KL Rahul set to join Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of IPL 2026: Report

If the famous Kolkata Knight Riders outfit are to get back to the wining ways since winning hasn’t been a particular strength for them in the last season, then some changes have to be made. But first,

let’s take cognisance of the very fact there where KKR, as they are famously called, have their main concerns. Batting, isn’t it? Gladly it hasn’t been too hard for either them themselves as players and team or the fans to figure out just where those glaring mistakes or weaknesses are.

And now having said that, as it turns out, of the batters that the famed multiple crown lifting side has intended to pick so that he could be persisted with in times to come is none other than India’s solid and technically correct marksman. KL Rahul, with Delhi Capitals at the moment and formerly with Royal Challengers Bangalore, brings- without much ado- the experience and the calmness to steady the ship for KKR. And once that’s done, to help the IPL team based in Sourav Ganguly-region to waltz ahead with quintessential calm and style. However, no great thing was ever achieved without making some smart moves or decisons, right and in that regard, it ought to be noted that in order to get Rahul in the side, KKR would need to do a trade of with Delhi Capitals, that's a must. 

KKR IPL 2025 Squad

Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer (Rs. 23.75 crore), Quinton de Kock (Rs. 3.60 crore), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Rs. 2 crore), Anrich Nortje (Rs. 6.50 crore), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Rs. 3 crore), Vaibhav Arora (Rs. 1.80 crore), Mayank Markande (Rs. 30 lakh), Rovman Powell (Rs. 1.50 crore), Manish Pandey (Rs. 75 lakh), Spencer Johnson (Rs. 2.80 crore), Luvnith Sisodia (Rs. 30 lakh), Ajinkya Rahane (Rs. 1.50 lakh), Anukul Roy (Rs. 40 lakh), Moeen Ali (Rs. 2 crore), Umran Malik (Rs. 75 lakh).