Kolkata Knight Riders played 15 matches in the 2016 Indian Premier League, winning 8 and losing 7 for 16 points.
The squad numbered 23 players, 23 of them with a confirmed shirt number.
- Played
- 15
- Won
- 8
- Lost
- 7
- Points
- 16
- Highest total
- 189
Squad
| No. | Player | Role | Mat | Runs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manish Pandey | Batter | 12 | 248 | 0 |
| 3 | Ankit Rajpoot | Bowler | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Rajagopal Sathish | All-rounder | 4 | 24 | 1 |
| 9 | Manan Sharma | All-rounder | – | – | – |
| 10 | Robin Uthappa | Batter | 15 | 394 | 0 |
| 12 | Andre Russell | All-rounder | 12 | 188 | 15 |
| 18 | Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | Umesh Yadav | Bowler | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 21 | Piyush Chawla | Bowler | 12 | 27 | 11 |
| 23 | Gautam Gambhir | Batter | 15 | 501 | 0 |
| 24 | Yusuf Pathan | All-rounder | 15 | 361 | 1 |
| 27 | Sheldon Jackson | Wicket-keeper | – | – | – |
| 31 | Brad Hogg | Bowler | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Shaun Tait | Bowler | – | – | – |
| 41 | John Hastings | All-rounder | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | Chris Lynn | Batter | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| 65 | Morne Morkel | Bowler | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| 74 | Sunil Narine | Bowler | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| 75 | Shakib Al Hasan | All-rounder | 10 | 114 | 5 |
| 77 | Jaydev Unadkat | Bowler | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Colin Munro | Batter | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| 98 | Jason Holder | All-rounder | 4 | 22 | 2 |
| 212 | Suryakumar Yadav | Batter | 15 | 182 | 0 |