2017 Kolkata Knight Riders season

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams that competed in the 2017 IPL edition. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir, while former Knight Riders all-rounder Jacques Kallis was in his third season as the team's head coach.

Pre-season

 * In December 2016, Wasim Akram stepped down as the bowling coach and mentor, citing "professional commitments and time constraints."

Player auction
The player auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was held on 20 February in Bangalore.

The Knight Riders bought the following players at the auction:


 * Trent Boult
 * Chris Woakes
 * Rishi Dhawan
 * Nathan Coulter-Nile
 * Rovman Powell
 * R Sanjay Yadav
 * Ishank Jaggi
 * Darren Bravo
 * Sayan Ghosh

In April the side signed New Zealander Colin de Grandhomme as a replacement for Andre Russell who was banned for one year in January 2017 for a violation of doping codes.

Squad

 * Players with international caps are listed in bold.