Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 12 for IPL 2026: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert to OPEN, Ajinkya Rahane as captain, Harshit Rana and Matheesha Pathirana will be...

In these collection of pictures, we find out all about the Predicted playing 12 of Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders at IPL 2026.

By Devadyuti Das | Updated: March 8, 2026 5:14 AM IST

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 12 for IPL 2026: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert to OPEN, Ajinkya Rahane as captain, Harshit Rana and Matheesha Pathirana will be...

In these collection of pictures, we find out all about the Predicted playing 12 of Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders at IPL 2026.

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1. Finn Allen

1. Finn Allen: New Zealand opener blasted a 33-ball century in T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal win over South Africa. Allen was bought for Rs 2 crore by Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders at IPL 2026 mini auction.

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2. Tim Seifert

2. Tim Seifert: New Zealand wicketkeeper will be expected to continue his opening partnership with Finn Allen in KKR. Seifert was bought for only Rs 1.5 crore at IPL 2026 mini auction.

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3. Ajinkya Rahane

3. Ajinkya Rahane: He is expected to continue as captain of the team and was retained for Rs 1.5 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders.

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4. Cameron Green

4. Cameron Green: Australian all-rounder was most expensive player at IPL 2026 mini auction at Rs 25.2 crore. He will be batting at No. 4 for Kolkata Knight Riders.

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5. Angkrish Raghuvanshi

5. Angkrish Raghuvanshi: The young Mumbai batter is a star performer for KKR and was retained for Rs 3 crore ahead of IPL 2026 mini auction.

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6. Rinku Singh

6. Rinku Singh: The Uttar Pradesh batter will be eyeing a much bigger role in IPL 2026 after being retained for Rs 13 crore ahead of IPL 2026 mini auction.

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7. Ramandeep Singh

7. Ramandeep Singh: He will need to step up as the finisher for KKR after being retained for Rs 4 crore ahead of IPL 2026 mini auction.

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8. Sunil Narine

8. Sunil Narine: The West Indies will lose opening option in batting to Finn Allen and Tim Seifert but will be playing major role as a bowler. Narine was retained for Rs 12 crore ahead of IPL 2026 season.

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9. Vaibhav Arora

9. Vaibhav Arora: He will be Kolkata Knight Riders first-choice new-ball bowler in absence Matheesha Pathirana and Mustafizur Rahman getting released. Vaibhav was retained for Rs 1.8 crore ahead of IPL 2026 mini auction.

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10. Akash Deep

10. Akash Deep: The Bengal pacer will make his debut for Kolkata Knight Riders after being bought for Rs 1 crore at IPL 2026 mini auction. Akash Deep will replace injured Harshit Rana.

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11. Varun Chakravarthy

11. Varun Chakravarthy: World No. 1 T20I bowler will be KKR's lead spinner. Chakravarthy was retained for Rs 12 crore ahead of IPL 2026 season.

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12. Rovman Powell or Rachin Ravindra

12. Rovman Powell or Rachin Ravindra: They can be the Impact Players for KKR at the start of IPL 2026 season. Powell was retained for Rs 1.5 crore while Ravindra was bought for Rs 2 crore at the IPL 2026 mini auction.

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 12 for IPL 2026: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert to OPEN, Ajinkya Rahane as captain, Harshit Rana and Matheesha Pathirana will be...

In these collection of pictures, we find out all about the Predicted playing 12 of Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders at IPL 2026.