It’s a big day for Rinku Singh, a champion player for Kolkata Knight Riders, as he plays his 50th game for the franchise. The defending champions are locking horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad in their fourth match of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens.
Before the match, the home team honoured Rinku Singh with a special jersey featuring the number 50. Interestingly, several players have played a significant number of matches for KKR, making the list quite massive.
Take a look at all the KKR players who have featured in numerous matches for the Kolkata-based franchise. It’s also important to note that this list includes players who represented KKR in the Champions League T20. Since KKR qualified for three Champions League seasons—in 2011, 2012, and 2014—those appearances are also counted.
Most matches for Kolkata Knight Riders
| Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | Wkts | BBI | Bowl Ave | 5W | Ct | St |
| SP Narine | 2012-2025 | 189 | 1585 | 109 | 17.22 | 1 | 199 | 5/19 | 24.11 | 1 | 38 | – |
| AD Russell | 2014-2025 | 130 | 2500 | 88* | 29.06 | – | 118 | 5/15 | 21.66 | 1 | 38 | – |
| G Gambhir | 2011-2017 | 122 | 3345 | 93 | 31.26 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – |
| YK Pathan | 2011-2017 | 122 | 2061 | 72 | 30.3 | – | 30 | 3/20 | 31.73 | – | 31 | – |
| RV Uthappa | 2014-2019 | 91 | 2649 | 87 | 31.53 | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 25 |
| N Rana | 2018-2024 | 90 | 2199 | 87 | 28.19 | – | 10 | 2/11 | 24.9 | – | 20 | – |
| PP Chawla | 2014-2019 | 76 | 192 | 22 | 10.66 | – | 71 | 4/32 | 28.49 | – | 20 | – |
| CV Varun | 2020-2025 | 74 | 25 | 10* | 6.25 | – | 85 | 5/20 | 23.98 | 1 | 14 | – |
| JH Kallis | 2011-2014 | 70 | 1603 | 80* | 28.12 | – | 48 | 3/13 | 28.77 | – | 19 | – |
| UT Yadav | 2014-2023 | 68 | 124 | 24* | 13.77 | – | 65 | 4/23 | 30.21 | – | 20 | – |
| MK Tiwary | 2010-2013 | 64 | 1136 | 75* | 28.4 | – | 3 | 2/8 | 14 | – | 34 | – |
| MK Pandey | 2014-2025 | 62 | 1503 | 94 | 32.67 | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | – |
| KD Karthik | 2018-2021 | 61 | 1143 | 97* | 28.57 | – | – | – | – | – | 35 | 6 |
| SA Yadav | 2014-2017 | 60 | 684 | 60 | 23.58 | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | – |
| Shubman Gill | 2018-2021 | 58 | 1417 | 76 | 31.48 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – |
| EJG Morgan | 2011-2021 | 57 | 995 | 68* | 23.69 | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | – |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 2011-2021 | 57 | 590 | 66* | 18.43 | – | 48 | 3/17 | 29.77 | – | 13 | – |
| VR Iyer | 2021-2025 | 55 | 1335 | 104 | 30.34 | 1 | 3 | 2/29 | 47.66 | – | 18 | – |
| R Bhatia | 2011-2013 | 54 | 240 | 26* | 16 | – | 36 | 3/22 | 28.38 | – | 11 | – |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 2014-2020 | 50 | 57 | 16 | 9.5 | – | 46 | 4/20 | 30.13 | – | 12 | – |
| RK Singh | 2018-2025 | 50 | 922 | 67* | 29.74 | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | – |
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