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{{Short description|Indian Premier League cricket team season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date= February 2023}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Kolkata Knight Riders
| image =
| season = [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]
| coach = [[Chandrakant Pandit]]
| coachtitle = Coach
| captain = [[Nitish Rana]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Nitish Rana to captain KKR in place of injured Shreyas Iyer |url=https://www.kkr.in/news/nitish-rana-named-captain-of-kkr |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=KKR.IN |language=en}}</ref>

| captaintitle = Captain
| overseas =
| overseastitle =
| ground = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| comp1 = [[2023 Indian Premier League]]
| comp1 result =7th
| comp2 =
| comp2 result =
| most runs =[[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] (474)
| most wickets =[[Varun Chakravarthy]] (20)
| most catches =
| most dismissals =
| prevseason = [[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2022|2022]]
| nextseason = [[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024|2024]]
}}

The 2023 cricket season was the 16th season for the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) franchise [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (KKR). The franchise had won the IPL title twice in [[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]] and [[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]] .<ref name="IPl-Schedule. net">{{cite web|url = http://www.ipl-schedule.net/ipl-2012-final-kolkata-knight-riders-win-ipl-5-beat-chennai-super-kings/|title = Kolkata Knight Riders win IPL 5, beat Chennai Super Kings|date = 29 March 2012|access-date = 13 October 2012|archive-date = 2 June 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120602070808/http://www.ipl-schedule.net/ipl-2012-final-kolkata-knight-riders-win-ipl-5-beat-chennai-super-kings/|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Records / Twenty20 matches / Team records / Most consecutive wins|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/305308.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2 October 2014}}</ref> The franchise had also qualified for the playoffs for three consecutive years in [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]], [[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]] and [[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]] as well as in [[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]], when they were the [[2021 Indian Premier League final|runners up]]. In 2023, KKR failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second season in a row, finishing in the seventh place.

==Background==
The team retained four players from the 2022 season ahead of the 2023 Auction<ref>{{cite web|title=IPL auction set for December 23 in Kochi|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 November 2022|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-auction-set-for-december-23-in-kochi-1344093}}</ref>
;Retained: [[Shreyas Iyer]], [[Andre Russell]], [[Varun Chakravarthy]], [[Venkatesh Iyer]], [[Sunil Narine]], [[Nitish Rana]], [[Umesh Yadav]], [[Tim Southee]], [[Anukul Roy]], [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]], [[Harshit Rana]]

; Released: [[Pat Cummins]], [[Shivam Mavi]], [[Sam Billings]], [[Aaron Finch]], [[Alex Hales]], [[Ajinkya Rahane]], [[Mohammad Nabi]], [[Sheldon Jackson (cricketer)|Sheldon Jackson]], Ashok Sharma, [[Chamika Karunaratne]], [[Abhijeet Tomar]], [[Baba Indrajith]], [[Pratham Singh]], [[Ramesh Kumar (cricketer)|Ramesh Kumar]], [[Rasikh Salam Dar]]

; Trade: [[Shardul Thakur]], [[Lockie Ferguson]], [[Rahmanullah Gurbaz]]

== Squad ==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''
* Ages given as of 31 March 2023, the date of the first match of the season
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!No.
!Name
!Nationality
!Birth date
!Batting style
!Bowling style
!Year signed
!Salary
!Notes
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batters
|-
| || [[Aarya Desai]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|2003|04|03|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
| 1 || '''[[Mandeep Singh]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1991|12|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l}} ||
|-
| 27 || '''[[Nitish Rana]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1993|12|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8|c}}||
|-
| 41 || '''[[Shreyas Iyer]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1994|12|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12.25|c}} || Unavailable due to back injury
|-
| 20 || '''[[Jason Roy]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1990|07|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|2.8|c}} || Overseas Replacement of Shakib Al Hasan
|-
| 35 || [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1997|10|12|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|55|l}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
| 16 || '''[[Litton Das]]''' || {{cr|BAN}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1994|10|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;" | 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l}} || Overseas Unavailable due to personal reason
|-
| 18 || [[Narayan Jagadeesan]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1995|12|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;" | 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|90|l}} ||
|-
| 21 || '''[[Rahmanullah Gurbaz]]''' || {{cr|AFG|2013}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|2001|11|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;" | 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l}} || Overseas Unavailable due to personal reason
|-
| || '''[[Johnson Charles]]''' || {{cr|WIN}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1989|01|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Slow left-arm orthodox|orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l}} || Overseas Replacement of Litton Das
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
| 96 || '''[[David Wiese]]''' || {{cr|NAM}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1985|05|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1|c}} || Overseas
|-
| 75 || '''[[Shakib Al Hasan]]''' || {{cr|BAN}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1987|4|24|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Slow left-arm orthodox|orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.5|c}} || Overseas Unavailable due to personal reason
|-
| 12 || '''[[Andre Russell]]''' || {{cr|WIN}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1988|4|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12|c}} || Overseas
|-
| 54 || '''[[Shardul Thakur]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1991|10|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|10.75|c}} ||
|-
| 25 || '''[[Venkatesh Iyer]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1994|12|25|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8|c|}} ||
|-
| 6 || [[Anukul Roy]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1998|11|30|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Slow left-arm orthodox|orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Spin bowlers
|-
| 74 || '''[[Sunil Narine]]''' || {{cr|WIN}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1988|5|26|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2012 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|6|c}} || Overseas [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
|-
| 29 || '''[[Varun Chakravarthy]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1991|8|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8|c}} ||
|-
| 05 || [[Suyash Sharma]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|2003|5|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Pace bowlers
|-
| 19 || '''[[Umesh Yadav]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1987|10|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|2|c}} ||
|-
| 38 || '''[[Tim Southee]]''' || {{cr|NZL}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1988|12|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.5|c}} || Overseas
|-
| 69 || '''[[Lockie Ferguson]]''' || {{cr|NZL}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1991|6|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|10|c}} || Overseas
|-
| 136 || [[Kulwant Khejroliya]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1992|3|13|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
| 14 || [[Vaibhav Arora]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|1997|12|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|60|l}} ||
|-
| 22 || [[Harshit Rana]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2023|03|31|2001|12|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|}
*Source: Kolkata Knight Riders<ref>[http://www.kolkataknightriders.com/module/news/html/team-page.html KKR Players]{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Administration and support staff==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Name
|-
|CEO and Managing Director|| [[Venky Mysore]]
|-
|Team manager|| Wayne Bentley
|-
|Head coach|| [[Chandrakant Pandit]]<ref name=KKR>{{cite news|title=KKR appoint Chandrakant Pandit as Head Coach|url= http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/123481/kkr-appoint-chandrakant-pandit-as-head-coach|work=Cricbuzz|access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|Assistant coach|| [[Abhishek Nayar]]
|-
|Assistant coach|| [[James Foster (cricketer, born 1980)|James Foster]]<ref name=KKR1>{{cite web|title=Ryan ten Doeschate to join KKR as fielding coach|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/124453/ryan-ten-doeschate-to-join-kkr-as-fielding-coach|access-date=11 November 2022|work=Cricbuzz|date=8 November 2022 }}</ref>
|-
|Mentor|| [[David Hussey]]
|-
|Bowling coach|| [[Bharat Arun]]
|-
|Assistant bowling coach|| Omkar Salvi
|-
|Fielding coach|| [[Ryan ten Doeschate]]
|-
|Strength and conditioning coach|| [[Chris Donaldson]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <small>Source:[https://www.kkr.in/players KKR Staff]</small>
|}

== Points table ==
{{2023 Indian Premier League Points table|showteam=KKR}}

== Teams and standings ==
=== Results by match ===
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
|header=Round
|label1= Teams
| res1=
[[PBKS]] (A)/[[Royal Challengers Bangalore|RCB]] (H)/[[Gujarat Titans|GT]] (A)/[[Sunrisers Hyderabad|SRH]] (H)/[[Mumbai Indians|MI]] (A)/[[Delhi Capitals|DC]] (A)/[[Chennai Super Kings|CSK]] (H)/[[Royal Challengers Bangalore|RCB]] (A)/[[Gujarat Titans|GT]] (H)/[[Sunrisers Hyderabad|SRH]] (A)/[[PBKS]] (H)/[[Rajasthan Royals|RR]] (H)/[[Chennai Super Kings|CSK]] (A)/[[Lucknow Super Giants|LSG]] (H)
|label2= Result
| res2=
L/W/W/L/L/L/L/W/L/W/W/L/W/L

| color_W = green2|text_W=Win
| color_NR = yellow2|text_NR=No Result
| color_L = red2|text_L=Loss
| color_1-2=green1| color_3-4=#ffc
| source = Fixtures
}}

== Statistics ==
===Most runs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Matches
! Runs
! High score
|-
| 1 ||[[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] || 12
! 407
|| 58 [[not out]]
|-
| 2 ||[[Nitish Rana]] || 12
! 383
|| 75
|-
| 3 ||[[Venkatesh Iyer]]|| 11
! 314
|| 104
|-
| 4 ||[[Jason Roy]] || 5
! 218
|| 61
|-
| 5 ||[[Andre Russell]] || 11
! 208
|| 42
|-
| 6 ||[[Rahmanullah Gurbaz]] || 8
! 198
|| 81
|-
| 7 ||[[Shardul Thakur]] || 8
! 109
|| 68
|-
| 8 ||[[Narayan Jagadeesan]] || 6
! 89
|| 36
|-
| 9 ||[[David Wiese]] || 3
! 21
|| 12 [[not out]]
|-
| 10 ||[[Umesh Yadav]] || 8
! 19
|| 6 [[not out]]
|-
| 11 ||[[Anukul Roy]] || 3
! 17
|| 13 [[not out]]
|-
| 12 ||[[Mandeep Singh]] || 3
! 14
|| 12
|-
| 13 ||[[Sunil Narine]] || 11
! 14
|| 7 [[not out]]
|-
| 14 ||[[Litton Das]] || 1
! 4
|| 4
|-
| 15 ||[[Vaibhav Arora]] || 3
! 2
|| 2 [[not out]]
|-
| 16 ||[[Varun Chakravarthy]] || 11
! 1
|| 1
|}
* '''Source:''' https://www.iplt20.com/stats/

===Most wickets===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Matches
! Wickets
! Best bowling
|-
| 1 || [[Varun Chakravarthy]] || 11
! 17
|| 4/15
|-
| 2 || [[Suyash Sharma]] || 8
! 10
|| 3/30
|-
| 3 || [[Sunil Narine]] || 11
! 7
|| 3/33
|-
| 4 || [[Andre Russell]] || 11
! 7
|| 3/22
|-
| 5 || [[Harshit Rana]]|| 3
! 4
|| 2/33
|-
| 6 || [[Shardul Thakur]] || 8
! 4
|| 2/23
|-
| 7 || [[Anukul Roy]] || 3
! 3
|| 2/19
|-
| 8 || [[Nitish Rana]] || 11
! 3
|| 2/17
|-
| 9 || [[Vaibhav Arora]]|| 3
! 2
|| 2/32
|-
| 10 || [[Tim Southee]] || 2
! 2
|| 2/54
|-
| 11 || [[Kulwant Khejroliya]] || 2
! 2
|| 2/44
|-
| 12 || [[Umesh Yadav]] || 8
! 1
|| 1/27
|-
| 13 || [[Lockie Ferguson]] || 3
! 1
|| 1/19
|}
* '''Source:''' https://www.iplt20.com/stats/

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Kolkata Knight Riders}}

[[Category:Kolkata Knight Riders seasons]]

2023 Kolkata Knight Riders season - Revision history

JeanetteBracegir at 04:40, 27 April 2026