Kolkata Knight Riders History
Kolkata Knight Riders referred to as KKR is the franchise representing Kolkata in the IPL (Indian Premier League). The Kolkata Knight Riders cricket team is led by Sourav Ganguly, and coached by Dav Whatmore. Kolkata Knight Riders team's Icon Player is Sourav Ganguly. The official theme of the Kolkata Knight Riders team is Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re and the official colors are blue and gold.
Kolkata Knight Riders was purchased by Bollywood star actor Shahrukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with Juhi Chawla Mehta and her husband Jai Mehta.
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL Administration
- Kolkata Knight Riders Owners - Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla & Jai Mehta (Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.)
Kolkata Knight Riders CEO — Joy Bhattacharya
Kolkata Knight Riders Current Squad or Team
Ricky Ponting, Shoaib Sheikh, Shatrunjay Gaekwad, Gaurav Chabbra, Sunny Singh, Sachin Rana, Avik Chowdhury, Sanjib Sanyal, Amit Das, Sheldon Jackson, Sanjay Bangar, Bhavik Thakkar, Charl Langeveldt, Manoj Tiwary, Vinit Indulkar, Ameya Shrikhande, Arindam Ghosh, Sourav Sarkar, Murtuza Hussain, Gnaneshwar Rao, Kshemal Waingankar, Mohnish Parmar, Ishwar Choudhary, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Debabrata Das, Sourav Ganguly, Ajantha Mendis, Mashrafe Mortaza, Angelo Mathews, David Hussey, Brad Hodge, Brendon McCullum, Wriddhiman Saha, Ashoke Dinda, Aditya Dole, Rajesh Verma, Anureet Singh, Chris Gayle, Owais Shah, Iqbal Abdulla, Murali Kartik, Ishant Sharma, Ajit Agarkar, Cheteshwar Pujara.
| Batting Star - Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2009 |
| Brad Hodge |
| Runs | 365 |
| SR | 117.74 |
| Bowling Star - Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2009 |
| Ishant Sharma |
| Wkts | 11 |
| RPO | 6.90 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2009 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders Leading Batsmen - IPL 2009 | Mts | Avg | S/R | Runs |
BJ Hodge
| 12 | 40.55 | 117.74 | 365 |
BB McCullum
| 13 | 23.75 | 119.24 | 285 |
SC Ganguly
| 13 | 17.18 | 91.30 | 189 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders Leading Bowlers - IPL 2009 | Mts | Wkts | S/R | Economy |
Ishant Sharma
| 11 | 11 | 23.4 | 6.9 |
BJ Hodge
| 12 | 7 | 17.1 | 8.05 |
CH Gayle
| 7 | 1 | 11.3 | 7.64 |
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL Overall Results
| Year | Wins | Loses | No Result | % Win |
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| 2008 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 45% |
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| 2009 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 21% |
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| Total | 9 | 17 | 2 | 32% |
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Kolkata Knight Riders IPL Fixtures and Results
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2008 Season
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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| 1 | 18 April | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | Won by 140 runs, MoM – Brendon McCullum – 158* (73) |
| 2 | 20 April | Deccan Chargers | Kolkata | Won by 5 wickets, MoM – David Hussey – 38* |
| 3 | 26 April | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | Lost by 9 wickets |
| 4 | 29 April | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata | Lost by 7 wickets |
| 5 | 1 May | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | Lost by 45 runs |
| 6 | 3 May | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | Lost by 9 runs |
| 7 | 8 May | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata | Won by 5 runs, MoM – Sourav Ganguly – 20 (22) and 1/7 (3 overs) |
| 8 | 11 May | Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | Won by 23 runs, MoM – Sourav Ganguly – 91 (57), 2/25 (4 overs) and 2 catches |
| 9 | 13 May | Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata | Won by 23 runs, MoM – Shoaib Akhtar – 4/11 (3 overs) |
| 10 | 16 May | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Lost by 8 wickets |
| 11 | 18 May | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | Lost by 3 runs (decided by D/L method due to rain interruption) |
| 12 | 20 May | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | Lost by 6 wickets |
| 13 | 22 May | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | Match abandoned due to rain |
| 14 | 25 May | Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata | Won by 3 wickets, MoM – Umar Gul – 4/23 (4 overs) and 24 (11) |
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2009 Season
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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| April 19 | Deccan Chargers | Cape Town | Lost by 8 wickets |
| April 21 | Kings XI Punjab | Durban | Won by 11 runs (D/L Method), MoM – Chris Gayle – 44* (26) |
| April 23 | Rajasthan Royals | Port Elizabeth | Lost by 3 runs in Super Over |
| April 25 | Chennai Super Kings | Cape Town | Match abandoned due to intermittent rain |
| April 27 | Mumbai Indians | Port Elizabeth | Lost by 92 runs |
| April 29 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Durban | Lost by 5 wickets |
| May 1 | Mumbai Indians | Durban | Lost by 9 runs |
| May 3 | Kings XI Punjab | East London | Lost by 6 wickets |
| May 5 | Delhi Daredevils | Durban | Lost by 9 wickets |
| May 10 | Delhi Daredevils | Johannesburg | Lost by 7 Wickets |
| May 12 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pretoria | Lost by 6 wickets |
| May 16 | Deccan Chargers | Port Elizabeth | Lost by 6 wickets |
| May 18 | Chennai Super Kings | Pretoria | Won by 7 wickets MoM Bradley Hodge 71*(44) |
| May 20 | Rajasthan Royals | Durban | Won by 4 wickets MoM Laxmi Shukla 48*(46) |
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2010 Season
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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| March 12 | Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | |
| March 14 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata | |
| March 16 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | |
| March 20 | Rajasthan Royals | Ahmedabad | |
| March 22 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai / Nagpur | |
| March 25 | Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata | |
| March 27 | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | |
| March 29 | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | |
| April 1 | Deccan Chargers | Kolkata | |
| April 4 | Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata | |
| April 10 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | |
| April 13 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | |
| April 17 | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | |
| April 19 | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata | |
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