Kolkata Knight Riders the most improved side in Indian Premier League. Since 2011 KKR is the dominated side in the IPL. They have reached the playoffs and semi finals. KKR won the IPL season 2012 and 2014 their performance made them powerful sides of the IPL. Great performances given by players like Sunil Narine for the team.
Before the final auction take place the players that are retain by Kolkata Knight Riders this year are (Sunil Narine and Andre Russell). The other players for the squad will be selected by the Owners of the Franchise in January auction. See how much many will be spend by the team owners on this Saturday in Auction.
| Player | Salary | Country |
| Sunil Narine | ₹8.5 crore (US$1.3 million) | West Indies |
| Andre Russell | ₹7 crore (US$1.1 million) | West Indies |
| Mitchell Starc | ₹9.4 crore (US$1.5 million) | Australia |
| Chris Lynn | ₹9.6 crore (US$1.51 million) | Australia |
| Robin Uthappa | ₹6.4 crore (US$1.0 million) | India |
| Nitish Rana | ₹3.4 crore (US$534,000) | India |
| Ishank Jaggi | ₹20 lakh (US$31,000) | India |
| Shubman Gill | ₹1.8 crore (US$283,000) | India |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | ₹3.2 crore (US$503,000) | India |
| Dinesh Karthik | ₹7.4 crore (US$1.2 million) | India |
| Piyush Chawla | ₹4.2 crore (US$660,000) | India |
| Kuldeep Yadav | ₹5.8 crore (US$911,000) | India |
| 14 | N/A | Domestic |
| 15 | N/A | Domestic |
| 16 | N/A | Domestic |
| 17 | N/A | Domestic |
| 18 | N/A | Domestic |
| 19 | N/A | Domestic |
| 20 | N/A | Domestic |