Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) emerged as one of the most aggressive franchises at the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabisnapping up three of the six most expensive players sold on Tuesday and reshaping their squad for the upcoming season.

The three-time champions made headlines by spending a massive Rs 25.20 crore on Australian all-rounder Cameron Greenone of the biggest deals of the auction. KKR further strengthened their bowling attack by signing Sri Lankan pace sensation Matheesha Pathirana for Rs 18 croreaddressing their need for a reliable death-overs specialist.

After releasing Quinton de Kock, KKR also moved swiftly to rebuild their wicketkeeping department. The franchise brought in New Zealand duo Finn Allen and Tim Seifertalong with Tejasvi Singhensuring depth and flexibility behind the stumps.

KKR IPL 2026 squad composition

Wicketkeepers:
Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Tejasvi Singh

Batters:
Ajinkya Rahane, Rovman Powell, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Rahul Tripathi

All-rounders:
Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Cameron Green, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra

Fast bowlers:
Umran Malik, Matheesha Pathirana, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Mustafizur Rahman, Akash Deep

Spinners:
Varun Chakravarthy, Prashant Solanki

KKR probable playing XI for IPL 2026

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Cameron Green, Tejasvi Singh (wk), Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Matheesha Pathirana

Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora

KKR IPL 2026 full squad

Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Matheesha Pathirana, Tejasvi Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Mustafizur Rahman, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra. Akash Deep.

With a power-packed mix of proven match-winners, explosive overseas talent and a strong Indian core, KKR have clearly signalled their intent to mount a serious title challenge in IPL 2026.