IPL 2025 KKR Squad: As per IPL 2025 schedule the first match will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 22 March 2025 in Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
The IPL 2025 will follow Group stage and Playoffs format with the top four teams in the IPL 2025 points table advancing to the playoffs round.
As a part of the season, BCCI will release the IPL 2025 squad, IPL 2025 live streaming, IPL 2025 ticket booking links, and IPL 2025 team jersey details right before the start of the tournament.
IPL 2025 KKR Squad
According to the new IPL 2025 retention rules released by BCCI, each team can retain six players from their existing squad, either via retention or by using the Right to Match (RTM) option.
As per the IPL committee rules, each franchise can have 25 players in their squad, out of which a maximum of 8 can be foreign players. In Playing 11, each team can have a maximum of 4 overseas players in the mix.
Following are the complete IPL 2025 KKR Squad Players list details with role and auction price details.
| Player | Auction Price | Nation | Role |
| Rinku Singh (R) | INR 13 Cr | India | Batter |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | INR 3 Cr | India | Batter |
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | INR 1.50 Cr | India | Batter |
| Rovman Powell | INR 1.50 Cr | West Indies | Batter |
| Manish Pandey | INR 75 Lakh | India | Batter |
| Quinton De Kock | INR 3.60 Cr | South Africa | WK-Batter |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | INR 2 Cr | Afghanistan | WK-Batter |
| Luvnith Sisodia | INR 30 Lakh | India | WK-Batter |
| Andre Russell (R) | INR 12 Cr | West Indies | Allrounder |
| Ramandeep Singh (R) | INR 4 Cr | India | Allrounder |
| Venkatesh Iyer | INR 23.75 Cr | India | Allrounder |
| Moeen Ali | INR 2 Cr | England | Allrounder |
| Anukul Roy | INR 40 Lakh | India | Allrounder |
| Varun Chakravarthy (R) | INR 12 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Sunil Narine (R) | INR 12 Cr | West Indies | Bowler |
| Harshit Rana (R) | INR 4 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Anrich Nortje | INR 6.50 Cr | South Africa | Bowler |
| Spencer Johnson | INR 2.80 Cr | Australia | Bowler |
| Vaibhav Arora | INR 1.80 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Chetan Sakariya | INR 75 Lakh | India | Bowler |
| Mayank Markande | INR 30 Lakh | India | Bowler |
IPL 2025 KKR New Signings
Following are the complete new signing details of the IPL 2025 KKR Squad with role, auction price and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Nation | Role |
| Venkatesh Iyer | INR 23.75 Cr | India | Allrounder |
| Anrich Nortje | INR 6.50 Cr | South Africa | Bowler |
| Quinton De Kock | INR 3.60 Cr | South Africa | WK-Batter |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | INR 3 Cr | India | Batter |
| Spencer Johnson | INR 2.80 Cr | Australia | Bowler |
| Moeen Ali | INR 2 Cr | England | Allrounder |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | INR 2 Cr | Afghanistan | WK-Batter |
| Vaibhav Arora | INR 1.80 Cr | India | Bowler |
| Ajinkya Rahane | INR 1.50 Cr | India | Batter |
| Rovman Powell | INR 1.50 Cr | West Indies | Batter |
| Chetan Sakariya | INR 75 Lakh | India | Bowler |
| Manish Pandey | INR 75 Lakh | India | Batter |
| Anukul Roy | INR 40 Lakh | India | Allrounder |
| Luvnith Sisodia | INR 30 Lakh | India | WK-Batter |
| Mayank Markande | INR 30 Lakh | India | Bowler |
IPL 2025 KKR Indian Players
Following are the complete details of the Indian players in the IPL 2025 KKR Squad with role, auction price and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Role |
| Rinku Singh (R) | INR 13 Cr | Batter |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | INR 3 Cr | Batter |
| Ajinkya Rahane | INR 1.50 Cr | Batter |
| Manish Pandey | INR 75 Lakh | Batter |
| Luvnith Sisodia | INR 30 Lakh | WK-Batter |
| Ramandeep Singh (R) | INR 4 Cr | Allrounder |
| Venkatesh Iyer | INR 23.75 Cr | Allrounder |
| Anukul Roy | INR 40 Lakh | Allrounder |
| Varun Chakravarthy (R) | INR 12 Cr | Bowler |
| Harshit Rana (R) | INR 4 Cr | Bowler |
| Vaibhav Arora | INR 1.80 Cr | Bowler |
| Chetan Sakariya | INR 75 Lakh | Bowler |
| Mayank Markande | INR 30 Lakh | Bowler |
IPL 2025 KKR Overseas Players
Following are the complete details of the overseas players in the IPL 2025 KKR Squad with role, auction price and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Role | Nation |
| Rovman Powell | INR 1.50 Cr | Batter | West Indies |
| Quinton De Kock | INR 3.60 Cr | WK-Batter | South Africa |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | INR 2 Cr | WK-Batter | Afghanistan |
| Andre Russell (R) | INR 12 Cr | Allrounder | West Indies |
| Moeen Ali | INR 2 Cr | Allrounder | England |
| Sunil Narine (R) | INR 12 Cr | Bowler | West Indies |
| Anrich Nortje | INR 6.50 Cr | Bowler | South Africa |
| Spencer Johnson | INR 2.80 Cr | Bowler | Australia |
IPL 2025 KKR Batters
Following are the complete details of the batters in the IPL 2025 KKR Squad with role, auction price and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Nation |
| Rinku Singh (R) | INR 13 Cr | India |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | INR 3 Cr | India |
| Ajinkya Rahane | INR 1.50 Cr | India |
| Rovman Powell | INR 1.50 Cr | West Indies |
| Manish Pandey | INR 75 Lakh | India |
IPL 2025 KKR Bowlers
Following are the complete details of the bowlers in the IPL 2025 KKR Squad with role, auction price and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Nation |
| Varun Chakravarthy (R) | INR 12 Cr | India |
| Sunil Narine (R) | INR 12 Cr | West Indies |
| Harshit Rana (R) | INR 4 Cr | India |
| Anrich Nortje | INR 6.50 Cr | South Africa |
| Spencer Johnson | INR 2.80 Cr | Australia |
| Vaibhav Arora | INR 1.80 Cr | India |
| Chetan Sakariya | INR 75 Lakh | India |
| Mayank Markande | INR 30 Lakh | India |
IPL 2025 KKR All-rounders
Following are the complete details of the all-rounders in the IPL 2025 KKR Squad with role, auction price and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Nation |
| Andre Russell (R) | INR 12 Cr | West Indies |
| Ramandeep Singh (R) | INR 4 Cr | India |
| Venkatesh Iyer | INR 23.75 Cr | India |
| Moeen Ali | INR 2 Cr | England |
| Anukul Roy | INR 40 Lakh | India |
IPL 2025 KKR Wicketkeepers List
Following are the complete details of the wicketkeepers in the IPL 2025 KKR Squad with role, auction price and nationality.
| Player | Auction Price | Nation |
| Quinton De Kock | INR 3.60 Cr | South Africa |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | INR 2 Cr | Afghanistan |
| Luvnith Sisodia | INR 30 Lakh | India |
IPL 2025 Retention KKR
Kolkata Knight Riders parted ways with their IPL 2024 title-winning captain Shreyas Iyer and retained Rinku for INR 13 Cr. Following are the details of the KKR Retained Players 2025:
- Rinku Singh – INR 13 Cr
- Varun Chakravarthy – INR 12 Cr
- Sunil Narine – INR 12 Cr
- Andre Russell – INR 12 Cr
- Harshit Rana – INR 4 Cr
- Ramandeep Singh – INR 4 Cr
New Players Signed by KKR for IPL 2025
Venkatesh Iyer, Anrich Nortje, Quinton De Kock, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Spencer Johnson, Moeen Ali, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Vaibhav Arora, Ajinkya Rahane, Rovman Powell, Chetan Sakariya, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Mayank Markande
IPL 2025 KKR Squad
Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Anrich Nortje, Quinton De Kock, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Spencer Johnson, Moeen Ali, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Vaibhav Arora, Ajinkya Rahane, Rovman Powell, Chetan Sakariya, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Mayank Markande
CHECK: IPL 2025 KKR Head Coach, Support Staff – Complete List
KKR in IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) won their third title in the Indian Premier League(IPL) by beating Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) in the IPL 2024 final in Chennai.
KKR has won the IPL title a total of three times in the cash-rich league tournament’s history – 2012, 2014, and 2024. With their third title, KKR became the first team to win the IPL title under different captains (2012 and 2014 under Gautam Gambhir and 2024 under Shreyas Iyer).
Following a successful campaign, KKR will miss a few of their support staff unit in IPL 2025.
Kolkata Knight Riders will miss the key person behind their success in the last season. As Gautam Gambhir was named as the head coach of the Indian Men’s cricket team, KKR will miss the service of their former skipper for the IPL 2025 season.
Along with Gambhir, KKR will also miss Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate who were also the members of KKR support staff unit last year.
KKR roped former West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo to fill the vacant mentor post for the IPL 2025 season. Ahead of the IPL 2025, KKR named Ajinkya Rahane as their new captain.
IPL 2025 Rules and Regulations
Here are the complete details of updated IPL 2025 Rules and Regulations, which are said to be followed similarly to the last season of the Indian Premier League.
- As of last season, BCCI included the “Smart Replay System” in the IPL 2025 season for quicker and more accurate reviews.
- Bowlers can bowl two bounces in an over in IPL 2025.
- The IPL 2025 season will also retain the Impact Player Rule which was introduced in IPL 2023.
- Team captains can walk in with 2 different team sheets before handling their final playing 11 after the toss.
- Depending on the toss result, the teams can pick their best 11 after the toss. But till last season, the captains had to exchange the teams before the toss.
- For Example: If team A wants to bat first and then defend a total on a slow track in turning conditions and is forced to bowl first they can pick the playing 11 with an extra spinner in the starting 11 and then they can replace a specialist bowler with a batter in the second innings to help with the run-chase.
- BCCI introduced this rule in the 2023 edition to bring down the motto of “win toss, win match” in certain conditions.
- IPL 2025 will have two DRS for each inning.
- Players can take reviews for wides and no-balls in IPL
- Upon a catch dismissal, irrespective of whether the batsmen have crossed or not the incoming batsman will take the strike, except if it’s the last ball of the over
- In Playoffs/Final: If Super Over or subsequent Super Overs can’t be completed due to some reason then the team that has finished higher in the league will be declared as the winner.
- Over rate penalty of only four fielders outside the 30-yard circle for every over not completed in the allocated time.
- Unfair movement of the wicketkeeper will result in a dead ball and 5 penalty runs.
- Unfair movement by a fielder will result in a dead ball and 5 penalty runs
Practice during tournament
- Teams will get 2 nets in the practice area and 1 of the side wickets on the main square to do range hitting. For the Mumbai venue, if both the teams are practicing at the same time, the teams will get 2 wickets each.
- No open nets will be allowed.
- If one of the teams finishes their practice early, the other team is not allowed to use the wickets for their practice.
- No practice will be allowed on Match days.
- No fitness test will take place on the Match Day on the main square.
- On practice days (during pre-tournament & tournament), only accredited staff is allowed in the dressing room and on the field of play.
- Player family members and friends to travel in a different vehicle and can watch the team practice from the hospitality area.
- For extended support staff ( throw down specialist/net bowlers) list needs to be submitted for approval to the BCCI. Once approved, non-match day accreditations will be issued for the same.
- Players to use the team bus while coming for practice. Teams may travel in two batches.
- For any request related to practice, fitness test on Match days, the Venue Manager will be the POC.
Match Day
- It is mandatory for PMOA accredited staff to bring their accreditation on match day. On the first instance failure of not carrying the accreditation, a warning will be issued. On the second instance, a monetary fine will be issued to the team.
- Despite providing hitting nets, players keep hitting on the LED boards thus board requests teams to adhere to it.
- The Board has advised players and support staff not to sit in front of the LED boards. The sponsorship team will mark places across the FOP where substitutes carrying towels and water bottles can be seated.
- Players have to wear Orange and Purple caps during the game. In case where players do not wear caps, the board requests players to wear them for the first two overs till the broadcast captures it.
- In the post-match presentation, floppies and sleeveless jerseys are not allowed. Failure to do so will result in warning on the first instance. On the second instance, there will be a financial penalty.
- On match days, similar to IPL 2024 season, only 12 accredited support staff will be permitted which includes team doctor.
Jersey Number
- In case of a change in jersey numbers, information has to be made 24 hours in advance as mentioned in clothing & equipment guidelines.
IPL 2025 Format
The IPL 2025 format is not something unfamiliar to the IPL cricket community. The format has been used in the last IPL season where the tournament is played with a total of 10 teams.
- The ten teams are divided into two groups of five.
- A random draw was used to determine the groups and who plays whom across the groups once and twice.
- In the group stage, each team plays 14 games facing the other four teams in their group two times each (one home and one away game), four teams in the other group once, and the remaining team two times.
- IPL Points Table system: The team winning a match will be awarded 2 points. The losing team will not receive any points. In case of a draw or no result, both teams will be awarded 1 point.
- A four-game playoff stage following the Page playoff system is held after the group stage. Four games will be played in the playoffs:
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- Qualifier 1: between the teams ranked first and second in the group stage.
- Eliminator: between the teams ranked third and fourth in the group stage.
- Qualifier 2: between the loser of Qualifier 1 and the winner of the Eliminator.
- Final: between the winners of Qualifiers 1 and 2.
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IPL 2025 Playoff Format
The playoffs consist of two Qualifiers and one Eliminator. Qualifier 1 is played first, followed by the Eliminator and then Qualifier 2.
Qualifier 1: The first Qualifier is played between the top two teams in the points table. The Qualifier is like a semi-final. The team winning this game goes straight to the IPL final. The loser of Qualifier 1 takes part in Qualifier 2 – for another shot at the final. Thus, the teams finishing in the top two spots of the points table get two bites of the cherry – they have two chances to qualify for the IPL final.
Eliminator: The Eliminator is played between teams who finish at the third and fourth position in the points table. Like the name suggests, the team losing this match is out of the competition. The winner of this match goes into Qualifier 2.
Qualifier 2: The loser of Qualifier 1 and the winner of the Eliminator play this game. This again is like a semi-final and the team winning this game moves into the final.
IPL Final: The final and the most crucial juncture of this prestigious competition is played between the winner of Qualifier 1 and the winner of Qualifier 2.
