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Revision as of 11:21, 30 April 2008

Kolkata Knight Riders
File:Knight Riders.JPG
Personnel
CaptainSourav Ganguly
CoachJohn Buchanan
OwnerShahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla & Jai Mehta
Chief executiveJoy Bhattacharjee
Team information
ColorsBlack and Gold   
Founded2008
Home groundEden Gardens
Capacity90,000
Official websiteKolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The team is led by Sourav Ganguly, who is also the Icon Player for the team, and coached by John Buchanan. The official theme of the team is Korbo, Lorbo, Jitbo Re (We will do it, Fight for it, Win it) and the official colors are black and gold.

Franchise History

Kolkata Knight Riders is a franchise of the eight team Indian Premier League. It was bought by Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with Juhi Chawla and her husband, Jai Mehta.

Livery

The logo of the team consist 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.[1] A Knight Rider album with several singers and music composers including Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri will also be created.[2] The tag line of the team is All the King's Men.[1] The team's official colour is black and golden. Black stands for the courage of Maa Kali and golden stands for the spirit of winning.[2] The jersey was created by Bollywood fashion designer Manish Malhotra.[1] The team also has a mascot named Hoog Lee, who is a lazy Royal Bengal Tiger and loves to eat burger. The name is a pun on the river Hooghly. The name Knight Riders has been chosen keeping in view of the kids and the youth.[1]

Players

Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of the Indian cricket team is the icon player and led the Kolkata franchise. The team also includes the Australian captain Ricky Ponting, allrounder Chris Gayle, David Hussey and wicket keeper batsman Brendon McCullum. The main bowlers are Ishant Sharma, Ajit Agarkar and Murali Karthik. Others include Umar Gul and Salman Butt. Australian batsman Brad Hodge is a recent addition to the squad. [3][4]

Current Squad

Batsmen

No. Name Age Nationality Batting Style Bowling/Fielding Bidding/Sign-in Price
8 David Hussey 30 Australia Australia Right-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 625,000
14 Ricky Ponting 33 Australia Australia Right-handed Right-arm medium US$ 400,000
Salman Butt 23 Pakistan Pakistan Left-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 100,000
Akash Chopra 30 India India Right-handed Right-arm medium Delhi - Ranji Trophy Player
Cheteshwar Pujara 22 India India Right-handed Right-arm off-break Saurashtra - Ranji Trophy Player
Rohan Banerjee 19 India India Left-handed Right-arm medium Bengal Under-22 Team Player
Yashpal Singh 26 India India Right-handed Right-arm medium Services cricket team Player
Debabrata Das 21 India India Right-handed Right-arm off-break Bengal Under-22 Team Player
Brad Hodge 33 Australia Australia Right-handed Right-arm off-break

Wicket Keepers / All Rounders

No. Name Age Nationality Batting Style Bowling/Fielding Bidding/Sign-in Price
1 Sourav Ganguly (Captain) ♠ 35 India India Left-handed Right-arm medium US$ 1,092,500 (Icon Player) ♠
Tatenda Taibu 24 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Right-handed Wicket keeper US$ 125,000
6 Wriddhiman Saha 23 India India Right-handed Wicket keeper Bengal - Ranji Trophy Player
42 Brendon McCullum 26 New Zealand New Zealand Right-handed Wicket keeper US$ 700,000
Chris Gayle 28 Jamaica Jamaica Left-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 800,000
68 Ajit Agarkar 30 India India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 350,000
5 Mohammad Hafeez 27 Pakistan Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 100,000
Iqbal Abdulla 18 India India Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin India Under-19 Team
7 Laxmi Ratan Shukla 26 India India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Bengal - Ranji Trophy Player

Bowlers

No. Name Age Nationality Batting Style Bowling/Fielding Bidding/Sign-in Price
29 Ishant Sharma 19 India India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 950,000
Shoaib Akhtar 32 Pakistan Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm fast US$ 450,000
25 Murali Kartik 31 India India Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin US$ 425,000
Umar Gul 24 Pakistan Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 150,000
Siddarth Kaul 17 India India Right-handed Right-arm medium India Under-19 Team
Ranadeb Bose 29 India India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Bengal - Ranji Trophy Player
Sourashish Lahiri 26 India India Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin Bengal - Ranji Trophy Player
Ashok Dinda 26 India India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Bengal - Ranji Trophy Player

Administration and Coaching staff

Front Office:

Coaches:

Fixtures and Results

Kolkata Knight Riders 2008 Season Template:WebSlice-begin{| class="wikitable" |- ! width=5%|No. ! width=10%|Date ! width=20%|Opponent ! width=10%|Venue ! width=40%|Result |- ||1 || 18 April || Bangalore Royal Challengers || 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 || |- ||6 || 3 May || Kings XI Punjab || Mohali || |- ||7 || 8 May || Bangalore Royal Challengers || Kolkata || |- ||8 || 11 May || Deccan Chargers || Hyderabad || |- ||9 || 13 May || Delhi DareDevils || Kolkata || |- ||10 || 16 May || Mumbai Indians || Mumbai || |- ||11 || 18 May || Chennai Super Kings || Kolkata || |- ||12 || 20 May || Rajasthan Royals || Kolkata || |- ||13 || 22 May || Delhi DareDevils || Delhi || |- ||14 || 25 May || Kings XI Punjab || Kolkata || |- |}Template:WebSlice-end

References

  1. ^ a b c d "King Khan launches Kolkata Knight Riders". Yahoo. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  2. ^ a b "Kolkata Knightriders launched amidst gloom". Hindustan Times. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  3. ^ "Kolkata Knight Riders Squad". Cricinfo. 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  4. ^ "Hodge joins IPL for five weeks". Cricinfo. 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  5. ^ "Shoaib sued by PCB and sacked by IPL". The Guardian. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  6. ^ "Mott heads to Kolkata as Buchanan's IPL assistant". Cricifo. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2006-03-26.
  7. ^ a b "Leipus, Le Roux for Team Calcutta". The Telegraph. 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
  8. ^ "Buchanan son to join support staff". The Telegraph. 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
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