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 2016 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir, and had new coaching staff for the season. Jacques Kallis was head coach in the place of Trevor Bayliss, while Wasim Akram became the new bowling coach. The KKR were placed fourth at the end of the season.
- Players with international caps before the start of 2016 IPL are listed in bold.[1]
| No.
|
Name
|
Nationality
|
Birth date
|
Batting style
|
Bowling style
|
Year signed
|
Salary
|
Notes
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| Batsmen
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| 1 |
Manish Pandey |
 India |
(1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 26) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm off break |
2014 |
₹1.7 crore (US$250,000) |
|
| 10 |
Robin Uthappa |
India |
(1985-09-11)11 September 1985 (aged 30) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
2014 |
₹5 crore (US$744,099.66) |
Occasional wicket-keeper
|
| 23 |
Gautam Gambhir |
India |
(1981-10-14)14 October 1981 (aged 34) |
Left-handed |
Right-arm leg break |
2014 |
₹10 crore (US$1.49 million) |
Captain
|
| 50 |
Chris Lynn |
 Australia |
(1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 25) |
Right-handed |
Slow left-arm orthodox |
2014 |
₹1.3 crore (US$190,000) |
Overseas
|
| 82 |
Colin Munro |
 New Zealand |
(1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 29) |
Left-handed |
Right-arm medium |
2016 |
₹30 lakh (US$45,000) |
Overseas
|
| 212 |
Suryakumar Yadav |
India |
(1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 25) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
2014 |
₹70 lakh (US$104,000) |
Vice-captain
|
| All-rounders
|
| 7 |
Rajagopal Sathish |
India |
(1981-01-14)14 January 1981 (aged 35) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
2016 |
₹20 lakh (US$30,000) |
|
| 9 |
Manan Sharma |
India |
(1991-03-19)19 March 1991 (aged 25) |
Left-handed |
Slow left-arm orthodox |
2016 |
₹10 lakh (US$15,000) |
|
| 12 |
Andre Russell |
 Jamaica |
(1988-04-29)29 April 1988 (aged 27) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
2014 |
₹60 lakh (US$89,000) |
Overseas
|
| 24 |
Yusuf Pathan |
India |
(1982-11-17)17 November 1982 (aged 33) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm off break |
2014 |
₹3.25 crore (US$480,000) |
|
| 41 |
John Hastings[lower-alpha 1] |
Australia |
(1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 30) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
2016 |
₹1.3 crore (US$190,000) |
Overseas
|
| 75 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
 Bangladesh |
(1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 29) |
Left-handed |
Slow left-arm orthodox |
2014 |
₹2.8 crore (US$420,000) |
Overseas
|
| 98 |
Jason Holder |
 Barbados |
(1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 24) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
2016 |
₹70 lakh (US$104,000) |
Overseas
|
| Wicket-keepers
|
| 27 |
Sheldon Jackson |
India |
(1986-09-27)27 September 1986 (aged 29) |
Right-handed |
|
2015 |
₹15 lakh (US$22,000) |
|
| Bowlers
|
| 3 |
Ankit Rajpoot |
India |
(1993-12-04)4 December 1993 (aged 22) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
2016 |
₹1.5 crore (US$220,000) |
|
| 18 |
Kuldeep Yadav |
India |
(1994-12-14)14 December 1994 (aged 21) |
Left-handed |
Left-arm unorthodox spin |
2014 |
₹40 lakh (US$60,000) |
|
| 19 |
Umesh Yadav |
India |
(1987-10-25)25 October 1987 (aged 28) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm fast |
2014 |
₹2.6 crore (US$390,000) |
|
| 21 |
Piyush Chawla |
India |
(1988-12-24)24 December 1988 (aged 27) |
Left-handed |
Right-arm leg break |
2014 |
₹4.25 crore (US$630,000) |
|
| 31 |
Brad Hogg |
Australia |
(1971-02-06)6 February 1971 (aged 45) |
Left-handed |
Left-arm unorthodox spin |
2015 |
₹50 lakh (US$74,000) |
Overseas
|
| 32 |
Shaun Tait |
Australia |
(1983-02-22)22 February 1983 (aged 33) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm fast |
2016 |
₹1.5 crore (US$220,000) |
Overseas
|
| 65 |
Morne Morkel |
 South Africa |
(1984-10-06)6 October 1984 (aged 31) |
Left-handed |
Right-arm fast |
2014 |
₹2.8 crore (US$420,000) |
Overseas
|
| 74 |
Sunil Narine |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
(1988-05-26)26 May 1988 (aged 27) |
Left-handed |
Right-arm off break |
2014 |
₹8 crore (US$1.19 million) |
Overseas
|
| 77 |
Jaydev Unadkat |
India |
(1992-10-18)18 October 1992 (aged 23) |
Right-handed |
Left-arm medium-fast |
2016 |
₹1.6 crore (US$240,000) |
|
- ↑ ruled out of the season with an injury
| No.
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Scorecard
|
| 1 |
April 10, 2016 |
Delhi Daredevils |
Kolkata |
Won by 9 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 3/24 (3 Overs) |
Scorecard
|
| 2 |
April 13, 2016 |
Mumbai Indians |
Kolkata |
Lost by 6 wickets |
Scorecard
|
| 3 |
April 16, 2016 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Hyderabad |
Won by 8 wickets, MoM - Gautam Gambhir 90*(60) |
Scorecard
|
| 4 |
April 19, 2016 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Mohali |
Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Robin Uthappa 53(28) |
Scorecard
|
| 5 |
April 24, 2016 |
Rising Pune Supergiant |
Pune |
Won by 2 wickets, MoM - Suryakumar Yadav 60(49) |
Scorecard
|
| 6 |
April 28, 2016 |
Mumbai Indians |
Mumbai |
Lost by 6 wickets |
Scorecard
|
| 7 |
April 30, 2016 |
Delhi Daredevils |
Delhi |
Lost by 27 runs |
Scorecard
|
| 8 |
May 2, 2016 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Bengaluru |
Won by 5 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 39(24) & 1/24 (4 Overs) |
Scorecard
|
| 9 |
May 4, 2016 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Kolkata |
Won by 7 runs, MoM - Andre Russell 16(10) & 4/20 (4 Overs) |
Scorecard
|
| 10 |
May 8, 2016 |
Gujarat Lions |
Kolkata |
Lost by 5 wickets |
Scorecard
|
| 11 |
May 14, 2016 |
Rising Pune Supergiant |
Kolkata |
Won by 8 wickets (D/L), MoM - Yusuf Pathan 37*(18) |
Scorecard
|
| 12 |
May 16, 2016 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Kolkata |
Lost by 9 wickets |
Scorecard
|
| 13 |
May 19, 2016 |
Gujarat Lions |
Kanpur |
Lost by 6 wickets |
Scorecard
|
| 14 |
May 22, 2016 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Kolkata |
Won by 22 runs, MoM - Yusuf Pathan 52*(34) |
Scorecard
|
| Play-offs
|
| 15 |
25 May 2016 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Eliminator) |
Delhi |
Lost by 22 runs |
Scorecard
|
| Overall record: 8–7. Eliminated in the first stage of the playoffs.
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