2021 season | |||
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Coach | Brendon McCullum | ||
Captain | Eoin Morgan | ||
Ground(s) | Eden Gardens | ||
2021 Indian Premier League | Runner up | ||
Most runs | Shubman Gill (478) | ||
Most wickets | Varun Chakravarthy (18) | ||
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The 2021 season was the 14th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2021 IPL. [1] The franchise won the tournament in 2012 and 2014. [2] [3] The team was captained by Eoin Morgan with Brendon McCullum as the team coach. They finished their 2021 IPL campaign as runners-up.
The franchise retained 17 players and released six players. [4]
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||||
16 | Eoin Morgan | ![]() | 10 September 1986 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | ₹5.25 crore (US$613,000) | Overseas; Captain |
18 | Gurkeerat Singh | ![]() | 29 June 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$58,000) | Replacement for Rinku Singh [5] |
27 | Nitish Rana | ![]() | 27 December 1993 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3.4 crore (US$397,000) | |
35 | Rinku Singh | ![]() | 12 October 1997 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹80 lakh (US$93,000) | Unavailable due to knee injury [6] |
52 | Rahul Tripathi | ![]() | 2 March 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2020 | ₹60 lakh (US$70,000) | |
66 | Karun Nair | ![]() | 6 December 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$58,000) | |
77 | Shubman Gill | ![]() | 8 September 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1.8 crore (US$210,000) | |
All-Rounder | ||||||||
12 | Andre Russell | ![]() | 29 April 1988 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$817,322.00) | Overseas, Injured |
15 | Pawan Negi | ![]() | 6 January 1993 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$58,000) | |
25 | Venkatesh Iyer | ![]() | 25 December 1994 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
31 | Ben Cutting | ![]() | 30 January 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹75 lakh (US$88,000) | Overseas |
75 | Shakib Al Hasan | ![]() | 24 March 1987 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2021 | ₹3.2 crore (US$374,000) | Overseas |
Wicket-Keepers | ||||||||
19 | Dinesh Karthik | ![]() | 1 June 1985 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹7.4 crore (US$864,026.10) | Vice-captain |
21 | Sheldon Jackson | ![]() | 27 September 1986 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
43 | Tim Seifert | ![]() | 14 December 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | Overseas |
Spin-Bowlers | ||||||||
3 | Harbhajan Singh | ![]() | 3 July 1980 (aged 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹2 crore (US$230,000) | |
23 | Kuldeep Yadav | ![]() | 14 December 1994 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | 2018 | ₹5.8 crore (US$677,000) | |
29 | Varun Chakravarthy | ![]() | 29 August 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | |
74 | Sunil Narine | ![]() | 26 May 1988 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹8.5 crore (US$992,462.40) | Overseas |
Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
5 | Kamlesh Nagarkoti | ![]() | 28 December 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$374,000) | |
14 | Vaibhav Arora | ![]() | 14 December 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
24 | Prasidh Krishna | ![]() | 19 February 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
26 | Shivam Mavi | ![]() | 26 November 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$350,000) | |
30 | Pat Cummins | ![]() | 8 May 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2020 | ₹15.5 crore (US$1.8 million) | Overseas, Unavailable due to Personal reasons [7] |
43 | Tim Southee | ![]() | 11 December 1988 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹75 lakh (US$88,000) | Overseas, Replacement for Pat Cummins [8] |
63 | Sandeep Warrier | ![]() | 4 April 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
69 | Lockie Ferguson | ![]() | 13 June 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | ₹1.6 crore (US$190,000) | Overseas |
Source: KKR Players |
Position | Name |
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Owner | Shah Rukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment), Jay Mehta (Mehta Group) |
CEO and Managing Director | Venky Mysore |
Team manager | Wayne Bentley |
Head coach | Brendon McCullum |
Assistant coach | Abhishek Nayar |
Mentor | David Hussey |
Bowling coach | Kyle Mills |
Fielding coach | James Foster |
Head Physiotherapist | Kamlesh Jain |
Strength and Conditioning coach | Chris Donaldson |
Source: KKR Staff |
| ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() T20 uniform |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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1 | Delhi Capitals (3rd) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.481 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.455 | |
3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −0.140 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (R) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.587 | |
5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.116 | |
6 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.001 | |
7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.993 | |
8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −0.545 |
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021. [9]
Kolkata Knight Riders 187/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 177/5 (20 overs) |
Mumbai Indians 152 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 142/7 (20 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 204/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 166/8 (20 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings 220/3 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 202 (19.1 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders 133/9 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 134/4 (18.5 overs) |
Punjab Kings 123/9 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 126/5 (16.4 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders 154/6 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 156/3 (16.3 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 92 (19 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 94/1 (10 overs) |
Mumbai Indians 155/6 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 159/3 (15.1 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders 171/6 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 172/8 (20 overs) |
Delhi Capitals 127/9 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 130/7 (18.2 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders 165/7 (20 overs) | v | Punjab Kings 168/5 (19.3 overs) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 115/8 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 119/4 (19.4 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders 171/4 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 85 (16.1 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 138/7 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 139/6 (19.4 overs) |
Delhi Capitals 135/5 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 136/7 (19.5 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings 192/3 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 165/9 (20 overs) |
No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s |
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1 | Shubman Gill | 17 | 17 | 0 | 478 | 94 | 45.11 | 402 | 118.90 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 11 |
2 | Rahul Tripathi | 17 | 16 | 2 | 397 | 74* | 28.35 | 283 | 140.28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 11 |
3 | Nitish Rana | 17 | 16 | 3 | 383 | 80 | 29.46 | 314 | 121.97 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17 |
4 | Venkatesh Iyer | 10 | 10 | 1 | 370 | 67 | 41.11 | 288 | 128.47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 14 |
5 | Dinesh Karthik | 17 | 15 | 5 | 223 | 40 | 22.30 | 170 | 131.17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 |
6 | Andre Russell | 10 | 9 | 2 | 183 | 54 | 26.14 | 120 | 152.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
7 | Eoin Morgan | 17 | 16 | 4 | 133 | 47* | 11.08 | 139 | 95.68 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
8 | Pat Cummins | 7 | 5 | 2 | 93 | 66* | 31.00 | 56 | 166.07 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
9 | Sunil Narine | 14 | 10 | 2 | 62 | 26 | 7.75 | 47 | 113.91 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
10 | Shakib Al Hasan | 8 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 26 | 9.40 | 48 | 97.91 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
11 | Shivam Mavi | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 12.50 | 20 | 125.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Avg. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
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1 | Varun Chakravarthy | 17 | 17 | 68.0 | 0 | 448 | 18 | 3/13 | 24.88 | 6.58 | 22.66 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Sunil Narine | 14 | 14 | 56.0 | 0 | 361 | 16 | 4/21 | 22.56 | 6.44 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | Lockie Ferguson | 8 | 8 | 30.0 | 0 | 224 | 13 | 3/18 | 17.23 | 7.46 | 13.84 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Prasidh Krishna | 10 | 10 | 38.3 | 0 | 351 | 12 | 3/30 | 29.25 | 9.11 | 19.25 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Shivam Mavi | 9 | 9 | 32.1 | 0 | 233 | 11 | 4/21 | 21.18 | 7.24 | 17.54 | 1 | 0 |
6 | Andre Russell | 10 | 8 | 19.0 | 0 | 188 | 11 | 5/15 | 17.09 | 9.89 | 10.36 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Pat Cummins | 7 | 7 | 26.5 | 0 | 237 | 9 | 3/24 | 26.33 | 8.83 | 17.88 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Shakib Al Hasan | 8 | 8 | 26.0 | 0 | 187 | 4 | 1/1 | 46.75 | 7.19 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Venkatesh Iyer | 10 | 4 | 8.3 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 2/29 | 20.00 | 8.11 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Tim Southee | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 95 | 3 | 2/26 | 31.66 | 7.91 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
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1 | 11 April 2021 | Nitish Rana | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 10 runs | 80 (56) | [16] |
2 | 26 April 2021 | Eoin Morgan | Punjab Kings | Won by 5 Wickets | 47* (40) | [17] |
3 | 20 September 2021 | Varun Chakravarthy | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 9 Wickets | 3/13 (4) | [18] |
4 | 23 September 2021 | Sunil Narine | Mumbai Indians | Won by 7 Wickets | 1/20 (4) | [19] |
5 | 28 September 2021 | Sunil Narine | Delhi Capitals | Won by 3 Wickets | 2/18 (4) and 21 (10) | [20] |
6 | 3 October 2021 | Shubman Gill | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 6 Wickets | 57 (51) | [21] |
7 | 7 October 2021 | Shivam Mavi | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 86 runs | 4/21 (4 overs) | [22] |
8 | 11 October 2021: Eliminator | Sunil Narine | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 4 wickets | 4/21 (4 overs) and 26 (15) | [23] |
9 | 13 October 2021: Qualifier 2 | Venkatesh Iyer | Delhi Capitals | Won by 3 wickets | 55 (41) | [24] |