Key Points
Defending champions preparing for IPL 2025 season
New coaching setup with Pandit, Gibson, and Bravo
Opening match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Four-time IPL final appearances with three championships
The pre-season camp will focus on fine-tuning strategies and building team synergy under the leadership of the new captain and a bolstered coaching staff.
With head coach Chandrakant Pandit at the helm, the addition of Otis Gibson as the assistant coach and DJ Bravo as the mentor of the side will bring renewed energy to Kolkata Knight Rider's IPL 2025 campaign as they get together to prepare for another exciting season.
The defending champions will take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening game of the tournament at the Eden Gardens on March 22.
KKR have made four appearances in the IPL final, winning the championship thrice (2012, 2014, 2024). They finished as runners-up in the 2021 season, staging one of the most remarkable comebacks in the tournament's history. TKR Men's team has won the CPL championship four times in 10 years since the Knight Riders took over the franchise.
They are the most successful team in the Caribbean and hold the unique feat of having won the trophy in 2020 without losing a single game in the whole tournament. TKR Women, the Knight Riders' first-ever Women's Team, were champions of the inaugural WCPL in 2022.
