Kolkata Knight Riders play in the Indian Premier League, with home matches at Eden Gardens. Ajinkya Rahane captains the side and Abhishek Nayar is the head coach. The franchise has won the IPL title 3 times (2012, 2014, 2024).
Former RCB captain Faf du Plessis believes Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians could appoint new leaders for IPL 2027. He named Aiden Markram or Mitchell Marsh for LSG, Rinku Singh or a possible Hardik Pandya arrival for KKR, and Rohit Sharma or Jasprit Bumrah for MI.
Kolkata Knight Riders batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi registered his maiden First-Class century in the Ranji Trophy, adding a major red-ball milestone to his young career.