The Indian Premier League, which will be sponsored by the TATA company, will play its 16th season in 2023. The IPL auction for the current season ended on December 23rd in Kochi. The player with the highest bid was Sam Curran, who was purchased by Punjab Kings for 18.50 crore, making him the most expensive player in IPL history.
All ten IPL teams have been confirmed following the player’s action. On February 17, 2023, the IPL 2023 schedule was made public. According to it, there will be 70 league matches and four playoff matches. The league games will take place from March 31 to May 21 of 2023, and the schedule for the four playoff games will be announced later.
The final game will take place on May 28 of 2023. During the league phase of the tournament, 10 franchises will play 7 home matches and 7 away matches, and the 16th season will be played at 12 different locations by 10 teams.
For IPL 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders have a sum of 22 players of which 14 are Indians and 08 are abroad players. There are 8 all-rounders, 8 bowlers, 3 batsmen, and 3 wicketkeepers on the team.
Kolkata Knight Riders Schedule :
| Date | Match Details | Venues | Time (IST) |
| April 1 | Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2nd Match | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | 3:30 PM |
| April 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 9th Match | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| April 9 | Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 13th Match | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 73:30 PM |
| April 14 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 19th Match | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| April 16 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 22nd Match | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 3:30 PM |
| April 20 | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 28th Match | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| April 23 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, 33rd Match | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| April 26 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 36th Match | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| April 29 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans, 39th Match | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 3:30 PM |
| May 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 47th Match | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| May 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, 53rd Match | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| May 11 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 56th Match | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| May 14 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 61st Match | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| May 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, 68th Match | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 7:30 |
Kolkata Knight Riders Captain and Owner :
| Particulars | Details |
| League | Indian Premier League |
| Kolkata Knight Riders Founded | 2008 |
| Team | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Captain | Shreyas Iyer |
| Wicket Keeper | Litton Das, N Jagadeesan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
| Owner | Red Chilli Entertainment and Mehta Group (Shah Rukh Khan, Jay Mehta, Juhi Chawla) |
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad :
- Shreyas Iyer (C),
- Nitish Rana,
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz,
- Venkatesh Iyer,
- Andre Russell,
- Sunil Narine,
- Shardul Thakur,
- Lockie Ferguson,
- Umesh Yadav,
- Tim Southee,
- Harshit Rana,
- Varun Chakravarthy,
- Anukul Roy,
- Rinku Singh,
- N Jadadeesan,
- Vaibhav Arora,
- Suyash Sharma,
- David Wiese,
- Kulwant Khejroliya,
- Litton Das,
- Mandeep Singh,
- Shakib Al Hasan