Kolkata Knight Riders

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. The Knight Riders play at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium.[4]

Not to be confused with Trinbago Knight Riders.
For other uses, see KKR (disambiguation).

Kolkata Knight Riders
Nickname(s)KKR
LeagueIndian Premier League
Personnel
CaptainEoin Morgan[1]
CoachBrendon McCullum[2]
OwnerRed Chillies Entertainment (55%)
Mehta Group (45%)[3]
Team information
CityKolkata, West Bengal, India
Colours
Founded2008
Home groundEden Gardens
Capacity68,000[4]
History
Indian Premier League wins2 (2012, 2014)
Official websitekkr.in

T20I kit

Kolkata Knight Riders in 2020

The franchise, which has gained immense popularity due to its association with celebrity owners, qualified for the IPL playoffs for the first time in 2011. They became the IPL champions in 2012, by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final. They repeated the feat in 2014, defeating Kings XI Punjab.[5] The Knight Riders hold the record for the longest winning streak by any Indian team in T20s (14).[6]

The side's all-time leading run-scorer is Gautam Gambhir,[7] while their leading wicket-taker is Sunil Narine.[8] The official theme of the team is Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re (we will perform, fight and win!) and the official colours are purple and gold. The brand value of the Knight Riders was estimated at $104 million in 2018, second highest among IPL franchises.[9] In 2019, their value was estimated at ₹629 crore (US$88 million).[10]

Franchise history
Sourav Ganguly with the symbol of the Kolkata Knight Riders, flanked by Shah Rukh Khan on the left and Gauri Khan on the right.

In 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) created the cricket tournament Indian Premier League, based on the Twenty20 format of the game.[11] Eight teams participated in the inaugural tournament held in April – June 2008. The teams representing the eight different cities of India were put up on auction in Mumbai on 20 February 2008. The team representing Kolkata was eventually bought by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's company Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with actress Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta for a price of $75.09 million, equal to approximately ₹2.98 billion at that time.[12] Sourav Ganguly, former captain of the Indian national team, a native of West Bengal and the current President of BCCI, was named the Icon player for the team. The name of the team is a reference to the popular 1980s American television series Knight Rider.[13]

In June 2015, the team's ownership group bought a stake in the Caribbean Premier League's Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel,[14] and renaming it the Trinbago Knight Riders in 2016.[15] In December 2020, the team also made an investment in the upcoming American T20 league Major League Cricket.[16]

Livery

Initially, when the Kolkata Knight Riders were first introduced in 2008, the logo of the team consisted of a blazing golden Viking helmet against a black background with the name of the team written in gold next to it. However, the black background was changed to purple in the third season. It was in 2012 that the current logo, which has a blazing purple Corinthian helmet trimmed with gold, with Kolkata Knight Riders written within a shield was introduced.[17]

The tagline of the team was "All the King's Men" during the first four seasons.[18] However, in the fifth it was replaced by "New Dawn, New Knights". The team's official colours were black and gold during the first two seasons. At the time, Khan said that "golden symbolizes spirit of life and black presents the Goddess Kali."[18] It was later changed to purple and gold during the third season and was kept so. The jersey was created by Bollywood fashion designer Manish Malhotra.[18]

The main theme of the team Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re (we will act, fight and win!) was scored by Vishal-Shekhar duo.[18] A Knight Riders album featuring several singers and music composers including Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri was also created.[19][20]

Rivalries

The Knight Riders have historically been a successful franchise in the IPL. This success has led to them having many rivalries among other teams.

Mumbai Indians

Both teams play in major markets as the Indians play in Mumbai and the Knight Riders play in Kolkata. The Mumbai Indians is the most successful IPL franchise with four championships but until Mumbai's third championship, both teams were tied with two championships. In the first two seasons of the IPL, Mumbai swept Kolkata in all four games. It was not until the 2010 IPL Season that Kolkata won against Mumbai. Both sides have been captained by Indian cricket legends at one point (Mumbai was captained by Sachin Tendulkar and Kolkata was captained by Sourav Ganguly). This rivalry has often played out in Mumbai's favour as they have won 20 games compared to Kolkata's 6 wins but has been known league wide as an exciting match-up. Both have played each other twice in the playoffs.[21]

In 2011, both teams played against each other in the Eliminator round as both franchises made their first playoff appearances. This marked the first time that the two teams met in the playoffs. Mumbai won the match by four wickets and advanced to the next round, ultimately losing to the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

In 2012, both teams were chasing a playoff spot in the tournament. The game started out terribly for KKR as their batting side couldn't score runs. KKR picked up the pace and ended the innings with 140/7. Mumbai was expected to win at that point and started to attack quickly, and started 60/2 with more than 10 overs left to play. Mumbai quickly collapsed and finished their innings with 108 runs and all out. Sunil Narine was named Man of the Match with 4 wickets and KKR eliminated MI from the playoffs. KKR won its first championship that season. Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan was handed a 5-year ban at Wankhede Stadium, home of the Mumbai Indians. He was accused of walking on the field post match and abusing the security guards.[22] In 2015, the ban was lifted.[23]

Mumbai and Kolkata both faced off in the opening match of the 2015 season. Mumbai was up to bat in the first innings as they scored a promising 168/3. This charge was led by captain, Rohit Sharma with his 98 runs. Kolkata captain, Gautam Gambhir had 57 runs and led his side to victory. Suryakumar Yadav's 46 runs were crucial to KKR's chase.

In 2017, Mumbai earned its 100th T20 win against KKR.[24] Later that season, both sides met in the playoffs in the Qualifier 2 round. KKR had a poor batting performance as they posted 107 runs and all out. Mumbai was able to capitalise and won the match.[25] Mumbai went onto the finals to beat Rising Pune Supergiant to claim their third championship.

From 2015–2018, Mumbai Indians held an eight-game winning streak against the Kolkata Knight Riders. That streak was broken on 29 April 2019, as KKR posted a total of 232 runs and won by 34 runs. Both sides displayed excellent hitting as KKR's Andre Russell scored 80 runs and MI's Hardik Pandya scored 91 runs. KKR holds the record for highest total for an IPL match played at Eden Gardens.[26] This victory was KKR's 100th T20 win.[27]

Home ground

The home venue of the Knight Riders is the iconic Eden Gardens (with the two ends of the crease called the High Court End and the Club House End). Owned by the Cricket Association of Bengal, it was the largest cricket stadium in India and had a seating capacity of over 90,000.[28] In 2011, the stadium was renovated to meet the standards set by the International Cricket Council for the 2011 Cricket World Cup; reducing its capacity to around 68,000. 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.[29] In 2013, two of the team's home matches were hosted by the JSCA International Cricket Stadium in Ranchi.

Panoramic view of the Eden Gardens stadium during IPL 2008

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Multinational communications corporation Nokia was the official founding sponsor of the Kolkata Knight Riders and remained their principal sponsor until 2014.[9][30][31] In 2015, Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Gionee took over as their principal sponsor and signed a three-year deal worth ₹540 million (US$7.6 million).[32] In 2018, Nokia returned as the main sponsor of the Knight Riders, signing a two-year deal.[33] Star Plus, Reebok, HDIL, Kit Kat, SB Nation, Doublemint, SAP AG, Asian Paints, Red FM 93.5, The Telegraph, Seiko, U.S. Polo Assn., Uber, Dish TV, Sansui Electric, Ola Cabs, Exide, Ibibo, Sprite, Dream11, Pepsi and Sony Music India have all formerly been either co-sponsors or partners.

In 2020, MPL became their principal sponsor.[34] As of 2020, they have co-sponsorship deals with Jio, Lux Cozi, Royal Stag, Greenply, Colgate, MoneyGram and Medimix along with others. They also have partnerships with Fever 104 FM, Pocari Sweat, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mai Dubai, BKT Tyres and Kingfisher Calendar.[35]

Players

Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of the Indian cricket team was the icon player and led the franchise in the 2008 and 2010 seasons. Brendon McCullum led the team in the intervening period. Both captains were released before the 2011 season. The former team included all-rounders Chris Gayle, David Hussey, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Angelo Mathews, batsman Ricky Ponting and wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha. The main bowlers were Umar Gul, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda, Ajit Agarkar and Murali Karthik. Australian batsman Brad Hodge and bowlers Ajantha Mendis and Charl Langeveldt were bought outside the IPL auction in late 2008.

At the 2009 auction, the team bought Bangladeshi all-rounder Mashrafe Mortaza at a whopping price of $600,000. Due to the unavailability of Pakistani players starting 2009, KKR had to suspend the contract of Umar Gul, who was a key performer from the 2008 season.[36][37] On 26 April 2009, KKR administration sent back two of its players Akash Chopra and Sanjay Bangar on the premises of poor performance.[38] Shane Bond was acquired after releasing Ricky Ponting, Morne van Wyk and the Pakistani players Umar Gul, Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Akhtar before the third season. Moises Henriques was traded to Delhi in return for Owais Shah and Manoj Tiwary. Thus, their overseas roster for the 2010 season consisted of Shane Bond, Mashrafe Mortaza, Brendon McCullum, Charl Langeveldt, Ajantha Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Brad Hodge, David Hussey, Owais Shah and Chris Gayle.

2011 heralded the beginning of a new era for KKR. In the 2011 season, KKR drastically revamped their squad. Former captain and icon player Sourav Ganguly was not purchased in the January auction. This led to protest rallies, signature campaigns throughout the country and abroad along with stadium protests by various fan groups, such as 'No Dada No KKR',[39] which received both national and international press attention.[40][41][42] The team appointed Gautam Gambhir, who was bought for a record-breaking $2.4 million as skipper.[43] Yusuf Pathan was also picked up for a whopping $2.1 million.[43] Other international names who were added include Shakib Al Hasan, Brad Haddin, Jacques Kallis, Brett Lee, Ryan ten Doeschate, Eoin Morgan and James Pattinson. Haddin was replaced by Mark Boucher mid-season due to injury.[43]

In the 2012 auction, KKR bought back their former captain, Brendon McCullum. They also acquired West Indian spinner Sunil Narine and South African fast bowler Marchant de Lange.

The team later added four domestic players to their squad, including Debabrata Das and Iresh Saxena from Bengal, Saurashtra's Chirag Jani and Sanju Samson from Kerala.[44] However, in November 2012, KKR released the latter three from their team along with Jaydev Unadkat, a key performer from the previous seasons. In the 2013 auction, the team acquired only two overseas players, Sachithra Senanayake and Ryan McLaren.

Before the February 2014 auction, the team had only retained their key performers Gautam Gambhir and Sunil Narine. From the auctions that took place, the team brought back Jacques Kallis and Yusuf Pathan with their right-to-match (RTM) card. Also keeping their place in the squad were Ryan ten Doeschate and Shakib Al Hasan. New international players were Morne Morkel, Patrick Cummins and Chris Lynn. Prominent Indian players bought included Robin Uthappa, Umesh Yadav, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav and Piyush Chawla.

KKR's impressive additions in the 2015 auction were veteran Australian bowler Brad Hogg and wicket-keeper Sheldon Jackson. Before the auction in February 2016, they released Ryan ten Doeschate who was a part of their team for five consecutive seasons along with pace bowler Pat Cummins. The Knight Riders were particularly noted for their change in approach from the previous auctions where they had concentrated on spinners. For the 2016 edition, however, they acquired as many as six pacers in the form of all-rounders John Hastings, Colin Munro, Jason Holder and Rajagopal Sathish as well as bowlers Ankit Rajpoot and Jaydev Unadkat, with the latter being a former player of the squad. They signed one spinner Manan Sharma.[45] Before the 2017 auctions, they released Morne Morkel, Brad Hogg, Jason Holder, Colin Munro, John Hastings, Jaydev Unadkat, Rajagopal Sathish, Manan Sharma and replacement signing Shaun Tait. From the 2017 Indian Premier League auction, they signed Trent Boult, English all-rounder Chris Woakes, Australian Nathan Coulter-Nile, West Indian Darren Bravo and Jamaican Rovman Powell. The domestic players signed were Rishi Dhawan, Ishank Jaggi, Sayan Ghosh and R Sanjay Yadav. At the time, Andre Russell was banned for one year for doping; he was replaced by Colin de Grandhomme for the season. In January 2018, they only retained West Indian cricketers Sunil Narine and Andre Russell. Their two-time title winning captain Gautam Gambhir was released. At the auction, they retained Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla and Kuldeep Yadav using RTM (Right-To-Match) card. KKR also bought back their impressive opener Chris Lynn and uncapped Indian batsman Ishank Jaggi. Other uncapped batsmen bought were Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Cameron Delport, Rinku Singh and Apoorv Wankhade. They also bought West Indian uncapped all-rounder Javon Searles and uncapped Indian all-rounders Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi. Other signings were veteran Indian wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik, Australian pace bowlers Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson and former Knight Riders player Vinay Kumar.

On 4 March 2018, Dinesh Karthik was appointed as the captain of KKR for IPL 2018 and Robin Uthappa was named vice-captain.[46] Mitchell Starc was ruled out before the season due to injury and Tom Curran was announced as his replacement. Ahead of the auction for IPL 2019, eight players were released from the squad including Mitchell Starc and his replacement Tom Curran.

At the auction, their high-profile buys were Carlos Brathwaite for ₹50 million (US$700,000) and New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson for ₹16 million (US$220,000). Other players bought were South African pacer Anrich Nortje, English duo Harry Gurney and Joe Denly as well as uncapped Indian players Nikhil Naik, Prithvi Raj Yarra and Shrikant Mundhe for their base prices of ₹2 million (US$28,000) each. Before IPL 2020, KKR released 11 players from their squad and also traded in Siddhesh Lad from Mumbai Indians.

At the 2020 IPL Auction, KKR bought pace bowler Pat Cummins for ₹15.5 crores. This was the biggest buy in the auction.[47] KKR also purchased Eoin Morgan, who just came off as captain of the World Cup winning England squad. He was bought for ₹5.25 crores.[48] On 16 October 2020, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik handed over Kolkata Knight Riders' captaincy to Eoin Morgan.[49]

Seasons
Season League standing Final standing
2008 6th out of 8 League stage
2009 8th out of 8 League stage
2010 6th out of 8 League stage
2011 4th out of 10 Playoffs
2012 1st out of 9 Champions
2013 7th out of 9 League stage
2014 1st out of 8 Champions
2015 5th out of 8 League stage
2016 4th out of 8 Playoffs
2017 3rd out of 8 Playoffs
2018 3rd out of 8 Playoffs
2019 5th out of 8 League stage
2020 5th out of 8 League stage

The Knight Riders qualified for the Champions League Twenty20 in 2011, 2012 and 2014, which was the last edition of the tournament before it being permanently called off. The team was eliminated in the group stage in 2011 and 2012, but finished as runners-up in the ultimate season.

Current squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary Notes
Batsmen
27Nitish Rana (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹3.4 crore (US$477,000)
77Shubman Gill (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹1.8 crore (US$252,000)
35Rinku Singh (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹80 lakh (US$112,000)
16Eoin Morgan (1986-09-10) 10 September 1986Left-handedRight-arm medium2020₹5.25 crore (US$736,000)Overseas; Captain
52Rahul Tripathi (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast medium2020₹60 lakh (US$84,000)
N/AChris Lynn (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2021Overseas
All-rounders
12Andre Russell (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹7 crore (US$981,400.00)Overseas
74Sunil Narine (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹8.5 crore (US$1.2 million)Overseas
Wicket-keepers
19Dinesh Karthik (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹7.4 crore (US$1.0 million)Vice-captain
43Tim Seifert (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹20 lakh (US$28,000)Overseas
Spin Bowlers
23Kuldeep Yadav (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm wrist-spin2018₹5.8 crore (US$813,000)
29Varun Chakravarthy (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg break2020₹4 crore (US$560,000)
Pace Bowlers
5Kamlesh Nagarkoti (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999Right-handedRight-arm fast2018₹3.2 crore (US$449,000)
26Shivam Mavi (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹3 crore (US$421,000)
24Prasidh Krishna (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
69Lockie Ferguson (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast2019₹1.6 crore (US$220,000)Overseas
63Sandeep Warrier (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
30Pat Cummins (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast2020₹15.5 crore (US$2.2 million)Overseas

    Administration and support staff
    (l-r) Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta, co-owners of KKR in 2012
    Position Name
    Owner Shah Rukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment), Jay Mehta, Juhi Chawla (Mehta Group)
    CEO and managing director Venky Mysore
    Team manager Wayne Bentley
    Head coach Brendon McCullum
    Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar
    Mentor David Hussey
    Bowling coach Kyle Mills
    Assistant bowling coach Omkar Salvi
    Spin bowling consultant Pravin Tambe
    Fielding coach

    James Foster

    Physiotherapist Kamlesh Jain
    Strength and conditioning coach Chris Donaldson
    Data and video analyst AR Srikkanth
    Strategic consultant

    Nathan Leamon

    Statistics

    Overall results

    Updated as of 1 November 2020

    IPL summary of results
    Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win % Position
    2008 14670146.166/8
    2009 143100123.078/8
    2010 14770050.006/8
    2011 15870053.334/10
    2012 181250170.581/9
    2013 166100037.507/9
    2014 161150068.751/8
    2015 14760153.845/8
    2016 15870053.334/8
    2017 16970056.253/8
    2018 16970056.253/8
    2019 14680042.865/8
    2020 14770050.005/8
    Total 19699930451.56
    • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
    • Win or loss by super over or boundary count included

    Source: ESPNCricinfo[50]

    Result summary

    Updated as of 1 November 2020[51]

    Opposition Span Mat Won Lost Tied Win %
    Pune Warriors India2011–2013541080.00
    Deccan Chargers2008–2012972077.78
    Rising Pune Supergiant2016–2017431075.00
    Gujarat Lions2016–2017413025.00
    Kochi Tuskers Kerala201120200.00
    Kings XI Punjab2008–present27189066.66
    Sunrisers Hyderabad2013–present19127060.52
    Rajasthan Royals2008–2015; 2018–present221210059.09
    Delhi Capitals2008–present251411058.00
    Royal Challengers Bangalore2008–present261412053.84
    Chennai Super Kings2008–2015; 2018–present22814036.36
    Mumbai Indians2008–present27621022.22

    Legend:

      Team now defunct

    Overall results in CLT20
    Main article: Champions League Twenty20
    Year Matches Wins Losses No result % win % Summary
    2011 633050.005/10 (13)
    2012 412133.336/10 (14)
    2014 651083.332/10 (14)
    Total 1696160.00
    Result summary in Champions League Twenty20
    Opposition Span Matches Won Lost Tied No result % win
    Chevrolet Warriors201111000100.00
    Dolphins201411000100.00
    Hobart Hurricanes201411000100.00
    Lahore Lions201411000100.00
    Nashua Titans201211000100.00
    Perth Scorchers2012–201421001100.00
    Royal Challengers Bangalore201111000100.00
    Auckland Aces2011–20122110050.00
    Chennai Super Kings20142110050.00
    Delhi Daredevils2012101000.00
    Somerset Sabres2011202000.00
    South Australia Redbacks2011101000.00

    A reality show by the name Knights and Angels aired on NDTV Imagine in 2009 to pick six cheerleaders for the Knight Riders for the 2009 edition of the Indian Premier League.[52][53]

    See also

    References
    1. "Dinesh Karthik 'hands over' KKR captaincy reins to Eoin Morgan". ESPNcricinfo. 16 October 2020.
    2. "Brendon McCullum named KKR head coach". ESPNcricinfo. 15 August 2019.
    3. "IPL Kolkata Knight Riders Owners: Everything you need to know about them". Sportskeeda. 19 April 2016.
    4. "Eden Gardens". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
    5. "Kolkata Knight Riders win IPL 5, beat Chennai Super Kings". Retrieved 13 October 2012.
    6. "Records / Twenty20 matches / Team records / Most consecutive wins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
    7. "Kolkata Knight Riders / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most runs". Stats. cricinfo.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
    8. "Kolkata Knight Riders / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most wickets". Retrieved 30 May 2012.
    9. "Brand IPL gets stronger, valuation soars to $6.3 billion". Economic Times. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
    10. Laghate, Gaurav (20 September 2019). "IPL brand valuation soars 13.5% to Rs 47,500 crore: Duff & Phelps". The Economic Times.
    11. "Everything you wanted to know about the Indian Premier League". Cricinfo. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
    12. "Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata IPL team to be called Night Riders or Knight Riders". Cricinfo. 9 February 2008.
    13. Roy, S.K. & Chakraborti, R (23 September 2013). "Chapter 6: Getting There". In Mutum, Dilip (ed.). Marketing Cases from Emerging Markets. Springer Science and Business Media. p. 70. ISBN 9783642368615.
    14. "KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel". Espncricinfo.com. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
    15. "Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's CPL franchise is now Trinbago Knight Riders". Zee News. 10 February 2016.
    16. Shamya, Dasgupta; Della Penna, Peter (30 November 2020). "Knight Riders Group buys stake in USA T20 franchise project Major League Cricket". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
    17. "Kolkata Knight Riders unveil new look, new logo". NDTV. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
    18. "King Khan launches Kolkata Knight Riders". Yahoo. 11 March 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
    19. "Kolkata Knightriders launched amidst gloom". Hindustan Times. 11 March 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
    20. "No new videos for IPL teams!". Oneindia.in. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
    21. "Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians : Head-to-head : T20R". T20R : Twenty20 Statistics and Player Rankings.
    22. "Shah Rukh Khan gets five-year ban from Wankhede | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com.
    23. "MCA ends Shah Rukh Khan's Wankhede ban | undefined News - Times of India". The Times of India.
    24. May 14, Ritayan Basu; May 14, 2017UPDATED; Ist, 2017 09:39. "Mumbai Indians create history, become first T20 team to win 100 matches". India Today.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
    25. "Full Scorecard of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Qualifier 2 2017 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com.
    26. "Indian Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo.
    27. "IPL 2019: Kolkata Knight Riders register 100th T20 win". 29 April 2019.
    28. Eden Gardens | India | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo. Content-ind. cricinfo.com. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
    29. "Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium gets a new look for Cricket World Cup 2011". World Interior Design Network. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
    30. "Nokia renews contract with Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 4". Economic Times. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
    31. "Reebok offers IPL merchandise". Indianretailer.com. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
    32. "Gionee clinches KKR sponsorship for ₹54 cr". The Hindu. 4 April 2015.
    33. "Nokia coming back as principal sponsor of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2018". Business Standard. 1 April 2018.
    34. "Kolkata Knight Riders inks pact with Mobile Premier League". Livemint. 14 August 2020.
    35. "KKR -- Official Website". Kkr.in. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
    36. "Kolkata Knight Riders Sq­". Cricinfo. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
    37. "Hodge joins IPL for five weeks". Cricinfo. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
    38. "KKR send back Chopra, Bangar". Indian Express. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
    39. Cricket (14 April 2011). "IPL: Fans Make 'No Dada, No KKR' Campaign a Success". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
    40. "Without Ganguly, Eden gets poor response". NDTVSports.com. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
    41. "Dada fans still hope of his return - Indian Express". Archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
    42. "Facebook's Ganguly fans plan protest march". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
    43. "Kolkata Knight Riders bank on Gambhir". The Times of India. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
    44. "KKR sign four domestic players for IPL-5 : Cricketnext". Cricketnext.in.com. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
    45. "From Buttler fortifying Mumbai Indians to KKR's faith in pace: SWOT analysis of IPL auction". Firstpost. 8 February 2016.
    46. "Karthik to lead KKR in IPL 2018". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
    47. Acharya, Shayan. "IPL 2020 auction: Cummins, Maxwell big overseas buys; Chawla top Indian draw". Sportstar.
    48. Sportstar, Team. "IPL 2020 auction: Kolkata Knight Riders signs Eoin Morgan for Rs 5.25 crore". Sportstar.
    49. "Karthik decided to hand over KKR captaincy to Morgan". Retrieved 16 October 2020.
    50. "Indian Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    51. ESPNCricinfo
    52. Glamsham. "SRK chooses his six Angels - News". Glamsham.
    53. "Knights and Angels". Sify. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.