Kolkata Knight Riders head into the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) auction with the highest purse – a whooping Rs 64.30 crore. The three-time champions released a host of players before the mini-auction, including veteran Andre Russell, Rs 23.75 crore buy Venkatesh Iyer among others. KKR are in dire need for an opener, an Indian wicketkeeper-batter among others.
KKR have 13 slots left to fill – 6 overseas players and 7 Indian stars.
Players bought by KKR in IPL 2026 auction
| Player | Price |
|---|---|
| Cameron Green | Rs 25.20 crore |
| Tejasvi Singh | Rs 3 crore |
| Finn Allen | Rs 2 crore |
| Kartik Tyagi | Rs 30 lakh |
| Prashant Solanki | Rs 30 lakh |
| Tim Seifert | Rs 1.50 crore |
| Rahul Tripathi | Rs 75 lakh |
| Mustafizur Rahman (Released) | Rs 9.20 crore |
| Daksh Kamra | Rs 30 lakh |
| Rachin Ravindra | Rs 2 crore |
| Akash Deep | Rs 1 crore |
| Matheesha Pathirana | Rs 18 crore |
| Sarthak Ranjan | Rs 30 lakh |
KKR squad for IPL 2026
Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Cameron Green, Tejasvi Singh, Finn Allen, Karthik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Tim Seifert, Rahul Tripathi,, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Akash Deep, Matheesha Pathirana, Sarthak Ranjan
