Kolkata Knight Riders, Knight Riders Sports Private Limited owned cricket franchise team of Indian Premier League (IPL) representing the city Kolkata at IPL. Thes first match of Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 is against Gujarat Lions, on 7th April, 2017 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, Gujarat.
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Kolkata Knight Riders had selected a total of 23 players, of which 14 are Indian players and 9 are Overseas players. Complete player list or team squad of Kolkata Knight Riders for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 is given below:
Owner: Kolkata Knight Sports Private Limited
Coach: Simon Katich
Captain: Gautam Gambhir
Home Ground: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Total Players: 23
Total Indian Players: 14
Total Overseas Players: 9
List of Kolkata Knight Riders Indian Players for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017
- Gautam Gambhir (c) – Batsman
- Piyush Mishra – Bowler
- Rishi Dhawan – All-Rounder
- Sayan Ghosh – Bowler
- Sheldon Jackson (Wkt) – Batsman
- Ishank Jaggi – Batsman
- Kuldeep Yadav – Bowler
- Manish Pandey – Batsman
- Yusuf Pathan – All-Rounder
- Ankit Rajpoot – Bowler
- R Sanjay Yadav- Bowler
- Robin Uthappa (Wkt) – Batsman
- Suryakumar Yadav – Batsman
- Umesh Yadav – Bowler
List of Kolkata Knight Riders Overseas Players for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017
- Chris Woakes – All-Rounder
- Shakib Al Hasan- All-Rounder
- Rovman Powell- Batsman
- Andre Russell – All-Rounder
- Chris Lynn – Batsman
- Sunil Narine – Bowler
- Trent Boult – Bowler
- Darren Bravo – Batsman
- Nathan Coulter-Nile – Bowler