Kolkata Knight Riders, one of the founding team of Indian Premier League will get into action this season for IPL 2013.
| Name | Role | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Gautam Gambhir | Batsman | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain |
| Manoj Tiwary | Batsman | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Eoin Morgan | Batsman | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
| Debabrata Das | Batsman | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Jacques Kallis | All Rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Vice-captain, Overseas |
| Laxmi Ratan Shukla | All Rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Rajat Bhatia | All Rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | All Rounder | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| Yusuf Pathan | All Rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | All Rounder | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas |
| Sachithra Senanayake | All Rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |
| Ryan McLaren | All Rounder | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| Brad Haddin | Wicket Keeper | Right-handed | – | Overseas |
| Manvinder Bisla | Wicket Keeper | Right-handed | – | |
| Brendon McCullum | Wicket Keeper | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
| Sarabjit Ladda | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| James Pattinson | Bowler | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
| Pradeep Sangwan | Bowler | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| Shami Ahmed | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Iqbal Abdulla | Bowler | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | Bowler | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| Brett Lee | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas |
| Sunil Narine | Bowler | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |