Kolkata Knight Riders Retention List 2027
Last updated 13 November 2026
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) go into the IPL 2027 retention deadline on 17 November 2026 with 28 players under contract, 8 of them overseas, worth about ₹119.9 crore in all. The highest-paid are Cameron Green (₹25.2 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (₹18 crore) and Rinku Singh (₹13 crore). This is the pool KKR retain from before the 16 December mini-auction in Goa; anyone not retained goes back into the auction.
28Players
8Overseas
₹119.9 crSquad value
₹25.2 crTop price
01 / Squad
Full Kolkata Knight Riders retention list
Every player in the current squad with their role, nationality, current contract value and IPL career so far. Open a player for their season-by-season stats.
| Player | Role | Current Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ajinkya Rahane | Batter | ₹1.5 crore |
| Rinku Singh | Batter | ₹13 crore |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Batter | ₹3 crore |
| Manish Pandey | Batter | ₹75 lakh |
| Rahul Tripathi | Batter | ₹75 lakh |
| Rovman PowellOS | Batter | ₹1.5 crore |
| Sunil NarineOS | All-rounder | ₹12 crore |
| Ramandeep Singh | All-rounder | ₹4 crore |
| Anukul Roy | All-rounder | ₹40 lakh |
| Cameron GreenOS | All-rounder | ₹25.2 crore |
| Rachin RavindraOS | All-rounder | ₹2 crore |
| Sarthak Ranjan | All-rounder | ₹30 lakh |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler | ₹12 crore |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler | ₹4 crore |
| Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | ₹1.8 crore |
| Umran Malik | Bowler | ₹75 lakh |
| Matheesha PathiranaOS | Bowler | ₹18 crore |
| Mustafizur RahmanOS | Bowler | ₹9.2 crore |
| Kartik Tyagi | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| Prashant Solanki | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| Akash Deep | Bowler | ₹1 crore |
| Finn AllenOS | WK-Batter | ₹2 crore |
| Tim SeifertOS | WK-Batter | ₹1.5 crore |
| Tejasvi Singh | WK-Batter | ₹3 crore |
| Daksh Kamra | WK-Batter | ₹30 lakh |
| Navdeep Saini | Bowler | ₹75 lakh |
| Saurabh Dubey | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| Luvnith Sisodia | WK-Batter | ₹30 lakh |
02 / By role
KKR squad by role
Batters 6
- Rinku Singh₹13 crore
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi₹3 crore
- Ajinkya Rahane₹1.5 crore
- Rovman Powell₹1.5 crore
- Manish Pandey₹75 lakh
- Rahul Tripathi₹75 lakh
Wicketkeeper-batters 5
- Tejasvi Singh₹3 crore
- Finn Allen₹2 crore
- Tim Seifert₹1.5 crore
- Daksh Kamra₹30 lakh
- Luvnith Sisodia₹30 lakh
All-rounders 6
- Cameron Green₹25.2 crore
- Sunil Narine₹12 crore
- Ramandeep Singh₹4 crore
- Rachin Ravindra₹2 crore
- Anukul Roy₹40 lakh
- Sarthak Ranjan₹30 lakh
Bowlers 11
- Matheesha Pathirana₹18 crore
- Varun Chakravarthy₹12 crore
- Mustafizur Rahman₹9.2 crore
- Harshit Rana₹4 crore
- Vaibhav Arora₹1.8 crore
- Akash Deep₹1 crore
- Umran Malik₹75 lakh
- Navdeep Saini₹75 lakh
- Kartik Tyagi₹30 lakh
- Prashant Solanki₹30 lakh
- Saurabh Dubey₹30 lakh
03 / Trades
KKR trades in the 2027 window
No completed trades involving Kolkata Knight Riders have been reported so far in this window.
04 / Releases
KKR released players
Coming 17 Nov
The players Kolkata Knight Riders release back into the auction pool will be listed here once the retention lists are official on 17 November 2026. This site lists official releases only, not rumours.
05 / FAQs
KKR retention FAQs
How many players are in the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for IPL 2027 retentions?
Kolkata Knight Riders have 28 players under contract, 8 of them from overseas, with a combined current value of about ₹119.9 crore. Retained players are confirmed at the 17 November 2026 deadline.
Who is the most expensive player at Kolkata Knight Riders?
Cameron Green is on the highest current contract at KKR, ₹25.2 crore, followed by Matheesha Pathirana (₹18 crore) and Rinku Singh (₹13 crore).
When will Kolkata Knight Riders announce their retained and released players?
Every franchise submits its retained list to the BCCI by 17 November 2026. The confirmed KKR retained and released lists will be added to this page once official, ahead of the 16 December 2026 mini-auction in Goa.
Which KKR player has played the most IPL matches?
Ajinkya Rahane has played 212 IPL matches, the most in the current KKR squad.
Which KKR players have not played an IPL match yet?
Sarthak Ranjan, Tejasvi Singh, Daksh Kamra, Luvnith Sisodia have not played an IPL match so far.
06 / Other teams