players at the auction:
In April the side signed New Zealander Colin de Grandhomme as a replacement for Andre Russell who was banned for one year in January 2017 for a violation of doping codes.
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
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9 | Manish Pandey | ![]() | 10 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹17 million (US$200,000) | |
23 | Gautam Gambhir | ![]() | 14 October 1981 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹100 million (US$1.2 million) | Captain |
37 | Robin Uthappa | ![]() | 11 September 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 | ₹50 million (US$600,000) | Occasional wicketkeeper |
46 | Darren Bravo | ![]() | 6 February 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | Overseas |
50 | Chris Lynn | ![]() | 10 April 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 | ₹13 million (US$160,000) | Overseas |
72 | Ishank Jaggi | ![]() | 27 January 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
212 | Suryakumar Yadav | ![]() | 14 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 | ₹7 million (US$84,000) | Vice-captain |
All-rounders | ||||||||
01 | Rishi Dhawan | ![]() | 19 February 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹5.5 million (US$66,000) | |
8 | Chris Woakes | ![]() | 2 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹42 million (US$500,000) | Overseas |
12 | Andre Russell | ![]() | 29 April 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2014 | ₹6 million (US$72,000) | Overseas |
24 | Yusuf Pathan | ![]() | 17 November 1982 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹32.5 million (US$390,000) | |
52 | Rovman Powell | ![]() | 23 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹3 million (US$36,000) | Overseas |
75 | Shakib Al Hasan | ![]() | 24 March 1987 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹28 million (US$340,000) | Overseas |
77 | Colin de Grandhomme | ![]() | 22 July 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | Replacement signing | Overseas |
Sanjay Yadav | ![]() | 10 May 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
21 | Sheldon Jackson | ![]() | 27 September 1986 | Right-handed | 2015 | ₹1.5 million (US$18,000) | ||
Bowlers | ||||||||
03 | Ankit Rajpoot | ![]() | 4 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹15 million (US$180,000) | |
10 | Trent Boult | ![]() | 22 July 1989 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2017 | ₹50 million (US$600,000) | Overseas |
11 | Piyush Chawla | ![]() | 24 December 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2014 | ₹42.5 million (US$510,000) | |
13 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | ![]() | 11 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2017 | ₹35 million (US$420,000) | Overseas |
18 | Kuldeep Yadav | ![]() | 14 December 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | 2014 | ₹4 million (US$48,000) | |
19 | Umesh Yadav | ![]() | 25 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2014 | ₹26 million (US$310,000) | |
74 | Sunil Narine | ![]() | 26 May 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2012 | ₹80 million (US$960,000) | Overseas |
Sayan Ghosh | ![]() | 16 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.784 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
2 | Rising Pune Supergiant (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.176 | |
3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.599 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.641 | |
5 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.009 | |
6 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.512 | |
7 | Gujarat Lions | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.412 | |
8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | −1.299 |
7 April | (H) Gujarat Lions 183/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 184/0 (14.5 overs) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 10 wickets | |
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Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: Nitin Menon (India) and C. K. Nandan (India) Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Kolkata Knight Riders) | |||||
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9 April | Kolkata Knight Riders 178/7 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 180/6 (19.5 overs) | Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets | |
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Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Menon (India) and C. K. Nandan (India) Player of the match: Nitish Rana (Mumbai Indians) | |||||
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13 April | Kings XI Punjab 170/9 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 171/2 (16.3 overs) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets | |
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Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Nigel Llong (England) Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) | |||||
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15 April | (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 172/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 155/6 (20 overs) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 17 runs | |
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Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Nigel Llong (England) Player of the match: Robin Uthappa (Kolkata Knight Riders) | |||||
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17 April | (H) Delhi Daredevils 168/7 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 169/6 (19.5 overs) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets | |
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Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Nitin Menon (India) and C. K. Nandan (India) Player of the match: Manish Pandey (Kolkata Knight Riders) | |||||
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21 April | (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 187/5 (20) | v | Gujarat Lions 188/6 (18.2) | Gujarat Lions won by 4 wickets. | |
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Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Nitin Menon (India) and Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) Player of the match: Suresh Raina (Gujarat Lions) | |||||
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23 April | (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 131/10 (19.3) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 49/10 (9.4) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 82 runs. | |
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Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and C. K. Nandan (India) Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Kolkata Knight Riders) | |||||
Kedar Jadhav 9 (7) Colin de Grandhomme 3/4 (1.4 overs) Chris Woakes 3/6 (2 overs) Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/21 (3 overs) | |||||
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26 April | (H) Rising Pune Supergiant 182/5 (20) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 184/3 (18.1) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets. | |
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Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Nigel Llong (England) Player of the match: Robin Uthappa (Kolkata Knight Riders) | |||||
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28 April | (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 161/3 (16.2) | v | Delhi Daredevils 160/6 (20) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets. | |
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Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Nigel Llong (England) and Sundaram Ravi (India) Player of the match: Gautam Gambhir (Kolkata Knight Riders) | |||||
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30 April | (H) Sunrisers Hyderabad 209/3 (20) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 161/7 (20) | Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 48 runs. | |
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Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India) Player of the match: David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | |||||
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3 May | (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 155/8 (20) | v | Rising Pune Supergiant 158/6 (19.2) | Rising Pune Supergiant won by 4 wickets. | |
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Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: K.N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Rahul Tripathi (Rising Pune Supergiant) | |||||
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7 May | (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 158/6 (20) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 159/4 (15.1) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets. | |
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M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) | |||||
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9 May | (H) Kings XI Punjab 167/6 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 153/6 (20 overs) | Kings XI Punjab won by 14 runs | |
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Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Nand Kishore (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India) Player of the match: Mohit Sharma (Kings XI Punjab) | |||||
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13 May | Mumbai Indians 173/5 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 164/8 (20 overs) | Mumbai Indians won by 9 runs | |
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Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Nand Kishore (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India) Player of the match: Ambati Rayudu (Mumbai Indians) | |||||
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