Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra picked KKR's probable playing XII ahead of IPL 2026. His team combination includes Finn Allen and Ajinkya Rahane as openers, followed by Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine and Anukul Roy. Aakash's predicted bowling unit comprises Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani and Varun Chakaravarthy.