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IPL 2022: Kolkata Knight Riders Team Profile

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata owned by Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, and Jay Mehta.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata. The team is owned by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, as well as actress Juhi Chawla and her partner Jay Mehta.

The two-time champion will be looking to redo the old magic for their third Indian Premier League title in IPL 2022. However, KKR is no longer filled with experienced players such as Eoin Morgan and Dines Karthik. For this season, the team welcomed new faces, like Shreyas Iyer, who was endowed with an amount of Rs. 12.25 crores and appointed him captain.

KKR is now playing under the leadership of a young Shreyas Iyer who is considered to have the complete package to become a mainstay captain. This change of captain is expected to bring victory for KKR in IPL 2022.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Strengths and Weaknesses

Kolkata Knight Riders this time let go of the two former captains - Dinesh Kartik and Eoin Morgan and the team are looking for their third IPL Trophy under new captain Shreyas Iyer.

Iyer became a key member of the core team and became one of the most important KKR players. His experience in leading IPL teams the previous season became KKR's greatest strength. Previously, Iyer led the Delhi Capitals to their playoffs in 2012, 2019, and also to the inaugural final at IPL 2020.

Apart from that, Kolkata Knight Riders also have a strong middle-order lineup and spinners who are the team's biggest strengths. However, the lack of balance in this team can be a weakness in itself that will disrupt the squad in IPL 2022.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): IPL Squad 2022

Batsman Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Pratham Singh, Aaron Finch, Ramesh Kumar, Baba Indrajith.
WK-Batsman Sam Billings (WK), Sheldon Jackson (WK).
Bowler Varun Chakravarty, Pat Cummins, Rasikh Dar, Ashok Sharma, Tim Southee
Umesh Yadav, Chamika Karunaratne, Shivam Mavi.
All-rounder Andre Russel, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Nitish Rana, Mohammad Nabi.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): IPL 2022 Fixtures

CSK vs KKR 26 March 2022 07:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
KKR vs RCB 30 March 2022 07:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
KKR vs PBKS 1 April 2022 07:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
KKR vs MI 6 April 2022 07:30 PM MCA Stadium
KKR vs DC 10 April 2022 03:30 PM Cricket Club of India
KKR vs SRH 15 April 2022 07:30 PM Cricket Club of India
KKR vs GT 23 April 2022 03:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
KKR vs DC 28 April 2022 07:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
KKR vs RR 2 May 2022 07:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
KKR vs LSG 7 May 2022 07:30 PM MCA Stadium
KKR vs MI 9 May 2022 07:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
KKR vs SRH 14 May 2022 07:30 PM MCA Stadium
KKR vs LSG 18 May 2022 07:30 PM DY Patil Stadium

See more IPL 2022 schedules on our IPL 2022 page.