Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders have been dealt some big blows ahead of IPL 2026. Their bowling strength has been severely depleted with injuries to Harshit Rana and Matheesha Pathirana

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Faf Du Plessis said that although Gautam Gambhir is the 'villain in the story' for his opponents, the India head coach has played an unique role for Indian cricket.

Pacer Navdeep Saini on Wednesday replaced Harshit Rana in the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the IPL beginning on March 28

A majority of IPL captains on Wednesday expressed their reservations about the Impact Player rule that has divided opinions since its introduction in 2023

The KKR hosted the third edition of Knights Unplugged 3.0 in Kolkata, bringing together players, partners, and fans for an engaging evening ahead of the IPL 2026 season.

Andre Russell featured in 140 IPL matches for KKR, scoring 2,651 runs at a strike rate of 174.17 and picking 123 wickets, winning the IPL's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award twice.

Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday appointed explosive batter Rinku Singh as their vice-captain for IPL 2026.

The IPL captains' meeting with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be held in Mumbai on Wednesday ahead of the 19th edition of the tournament.

Ahead of IPL 2026, many players are either injured or unavailable for the early matches, which has rung alarm bells for the franchises.

Vidarbha pacer Saurabh Dubey has been roped in by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for IPL 2026 as a replacement for the injured Akash Deep.

SRH will play the curtain raiser of the tournament against defending champions RCB on March 28, while KKR will face Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on March 29.

India pacer Akash Deep has been ruled out of the tournament with a lumbar stress injury.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were the heaviest spenders in the auction, and enter IPL 2026 desperate to bounce back after recording their joint-lowest finish the previous season.

Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have signed Vidarbha's tall left-arm fast bowler Saurabh Dubey as a replacement for injured India pacer Akash Deep.

The BCCI had to suspend the tournament due to the surge in cases within the team bubbles, just 29 games into the season.

The Sri Lankan fast bowler was bought by the three-time champions for Rs 18 crore at the auctions last year.

Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has urged the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to entrust Rinku Singh with greater responsibility in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season.