Kolkata Knight Riders KKR
Kolkata Knight Riders have split their IPL captaincy into ten eras since 2008. The longest ran seven seasons, under Gautam Gambhir. Win rate, playoff runs, titles and every other captain who led inside them.
Captains of Kolkata Knight Riders
Eight captains have led Kolkata Knight Riders since their 2008 IPL season. Two IPL titles came under Gautam Gambhir, with Dinesh Karthik, Shreyas Iyer and five others also taking charge.
Each era is assigned to the season’s primary captain — whoever led most of that year’s matches. Other captains are named in each era below.
All Kolkata Knight Riders captains by matches led
Captain ↕ | Matches ↕ | W–L | Win % ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | 108 | 61–47 | |
| Dinesh Karthik | 37 | 19–18 | |
| Shreyas Iyer | 28 | 17–11 | |
| Sourav Ganguly | 27 | 13–14 | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 27 | 11–14 | |
| Eoin Morgan | 24 | 12–12 | |
| Nitish Rana | 14 | 6–8 | |
| Brendon McCullum | 13 | 3–10 |
KKR's all-time 51.4% win rate
Led matches without ever being a season's primary captain. Win rate excludes abandoned and no-result matches; Super Over wins count.
KKR captaincy only — follow a name for that captain's full IPL record.
Under Ajinkya Rahane, KKR won 11 of 27 matches throughout two seasons — more losses than wins — without a playoff appearance.
Under Shreyas Iyer, KKR won the 2024 title, with SRH beaten in the final, after a ten-year wait.
Rana's 2023 season brought six wins from 14 matches, and KKR finished outside the top four.
Under Iyer, KKR won 42.9% of its 14 matches in 2022 and fell short of the knockouts.
KKR reached the 2021 final under Eoin Morgan, beaten by CSK. KKR recorded nine victories.
An even return for KKR under Karthik: 22 wins and 22 defeats throughout three seasons, making the playoffs once.
This era covers 44 matches; Karthik led 37 of them and Morgan seven in 2020.
Gautam Gambhir delivered KKR's first two IPL titles, in 2012 and 2014.
Under Ganguly, KKR recorded seven victories in 2010 — as many wins as defeats — and went home before the playoffs.
McCullum's 2009 season brought three wins from 13 matches, and KKR finished outside the top four.
Under Ganguly, KKR notched six wins in 2008 and went home before the playoffs.
Season-by-season captaincy record for Kolkata Knight Riders
Every season, with the captain of each match. Open a season to see the order they led in.
| Match | Opponent | Captain | Result | Venue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24 May | DC | Rahane | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 May | MI | Rahane | Won | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 May | GT | Rahane | Won | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 May | RCB | Rahane | Lost | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08 May | DC | Rahane | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03 May | SRH | Rahane | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 Apr | LSG | Rahane | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 Apr | RR | Rahane | Won | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 Apr | GT | Rahane | Lost | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 Apr | CSK | Rahane | Lost | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09 Apr | LSG | Rahane | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06 Apr | PBKS | Rahane | No result | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02 Apr | SRH | Rahane | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 Mar | MI | Rahane | Lost | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A season with more than one captain — the era above is credited to whoever led most of it.
Away includes neutral venues.