
Kolkata Knight Riders, the two-time Indian Premier League Champions went into the IPL 2023 auction with the lowest budget among the ten teams.
The Kolkata-based franchise finished 7th in the table last season. They won the title in 2012 and 2014, and also finished as runners-up in the 2021 season after an amazing turnaround in the second half of the tournament.
KKR released 15 players during the window prior to the auction. Take a look at their squad before the auction-
Aaron Finch, Abhijeet Tomar, Ajinkya Rahane, Alex Hales, Ashok Sharma, Baba Indrajith, Chamika Karunaratne, Mohammad Nabi, Pat Cummins, Pratham Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Rasikh Dar, Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson, Shivam Mavi
Kolkata Knight Riders also traded out Aman Khan to Delhi Capitals.
Lockie Ferguson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz were traded in from Gujarat Titans. Shardul Thakur was also traded in from Delhi Capitals.
Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Lockie Ferguson, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shardul Thakur
Kolkata have INR 7.05 crore in the purse, which is the lowest among all the teams. They also have 11 slots left in the squad, along with 3 overseas players slots.
| Player | Country | U/C/A | Role | Base Price in INR | Bought for in INR |
| Vaibhav Arora | India | Uncapped | All-Rounder | 20 Lakh | 60 Lakh |
| Narayan Jagadeesan | India | Uncapped | Wicketkeeper | 20 Lakh | 90 Lakh |
| David Wiese | Namibia | Associate | All-Rounder | 1 Crore | 1 Crore |
| Suyash Sharma | India | Uncapped | Bowler | 20 Lakh | 20 Lakh |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | India | Uncapped | Bowler | 20 Lakh | 20 Lakh |
| Litton Das | Bangladesh | Capped | Wicketkeeper | 50 Lakh | 50 Lakh |
| Mandeep Singh | India | Uncapped | Batter | 50 Lakh | 50 Lakh |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | Capped | All-Rounder | 1.50 Crore | 1.50 Crore |
Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Lockie Ferguson, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Narayan Jagadeesan, David Wiese, Suyash Sharma, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh, Shakib Al Hasan