# 2017 Kolkata Knight Riders season

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams that competed in the 2017 IPL edition. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir, while former Knight Riders all-rounder Jacques Kallis was in his third season as the team's head coach.

## Pre-season

* In December 2016, Wasim Akram stepped down as the bowling coach and mentor, citing "professional commitments and time constraints."

## Player auction

The player auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was held on 20 February in Bangalore.
The Knight Riders bought the following players at the auction:
* Trent Boult
* Chris Woakes
* Rishi Dhawan
* Nathan Coulter-Nile
* Rovman Powell
* R Sanjay Yadav
* Ishank Jaggi
* Darren Bravo
* Sayan Ghosh
In April the side signed New Zealander Colin de Grandhomme as a replacement for Andre Russell who was banned for one year in January 2017 for a violation of doping codes.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||||
| 9 | Manish Pandey | India | (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹17 million (US$200,000) | |
| 23 | Gautam Gambhir | India | (1981-10-14) 14 October 1981 (age 42) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹100 million (US$1.2 million) | Captain |
| 37 | Robin Uthappa | India | (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 | ₹50 million (US$600,000) | Occasional wicketkeeper |
| 46 | Darren Bravo | Trinidad and Tobago | (1989-02-06) 6 February 1989 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 50 | Chris Lynn | Australia | (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 | ₹13 million (US$160,000) | Overseas |
| 72 | Ishank Jaggi | India | (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 212 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 | ₹7 million (US$84,000) | Vice-captain |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 01 | Rishi Dhawan | India | (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹5.5 million (US$66,000) | |
| 8 | Chris Woakes | England | (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹42 million (US$500,000) | Overseas |
| 12 | Andre Russell | Jamaica | (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2014 | ₹6 million (US$72,000) | Overseas |
| 24 | Yusuf Pathan | India | (1982-11-17) 17 November 1982 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹32.5 million (US$390,000) | |
| 52 | Rovman Powell | Jamaica | (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹3 million (US$36,000) | Overseas |
| 75 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 37) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹28 million (US$340,000) | Overseas |
| 77 | Colin de Grandhomme | New Zealand | (1986-07-22) 22 July 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | Replacement signing | Overseas |
| | Sanjay Yadav | India | (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 21 | Sheldon Jackson | India | (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | | 2015 | ₹1.5 million (US$18,000) | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 03 | Ankit Rajpoot | India | (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹15 million (US$180,000) | |
| 10 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2017 | ₹50 million (US$600,000) | Overseas |
| 11 | Piyush Chawla | India | (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2014 | ₹42.5 million (US$510,000) | |
| 13 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Australia | (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2017 | ₹35 million (US$420,000) | Overseas |
| 18 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | 2014 | ₹4 million (US$48,000) | |
| 19 | Umesh Yadav | India | (1987-10-25) 25 October 1987 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2014 | ₹26 million (US$310,000) | |
| 74 | Sunil Narine | Trinidad and Tobago | (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2012 | ₹80 million (US$960,000) | Overseas |
| | Sayan Ghosh | India | (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |

## Season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.784 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Rising Pune Supergiant (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.176 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.599 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.641 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 5 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.009 | |
| 6 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.512 | |
| 7 | Gujarat Lions | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.412 | |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | −1.299 | |