’ Ever since the coach and Director of cricket operation of KKR John Buchanan proposed an experiment with multiple captains, the team has been shrouded in controversy. Buchanan seemed keen on trying out an all new strategy of having rotating captaincy to a team.
Shoaib ShaikhShoaib Shaikh RSS FeedIndia
Full name Shoaib Shabbir Shaikh
Born January 18, 1987
Current age 22 years 89 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai
Mohammad SanuthMohammad Sanuth
India
Full name Mohammad Ebrahim Sanuth
Born July 25, 1989, Kowdiar, Trivandrum
Current age 19 years 266 days
Major teams Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Natraj BeheraNatraj Behera
India
Full name Natraj Bhuban Behera
Born May 28, 1988, Rourkela, Orissa
Current age 20 years 324 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Orissa
Batting style Right-hand bat
Murtuza HussainMurtuza Hussain
India
Full name Murtuza Hussain
Born October 1, 1986, Bihar
Current age 22 years 198 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Brother - A Hussain
Abhisek BanerjeeAbhisek Banerjee
India
Full name Abhisek Banerjee
Born May 18, 1984, Durgapur
Current age 24 years 334 days
Major teams Bengal, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Anureet SinghAnureet Singh
India
Full name Kathuria Anureet Singh
Born March 2, 1988
Current age 21 years 46 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Railways
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Ameya ShrikhandeAmeya Shrikhande
India
Full name Ameya Jayprakash Shrikhande
Born July 25, 1986, Pune
Current age 22 years 266 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Maharashtra
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Ajit AgarkarAjit Agarkar
India
Player profile
Full name Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar
Born December 4, 1977, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 31 years 134 days
Major teams India, Kolkata Knight Riders, Middlesex, Mumbai
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Rohan BanerjeeRohan Banerjee
India
Full name Rohan Bijesh Banerjee
Born December 10, 1988, Bijpur, Bengal
Current age 20 years 128 days
Major teams Bengal Under-14s, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Also known as Rohan
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Sanjay BangarSanjay Bangar
India
Full name Sanjay Bapusaheb Bangar
Born October 11, 1972, Bid, Maharashtra
Current age 36 years 188 days
Major teams India, Deccan Chargers, Kolkata Knight Riders, Railways
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Mark CameronMark Cameron
Australia
Full name Mark Alan Cameron
Born January 31, 1981, Waratah, New South Wales
Current age 28 years 76 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, New South Wales
Nickname Scud
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Height 1.82 m
Gaurav ChabraGaurav Chabra
India
Full name Gaurav Chabra
Born November 19, 1987, Delhi
Current age 21 years 149 days
Major teams Delhi, Delhi Under-14s, Kolkata Knight Riders, Reebok XI
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Aakash ChopraAakash Chopra
India
Player profile
Full name Aakash Chopra
Born September 19, 1977, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 31 years 210 days
Major teams India, Delhi, Kolkata Knight Riders, Marylebone Cricket Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Ishwar ChoudharyIshwar Choudhary
India
Full name Ishwar Haribhai Choudhary
Born July 10, 1988, Sagthala, Gujarat
Current age 20 years 281 days
Major teams Australian Centre of Excellence, Gujarat, Gujarat Under-14s, Gujarat Under-19s, Gujarat Under-22s, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders, National Academy of India, West Zone Under-19s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Avik ChowdhuryAvik Chowdhury
India
Full name Avik Sripati Chowdhury
Born November 16, 1984, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 24 years 152 days
Major teams Bengal, Bengal Under-16s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Also known as Sunny
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Debabrata DasDebabrata Das
India
Full name Debabrata Baidya Das
Born September 22, 1986, Siliguri, Bengal
Current age 22 years 207 days
Major teams Bengal, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Ashok DindaAshok Dinda
India
Full name Ashok Bhimchandra Dinda
Born March 25, 1984, Medinipur, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 25 years 23 days
Major teams India, Bengal, East Zone, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Aditya DoleAditya Dole
India
Full name Aditya Pradip Dole
Born October 9, 1987, Pimpri, Maharashtra
Current age 21 years 190 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Maharashtra
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Shatrunjay GaekwadShatrunjay Gaekwad
India
Full name Shatrunjay Anshuman Gaekwad
Born September 3, 1983, Baroda, Gujarat
Current age 25 years 226 days
Major teams Baroda, Baroda Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relations Grandfather - DK Gaekwad, Father - AD Gaekwad
Sourav GangulySourav Ganguly
India
Full name Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
Born July 8, 1972, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 36 years 283 days
Major teams India, Asia XI, Bengal, East Zone, Glamorgan, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire, Northamptonshire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education St Xavier's College
Relations Brother - Snehasish C Ganguly
Chris GayleChris Gayle
West Indies
Full name Christopher Henry Gayle
Born September 21, 1979, Kingston, Jamaica
Current age 29 years 208 days
Major teams West Indies, ICC World XI, Jamaica, Kolkata Knight Riders, Stanford Superstars, Worcestershire
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Arindam GhoshArindam Ghosh
India
Full name Arindam Nanigopal Ghosh
Born October 19, 1986, Barasat, Kolkatta
Current age 22 years 180 days
Major teams Bengal, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Gnaneswara RaoGnaneswara Rao
India
Full name Yaleeka Gnaneswara Rao
Born August 25, 1984, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Current age 24 years 235 days
Major teams Andhra, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Brother - Y Venugopal Rao
Moises HenriquesMoises Henriques
Australia
Full name Moises Constantino Henriques
Born February 1, 1987, Funchal, Portugal
Current age 22 years 75 days
Major teams Australia, Kolkata Knight Riders, New South Wales
Nickname Moey
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 1.87 m
Brad HodgeBrad Hodge
Australia
Full name Bradley John Hodge
Born December 29, 1974, Sandringham, Victoria
Current age 34 years 109 days
Major teams Australia, Durham, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Victoria
Nickname Hodgey, Dodgeball
Playing role Higher middle order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 1.78 m
David HusseyDavid Hussey
Australia
Full name David John Hussey
Born July 15, 1977, Morley, Western Australia
Current age 31 years 276 days
Major teams Australia, Australia A, Kolkata Knight Riders, Nottinghamshire, Sussex Cricket Board, Victoria
Nickname Huss
Playing role Lower middle order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 1.80 m
Relations Brother - MEK Hussey
VA IndulkarVA Indulkar
India
Full name Vinit Ajit Indulkar
Born August 26, 1984, Sholapur, Maharashtra
Current age 24 years 234 days
Major teams Bombay Cricket Association President's XI, Himachal Pradesh, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Grandfather - MS Indulkar
Iqbal AbdullaIqbal Abdulla
India
Full name Sayyed Iqbal Abdulla
Born December 2, 1989, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 19 years 136 days
Major teams India Green, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodo
Sheldon JacksonSheldon Jackson
India
Full name Sheldon Philip Jackson
Born September 27, 1986, Bhavnagar, Saurashtra
Current age 22 years 202 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Saurashtra
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Saurasish LahiriSaurasish Lahiri
India
Full name Saurasish Sukanta Lahiri
Born September 9, 1981, Howrah (now Haora), Bengal
Current age 27 years 220 days
Major teams Bengal, Kolkata Knight Riders
Also known as Sun
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Charl LangeveldtCharl Langeveldt
South Africa
Full name Charl Kenneth Langeveldt
Born December 17, 1974, Stellenbosch, Cape Province
Current age 34 years 121 days
Major teams South Africa, Boland, Border, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lions, Somerset
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Anustup MajumdarAnustup Majumdar
India
Full name Anustup Prabir Majumdar
Born April 30, 1984, Chandannagore, Hooghly, Bengal, India
Current age 24 years 352 days
Major teams Bengal, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Mashrafe MortazaMashrafe Mortaza
Bangladesh
Full name Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
Born October 5, 1983, Norail, Jessore
Current age 25 years 194 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Asia XI, Khulna Division, Kolkata Knight Riders
Also known as Koushik
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Angelo MathewsAngelo Mathews
Sri Lanka
Full name Angelo Davis Mathews
Born June 2, 1987, Colombo
Current age 21 years 319 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira North, Colts Cricket Club, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Under-19s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Ajantha MendisAjantha Mendis
Sri Lanka
Full name Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis
Born March 11, 1985, Moratuwa
Current age 24 years 37 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sri Lanka Army, Wayamba
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak, Legbreak
Mohnish ParmarMohnish Parmar
India
Full name Mohnish Bipinbhai Parmar
Born April 12, 1988, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Current age 21 years 5 days
Major teams Gujarat, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Sachin RanaSachin Rana
India
Full name Sachin Rana
Born September 18, 1984, Gurgaon, Haryana
Current age 24 years 211 days
Major teams Haryana, Kolkata Knight Riders, North Zone
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Wriddhiman SahaWriddhiman Saha
India
Full name Wriddhiman Prasanta Saha
Born October 24, 1984, Shaktigarh
Current age 24 years 175 days
Major teams India, Bengal, India A, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Dhiran SalviDhiran Salvi
India
Full name Dhiran Pradip Salvi
Born October 10, 1979
Current age 29 years 189 days
Major teams Baroda, Kolkata Knight Riders, Railways
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Sanjib SanyalSanjib Sanyal
India
Full name Sanjib Sanyal
Born July 25, 1977, Howrah (now Haora), Bengal
Current age 31 years 266 days
Major teams Bengal, Kolkata Knight Riders, Railways
Also known as Buddha
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Sourav SarkarSourav Sarkar
India
Full name Sourav Subrata Sarkar
Born December 15, 1984, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 24 years 123 days
Major teams Bengal, Bengal Under-16s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Shoaib ShaikhShoaib Shaikh
India
Full name Shoaib Shabbir Shaikh
Born January 18, 1987
Current age 22 years 89 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai
Ishant SharmaIshant Sharma
India
Full name Ishant Sharma
Born September 2, 1988, Delhi
Current age 20 years 227 days
Major teams India, Delhi, India Red, Kolkata Knight Riders, North Zone
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Laxmi ShuklaLaxmi Shukla
India
Full name Laxmi Ratan Shukla
Born May 6, 1981, Howrah (now Haora), Bengal
Current age 27 years 346 days
Major teams India, Bengal, Kolkata Knight Riders
Also known as Bittu
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Sunny SinghSunny Singh
India
Full name Sunny Singh
Born December 18, 1986, Bhiwani
Current age 22 years 120 days
Major teams Haryana, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Chetan SuryavanshiChetan Suryavanshi
India
Full name Chetan Ramachandra Suryavanshi
Born February 24, 1985, Pune, Maharashtra
Current age 24 years 52 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Maharashtra Under-16s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Bhavik ThakerBhavik Thaker
India
Full name Bhavik Dinbandhubhai Thaker
Born October 23, 1982, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Current age 26 years 176 days
Major teams Gujarat, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Rajesh VermaRajesh Verma
India
Full name Rajesh Pratap Verma
Born December 11, 1981, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 27 years 127 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai, Mumbai Cricket Association XI, Mumbai Under-19s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Kshemal WaingankarKshemal Waingankar
India
Full name Kshemal Makarand Waingankar
Born April 5, 1985, Andheri, Maharashtra
Current age 24 years 12 days
Major teams Cricket Club of India President's XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Yashpal SinghYashpal Singh
India
Full name Yashpal Singh
Born November 27, 1981, Delhi
Current age 27 years 141 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Services
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
