KKR IPL 2026 Retentions: Know Kolkata Knight Riders' full list of retained and released players ahead of mini auction

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have finally announced their list of retained and released players head of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026

List of KKR's retained players:

Ajinkya Rahane, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Varun Chakravarthy, Luvnith Sisodia, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramandeep Singh, Ankul Roy, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Spencer Johnson

List of KKR's released players:

Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Moeen Ali, Anrich Nortje

Trade-out

Mayank Markande (to MI)

How did KKR fare last year?

The three-time champions had a disappointing campaign during the IPL 2025 season. Under the leadership of new captain Ajinkya Rahane, the team finished in eighth position and failed to qualify for the playoffs. This poor result marked a significant drop in performance compared to their championship-winning season in 2024.