Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders কলকাতা নাইট রাইডার্স
Coach:	Trevor Bayliss
Captain:	Gautam Gambhir
Colours:
Founded:	2008
Home ground:	Eden Gardens [Capacity: 90,000 (Original) New:63,000]
Owner:	Shahrukh Khan Juhi Chawla Jai Mehta Red Chillies Entertainment
Official website:	Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders (Bengali: কলকাতা নাইট রাইডার্স; often abbreviated as KKR) is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team was led by Sourav Ganguly in IPL 1 and IPL 3 and Brendon McCullum in IPL 2. Gautam Gambhir has been captaining the team since 2011. Sourav Ganguly was the team's Icon Player for the first three seasons.

The official theme of the team is Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re (Bengali:করব লড়ব জিতব রে for We will do it, Fight for it, Win it) and the official colors are purple and gold. As per the recent study done by a UK based brand valuation company, Kolkata Knight Riders are ranked as the second most valuable franchise brand at US$46 million. Celebrity co-owner Shahrukh Khan’s hard-selling of the KKR brand has counteracted the team’s poor on-field performance through the first three seasons. The team's performance, however, improved in the fourth season as it qualified for the IPL playoffs and also made it to the Champions League Twenty20 for the first time.

The home of the Kolkata Knight Riders is Eden Gardens, the largest and most iconic cricket stadium in India. It is also one of the largest stadiums in Asia, together with Salt Lake Stadium and May Day Stadium.

Franchise History

Owner Shahrukh Khan with co-owners Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta

In 2008, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) created the cricket tournament Indian Premier League based on the Twenty20 form of the game. For the inaugural tournament held in Apr–Jun of the same year, a list of 8 teams who will be participating in the tournament was finalised. The teams representing 8 different cities of India, including Kolkata, were put up on auction in Mumbai on 20 February. Kolkata Knight Riders was bought by Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan's company Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with actress Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta for a price of USD 75.09 million (Rs 357 crores).

2008 IPL Season

Main article: 2008 Indian Premier League

The Kolkata Knight Riders made a good start to the season by winning their first two matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers. Kolkata Knight Riders' opening batsman Brendon McCullum scored 158 runs in the first match, which is a record for the most runs ever scored by a batsman in a Twenty-20 match. However, the team began to experience failures and lost the next four matches. The team managed to stage a comeback of sorts by winning the next three matches, helped by strong performances by Sourav Ganguly and Shoaib Akhtar. But their performance dipped again and they lost the next three matches. These included their match against Mumbai Indians, in which they were bowled out for 67 runs, the lowest score by a team in the IPL 2008 season. When their match against Delhi Daredevils was washed out due to rain, they lost any chance of making it to the semi finals. The Knight Riders ended their season on a winning note by defeating Kings XI Punjab on their home ground.

The team faced various issues in its first season such as team composition, Ganguly's choice of batting first in the game against Chennai Super Kings, entertainment tax being imposed for matches played at Eden Gardens. Shahrukh Khan was barred by the International Cricket Council Anti-Corruption Unit from entering the dressing room of the team when matches were in progress. Shahrukh Khan then issued a statement that he would be boycotting the remaining matches of the IPL till the code of conduct was clarified by the IPL authorities.

Financially, the Kolkata Knight Riders were easily the most successful franchise in the IPL, achieving a profit of Rs. 13 crore. Many say, this was solely due to the efforts of Shah Rukh Khan who supported and cheered for his team despite their dismal performance.

2009 IPL Season

Main article: 2009 Indian Premier League

Kolkata Knight Riders was among the least active franchises during the offseason, with no player trades. However, the team signed Mohnish Parmar during the offseason and also re-signed Ajantha Mendis to a long term deal.

Ganguly was removed from the captaincy in the 11th hour and replaced by Brendon McCullum based on a series of theories discussing "multiple-captains". Soon thereafter, a blog by an anonymous author surfaced on the web. The blogger claimed to be a member of the team. The posts described what the blogger claimed were team meetings, arguments between staff and team members, post-match parties and pre-match strategy. It created a lot of media frenzy, but was eventually found to be a fake.

KKR also set up a Talent Resource Development Wing (TRDW) in 2009 to spot local talent nationwide. This was based on BCCI's 2002-06 model which had discovered talents like MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina. The wing was headed by Makarand Wainganker, who had first initiated the TRDW concept for the KSCA. However, Wainganker eventually resigned after persistent disagreements with John Buchanan over team selection and Buchanan's "multiple captains" theory.

KKR were the first team in IPL to select their cheer leaders by a talent hunt show called Knights and Angels, judged by Sourav Ganguly and Guest Star and hosted by Bollywood actor Purab Kohli. However, the winning team did not get a chance to perform at games during the 2009 season since local authorities only allowed South African cheerleaders to be used.

At the end of IPL season 2, Kolkata Knight Riders was amongst the most profitable franchisees along side Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils.

2010 IPL Season

A Chennai vs Kolkata match in progress at the M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium.

Main article: 2010 Indian Premier League

The Kolkata Knight Riders traded Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques for Manoj Tiwary and Owais Shah. At the Player auctions they managed to successfully buy Shane Bond in the silent tie-breaker against competing bids from Deccan Chargers.

The Kolkata Knight Riders had a fantastic start to the season by beating Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore. That was followed by three consecutive defeats at the hands of Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians. The Knight Riders then had a roller-coaster ride in the tournament. After 11 games, they were required to win all their three remaining games to qualify for the semi-finals. A defeat at the MAC Stadium at the hands of Chennai Super Kings put paid to their chances. However, the Knight Riders made a decent comeback by beating the Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians in their last two games.

2011 IPL Season

Main article: 2011 Indian Premier League

In this edition of the IPL, the Kolkata Knight Riders decided to revamp the team, starting with a new look and by changing the entire set of players. Sourav Ganguly, the team's captain for the past three years was dropped in the IPL auction held earlier that year. Gautam Gambhir, who was bought for a record-breaking $2.4 million was appointed as skipper. KKR also managed to buy Yusuf Pathan for a whopping $ 2.1 million. other international names were added to the squad, including Shakib Al Hasan, Jacques Kallis, Brett Lee and Ryan ten Doeschate. Brad Haddin was replaced by Mark Boucher in mid-season due to a finger injury he sustained during practice.

The Kolkata Knight Riders had a disappointing start of season, losing to Chennai Super Kings by 2 runs. But they came back stronger, winning their next three matches against Deccan Chargers and Rajasthan Royals at Kolkata and Jaipur. After two consecutive defeats in Kolkata, the team had a string of wins against Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers. The crowds did not support the team at the beginning of the season. But their reaction gradually improved as the team's performance began to improve and the Eden Gardens stadium began to witness screaming KKR fans again as the team qualified for the playoffs for the first time. In the eliminator they lost to Mumbai Indians owing to the last over which conceded 21 runs,losing their chance to enter the top three playoffs for the first time.

In the 2011 edition of the IPL , Sourav Ganguly was not picked by the owners and team officials. This created a huge uproar in Kolkata. Fans were angry and went on a protest march. However, due to the brilliant performance of the KKR team, which was newly built, the uproar came to an halt. KKR finished amongst the top of teams after the completion of the mid season game-play. The final match against Mumbai Indians played at Eden Garden witnessed, for the first time, an overcapacity with over 80.000 tickets sold.

2012 IPL Season

Main article: 2012 Indian Premier League

KKR bought back Brendon McCullum for $900,000 and West Indian Sunil Narine for $700,000. They also bought South-African Merchant De lange for $50,000. The team replaced coach Dav Whatmore by Trevor Byllis. Kolkata Knight Riders also launched a new marketing campaign titeled “New Dawn. New Knights” and a new logo.

Livery

KKR Merchandise

The logo of the team consists of a blazing golden Viking helmet against a black background with the name of the team Kolkata Knight Riders written in gold. The main theme of the team Korbo, Lorbo, Jitbo Re (We will do it, Fight for it, Win it) has been created by Vishal-Shekhar duo. A Knight Rider album with several singers and music composers including Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri was also created. The tag line of the team is All the King's Men. The team's official colours were black and gold during the first two seasons it was later changed to purple and gold and was kept so. The jersey was created by Bollywood fashion designer Manish Malhotra. The name Knight Riders has been chosen keeping in view the kids and the youth. The new anthem of the team has been composed by Salim- Suleiman and is crooned by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. In 2012, a new logo, which consist of a blazing golden Spartan helmet, with Kolkata Knight Rider written within a shield has been introduced.

Players

Former Captain Ganguly with other cricketers of the Kolkata Knight Riders team during IPL 2009.

Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of the Indian cricket team was the icon player and led the Kolkata franchise in the inaugural season 2008 and 2010. He was unceremoniously dumped when KKR released all the players and did not rebid for Sourav during the 2011 Jan auctions. The earlier team also included all rounders Chris Gayle, David Hussey, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Angelo Mathews, wicket keeper batsmen Brendon McCullum, Wriddhiman Saha. The main bowlers are Shane Bond, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda, Ajit Agarkar and Murali Karthik. Australian batsman Bradley Hodge and Sri Lankan bowler Ajantha Mendis were bought outside IPL Auction on 2008. On IPL Auction 2009 Team bought Bangladeshi All-Rounder Mashrafe Mortaza. Team also includes Charl Langeveldt who was signed outside of Auction. Due to unavailability of Pakistani players in 2009 KKR had to suspend contract of key performer from the 2008 season Umar Gul.

On 26 April 2009, KKR administration sent back two of its players Akash Chopra and Sanjay Bangar on the premises of poor performance. Shane Bond was the latest KKR acquisition after releasing Ricky Ponting, Morne van Wyk, Umar Gul, Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Akhtar for IPL III. Moises Henriques was traded to Delhi in return for Owais Shah and Manoj Tiwary. Their international players for the 2010 season were - Shane Bond, Mashrafe Mortaza, Brendon McCullum, Charl Langeveldt, Ajantha Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Brad Hodge, David Hussey, Owais Shah & Chris Gayle.

In the 2011 season, KKR drastically revamped their squad. Former captain and icon player Saurav Ganguly was not purchased in the January auction. The team appointed Gautam Gambhir, who was bought for a record-breaking $2.4 million as skipper.Yusuf Pathan was also picked up for a whopping $ 2.1 million. other international names were added to the squad, include Shakib Al Hasan, Brad Haddin, Jacques Kallis, Brett Lee, Ryan ten Doeschate and Eoin Morgan. Haddin was replaced by Mark Boucher mid-season due to injury.

Current Squad

Kolkata Knight Riders Roster
Batsmen 05 Gautam Gambhir 09 Manoj Tiwary 16 Eoin Morgan All Rounders 03 Jacques Kallis 06 Laxmi Ratan Shukla 22 Rajat Bhatia 27 Ryan ten Doeschate 28 Yusuf Pathan 75 Shakib Al Hasan 31 Shaurya Harsh (Captain)		Wicket Keepers 12 Shreevats Goswami 24 Brad Haddin 36 Manvinder Bisla 42 Brendon McCullum Vice-Captain Bowlers 01 Sarabjit Ladda 04 James Pattinson 14 Shami Ahmed 17 Pradeep Sangwan 21 Iqbal Abdulla 55 Lakshmipathy Balaji 58 Brett Lee 99 Jaydev Unadkat -- Marchant de Lange -- Sunil Narine		Support Staff Head Coach: Trevor Bayliss Assistant Coach: Vijay Dahiya Captain: Shaurya Harsh Vice Captain: Brendon MCcullum Bowling Consultant: Wasim Akram Physiotherapist: Andrew Leipus Physical Trainer: Adrian Le Roux Analyst: AR Srikkanth → More rosters

Player Salaries

Nat	Player	Year Contract Signed / Renewed	Salary
India !	Gautam Gambhir	2011	$ 2,400,000
India !	Yusuf Pathan	2011	$ 2,100,000
South Africa !	Jacques Kallis	2011	$ 1,100,000
New Zealand !	Brendon McCullum	2012	$ 900,000
West Indies !	Sunil Narine	2012	$ 700,000
India !	Lakshmipathy Balaji	2011	$ 500,000
India !	Manoj Tiwary	2011	$ 475,000
Bangladesh !	Shakib Al Hasan	2011	$ 425,000
Australia !	Brett Lee	2011	$ 400,000
England !	Eoin Morgan	2011	$ 350,000
Australia !	Brad Haddin	2011	$ 325,000
India !	Jaydev Unadkat	2011	$ 250,000
Netherlands !	Ryan ten Doeschate	2011	$ 150,000
Australia !	James Pattinson	2011	$ 100,000
South Africa !	Marchant de Lange	2012	$ 50,000

Home Ground

Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Kolkata Knight Riders home venue is the iconic Eden Gardens, the largest cricket stadium in India by seating capacity of 90,000 (Standing Capacity: 130,000). In 2011, The stadium underwent renovation to meet the standards set by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the 2011 World Cup. The renovated stadium includes a new clubhouse and players' facilities, upgrading the exterior wall, cladding the existing roof structure with a new metal skin, and general infrastructure improvements.

Administration

• Owners - Shahrukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.) in partnership with Juhi Chawla & Jai Mehta.
• CEO & Managing Director - Venky Mysore
• Coach - Trevor Bayliss
• Assistant Coach - Vijay Dahiya
• Bowling Consultant - Wasim Akram
• Physiotherapist- Andrew Leipus
• Physical Trainer - Adrian Le Roux
• Team Analyst - A. R. Srikkanth

Sponsors and Partners

Finnish multinational communications corporation - Nokia is the official founding sponsor of the Kolkata Knight Riders, while Reebok is their official apparel sponsor. Other principal sponsors include kit kat, Royal stag, Dish TV, Linc Pen. Associate sponsors and official partners include Coca Cola, Gitanjali Group, The Telegraph (Kolkata), SB Nation, Doublemint and Amity University

Champions League Twenty20

2011 CLT20 Season

Main article: 2011 Champions League Twenty20

KKR's top four finish meant they would now participate in the qualifying league for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20, held from 19 to 21 September. They were drawn along with Somerset and Auckland Aces in Pool B. Both of their matches were initially to be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, but was later moved to the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.

KKR recorded a 2-run victory in their first match against Auckland Aces, thanks to brilliant spells from Iqbal Abdulla and Yusuf Pathan. Their next match against Somerset Sabres ended in a 11-run defeat. However, both teams qualified for the main tournament by finishing on a better NRR+ than Sri Lankan franchise Ruhuna Rhinos of Pool A.

KKR was placed with Somerset , Southern Redbacks, Warriors and fellow IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore in Group B.

The team lost their first two matches against Somerset Sabres and Southern Redbacks. They made an impressive comeback by winning the last two games, first by 9 wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore and a rain affected 22 run victory by (D/L) against Warriors. However, despite being tied on points, they could not make the semi-final due to a lesser NRR+ than the Royal Challengers. They ended up fifth on the overall points table.

Captain Gautam Gambhir wasn't able to lead the team during the qualifying stage, as he has been recovering from an injury he sustained during a Test match between India and England at The Oval. Jacques Kallis was the appointed captain in Gambhir's absence. However, Gambhir returned to lead the team in the Group stage. KKR was also without the services of Eoin Morgan, who was due to have a shoulder surgery, and Mark Boucher who was playing for Warriors.

Fixtures and results

Overall results

Summary of results

	Wins	Losses	No Result	% Win	Position
2008	6	7	1	45%	6/8
2009	3	10	1	21%	8/8
2010	7	7	0	50%	6/8
2011	8	7	0	53.33%	4/10
2011	3	3	0	50%	5/13
Total	27	34	2	42.85%	'

Result Summary

Opposition	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %
Auckland Aces	2011–2011	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
Chennai Super Kings	2008–2011	7	2	5	0	0	28.57
Deccan Chargers	2008–2011	8	6	2	0	0	75.00
Delhi Daredevils	2008–2011	6	3	3	0	0	50.00
Kings XI Punjab	2008–2011	7	4	3	0	0	57.14
Kochi Tuskers Kerala	2011–2011	2	0	2	0	0	0.00
Mumbai Indians	2008–2011	8	1	7	0	0	12.50
Pune Warriors India	2011–2011	2	2	0	0	0	100.00
Rajasthan Royals	2008–2011	8	4	3	1	0	56.25
Royal Challengers Bangalore	2008–2011	9	4	5	0	0	44.44
Somerset Sabres	2011–2011	2	0	2	0	0	0.00
South Australian Redbacks	2011–2011	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
Warriors	2011–2011	1	1	0	0	0	100.00

Teams now defunct

2008 season

Kolkata Knight Riders IPL Fixtures

No.	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
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* (43)
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)
	Total			Overall record of 6-7
				Failed to make the semis, ended 6/8

2009 season

Kolkata Knight Riders IPL2 Fixtures

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
19 April	Deccan Chargers	Cape Town	Lost by 8 wickets
21 April	Kings XI Punjab	Durban	Won by 11 runs (D/L Method), MoM- Chris Gayle 44* (26)
23 April	Rajasthan Royals	Port Elizabeth	Lost by 3 runs in Super Over
25 April	Chennai Super Kings	Cape Town	Match abandoned due to intermittent rain
27 April	Mumbai Indians	Port Elizabeth	Lost by 92 runs
29 April	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Durban	Lost by 5 wickets
1 May	Mumbai Indians	Durban	Lost by 9 runs
3 May	Kings XI Punjab	East London	Lost by 6 wickets
5 May	Delhi Daredevils	Durban	Lost by 9 wickets
10 May	Delhi Daredevils	Johannesburg	Lost by 7 Wickets
12 May	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Pretoria	Lost by 6 wickets
16 May	Deccan Chargers	Port Elizabeth	Lost by 6 wickets
18 May	Chennai Super Kings	Pretoria	Won by 7 wickets, MoM- Brad Hodge 71* (44)
20 May	Rajasthan Royals	Durban	Won by 4 wickets, MoM- Laxmi Shukla 48* (46)
Total			Overall record of 3-10
			Failed to make the semis, ended 8/8

2010 season

Kolkata Knight Riders IPL2 Fixtures

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
12 March	Deccan Chargers	Navi Mumbai	Won by 11 runs, MoM- Angelo Mathews 65* (46) and 1/27 (4 overs)
14 March	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kolkata	Won by 7 wickets, MoM- Manoj Tiwary 50 (29)
16 March	Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata	Lost by 55 runs
20 March	Rajasthan Royals	Ahmedabad	Lost by 34 runs
22 March	Mumbai Indians	Mumbai	Lost by 7 wickets
27 March	Kings XI Punjab	Mohali	Won by 39 Runs, MoM- Manoj Tiwary 75 (47)
29 March	Delhi Daredevils	Delhi	Lost by 40 Runs
1 April	Deccan Chargers	Kolkata	Won by 24 Runs, MoM- Sourav Ganguly 88 (54)
4 April	Kings XI Punjab	Kolkata	Lost by 8 wickets
7 April	Delhi Daredevils	Kolkata	Won by 14 runs, MoM- Sourav Ganguly 56 (46)
10 April	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bangalore	Lost by 7 wickets
13 April	Chennai Super Kings	Chennai	Lost by 9 wickets
17 April	Rajasthan Royals	Kolkata	Won by 8 wickets, MoM- Jaydev Unadkat 3/26 (4 overs)
19 April	Mumbai Indians	Kolkata	Won by 9 wickets, MoM- Murali Kartik 2/20 (4 overs) and 2 catches
Total			Overall record of 7-7
			Failed to make the semis, ended 6/8

2011 season

Kolkata Knight Riders IPL4 Fixtures

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
8 April	Chennai Super Kings	Chennai	Lost by 2 runs
11 April	Deccan Chargers	Kolkata	Won by 9 runs, MoM- Jacques Kallis 54 (42)
15 April	Rajasthan Royals	Jaipur	Won by 9 wickets, MoM- Gautam Gambhir 75* (44)
17 April	Rajasthan Royals	Kolkata	Won by 8 wickets, MoM- Lakshmipathy Balaji 3/15 (3 overs)
20 April	Kochi Tuskers Kerala	Kolkata	Lost by 6 runs
22 April	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kolkata	Lost by 9 wickets
28 April	Delhi Daredevils	Delhi	Won by 17 runs, MoM- Manoj Tiwary 61* (47)
30 April	Kings XI Punjab	Kolkata	Won by 8 wickets, MoM- Iqbal Abdulla 2/19 (4 overs)
3 May	Deccan Chargers	Hyderabad	Won by 20 runs, MoM- Yusuf Pathan 47* (26)
5 May	Kochi Tuskers Kerala	Kochi	Lost by 17 runs
7 May	Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata	Won by 10 runs (D/L), MoM- Iqbal Abdulla 1/15 (4 overs)
14 May	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bengaluru	Lost by 4 wickets (D/L)
19 May	Pune Warriors India	Navi Mumbai	Won by 7 wickets, MoM- Yusuf Pathan 29 (25) and 2/23 (4 overs)
22 May	Mumbai Indians	Kolkata	Lost by 5 wickets
25 May	Mumbai Indians	Mumbai	Lost by 4 wickets
Total			Overall Record of 8-7
			KKR reached the Play-Offs and ended 4/10
			KKR reached the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 Qualifying League

2011 Champions League Twenty20

Kolkata Knight Riders CLT203 Fixtures

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
19 September	Auckland Aces	Hyderabad	Won by 2 runs, MoM- Manvinder Bisla 45 (32)
21 September	Somerset Sabres	Hyderabad	Lost by 11 runs
25 September	Somerset Sabres	Hyderabad	Lost by 5 wickets
27 September	South Australian Redbacks	Hyderabad	Lost by 19 runs
29 September	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bangalore	Won by 9 wickets, MoM- Jacques Kallis 64* (47) and 1/28 (4 Overs)
1 October	Chevrolet Warriors	Bangalore	Won by 22 runs (D/L)
Total			1-1 in the Qualifier and 2-2 in CLT20 2011
			Failed to make the semis, ended 5/13

External links

• Official website
• Kolkata Knight Riders Team Squad 2012
• Kolkata Knight Riders revenue