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Kolkata Knight Riders all-time roster

29 Knight Riders cards across 4 eras are in the draft pool. Spin into the Knight Riders in any of those eras and this is the board you are picking from.

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The all-time Knight Riders five

Best available in each slot by era-adjusted overall rating — the same number the game drafts on: two batters, a wicketkeeper, two bowlers.

  1. Batter — JH Kallis (2008–12) · 91 OVR · 833 runs at 109.3
  2. Batter — RV Uthappa (2013–17) · 91 OVR · 1806 runs at 141.1
  3. Wicketkeeper — BB McCullum (2008–12) · 86 OVR · 876 runs at 121.0
  4. Bowler — AD Russell (2013–17) · 99 OVR · 30 wkts, econ 8.12
  5. Bowler — SP Narine (2023+) · 99 OVR · 55 wkts, econ 7.24

What this franchise gives you

Best rated
AD Russell (2013–17) — 99 overall
Deepest era
2008–12, with 8 draftable cards
Most runs
G Gambhir — 2067 runs in 76 matches
Most wickets
SP Narine — 71 wickets in 67 matches
Fastest scorer
PD Salt — strike rate 182.0
Tightest bowler
SP Narine — economy 5.48
Seasons
2008–2026 (19 seasons)
Titles
3 (2012, 2014, 2024)

Knight Riders depth chart in every role

The starter above plus who is behind him. When the wheel lands on the Knight Riders and your first choice is already off the board, this is the fallback in each role.

Best Knight Riders batters of all time

  1. JH Kallis (2008–12) · 91 OVR · 833 runs at 109.3
  2. RV Uthappa (2013–17) · 91 OVR · 1806 runs at 141.1
  3. PD Salt (2023+) · 90 OVR · 435 runs at 182.0

Best Knight Riders wicketkeepers of all time

  1. BB McCullum (2008–12) · 86 OVR · 876 runs at 121.0
  2. KD Karthik (2018–22) · 81 OVR · 1143 runs at 140.4
  3. WP Saha (2008–12) · 77 OVR · 298 runs at 139.9

Best Knight Riders bowlers of all time

  1. AD Russell (2013–17) · 99 OVR · 30 wkts, econ 8.12
  2. SP Narine (2023+) · 99 OVR · 55 wkts, econ 7.24
  3. AD Russell (2018–22) · 98 OVR · 58 wkts, econ 9.63

Every Knight Riders card, by era

All 29 Knight Riders cards in the pool — a player who played for the franchise in two eras has a card in each, with that era's figures.

2008–12 Knight Riders — 8 cards

PlayerRole OVRMatRunsSRWktsEconArchetype
SP Narine BOWL 96 15 9 128.6 24 5.48 Spin Wizard
Shakib Al Hasan BOWL 95 15 120 125.0 23 6.67 Spin Wizard
JH Kallis BAT 91 32 833 109.3 22 7.35 Anchor
BB McCullum WK 86 34 876 121.0 0 — Anchor
SC Ganguly BAT 84 40 1031 110.5 8 7.44 Anchor
MK Tiwary BAT 79 44 856 113.1 1 11.33 Anchor
WP Saha WK 77 33 298 139.9 0 — Finisher
LR Shukla BAT 77 38 371 123.7 13 8.55 Finisher

See the full 2008–12 all-time pool →

2013–17 Knight Riders — 7 cards

PlayerRole OVRMatRunsSRWktsEconArchetype
AD Russell BOWL 99 27 516 177.3 30 8.12 Pace Spearhead
SP Narine BOWL 94 67 262 148.0 71 6.52 Spin Wizard
RV Uthappa BAT 91 58 1806 141.1 0 — Power Hitter
YK Pathan BAT 80 74 1416 141.7 5 8.47 Anchor
G Gambhir BAT 80 76 2067 120.6 0 — Anchor
MK Pandey BAT 79 55 1270 125.1 0 — Anchor
SA Yadav BAT 73 54 608 131.9 0 8.00 Finisher

See the full 2013–17 all-time pool →

2018–22 Knight Riders — 7 cards

PlayerRole OVRMatRunsSRWktsEconArchetype
AD Russell BOWL 98 64 1461 179.7 58 9.63 Pace Workhorse
SP Narine BOWL 94 66 754 169.1 57 7.01 Spin Wizard
UT Yadav BOWL 94 12 55 137.5 16 7.06 Pace Spearhead
CV Varun BOWL 86 41 24 64.9 41 7.14 Spin Wizard
KD Karthik WK 81 61 1143 140.4 0 — Finisher
N Rana BAT 80 74 1744 135.6 7 8.63 Anchor
Shubman Gill BAT 80 58 1417 123.0 0 — Anchor

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2023+ Knight Riders — 7 cards

PlayerRole OVRMatRunsSRWktsEconArchetype
SP Narine BOWL 99 53 795 168.8 55 7.24 Spin Wizard
PD Salt BAT 90 12 435 182.0 0 — Power Hitter
CV Varun BOWL 89 52 7 43.8 69 8.13 Spin Wizard
VG Arora BOWL 84 38 5 35.7 44 9.82 Pace Spearhead
AD Russell BAT 80 41 616 163.0 34 10.91 Finisher
RK Singh BAT 80 55 1143 150.0 0 — Finisher
VR Iyer BAT 79 39 916 149.7 0 28.00 Anchor

See the full 2023+ all-time pool →

How the ratings work

OVR is a stats-derived, era-adjusted rating: every card's per-match runs, boundaries, wickets, dot balls and dismissals are read against the scoring environment of its own seasons, so a 2009 batter and a 2025 batter sit on the same board without the older player being punished for the slower league he played in. The scorecard figures are the card's real totals for that franchise in that era. Both feed the season simulator directly, so the numbers on this page are the numbers your five plays with.

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