Kolkata Knight Riders owned by Shah Rukh Khan stunned everyone with their decision not to retain their former skipper Gautam Gambhir in much talked Indian Premier League players’ auction. Though the KKR squad looks good with young faces, there is lack of skipper candidate in the team.

Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders will play their opening match against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday 8th April 2018, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

IPL 2018 will start on 7th April at the Wankhede Stadium where defending champion Mumbai Indians will face two-time champion Chennai Super Kings.

Here is the IPL 2018 Schedule for Kolkata Knight Riders:

Sunday 8th April 2018

Match 3, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata-Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore

Tuesday 10th April 2018

Match 5, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai- Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders

Saturday 14th April 2018

Match 10, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata-Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad

Monday 16th April 2018

Match 13, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata- Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils

Wednesday 18th April 2018

Match 15, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur- Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders

Saturday 21st April 2018

Match 18, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata- Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab

Friday 27th April 2018

Match 26, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi- Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders

Sunday 29th April 2018

Match 29, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders

Thursday 3rd May 2018

Match 33, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata- Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings

Sunday 6th May 2018

Match 37, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai- Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders

Wednesday 9th May 2018

Match 41, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata- Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians

Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Mitchell Starc, Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Singh Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, Ranganath Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Vijay Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi