Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Full Players List with Base Price, Age, Country, and IPL History

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a professional franchise cricket team that proudly represents the vibrant city of Kolkata in the prestigious Indian Premier League. The team is owned by the famous Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, along with actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. KKR's home ground is the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata, where they showcase their skills and entertain fans with thrilling matches.

The franchise, which has gained immense popularity due to its association with celebrity owners, qualified for the IPL playoffs for the first time in 2011. They became the IPL champions in 2012, by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final. They repeated the feat in 2014, defeating Kings XI Punjab. In 2024, they won the title for the third time by beating Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Knight Riders hold the record for the longest winning streak by any IPL team.

Ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, KKR have retained six players – Rinku Singh (Rs 13 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (Rs 12 crore), Sunil Narine (Rs 12 crore), Andre Russell (Rs 12 crore), Harshit Rana (Rs 4 crore) and Ramandeep Singh (Rs 4 crore).  They will have Rs 51 crore as their team purse in the auction after spending Rs 57 crore in their retentions.

Purse remaining: Rs 51 crore

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