[19], The tagline of the team was "All the King's Men" during the first four seasons. The brand value of the Knight Riders was estimated at $104 million in 2018, second highest among IPL franchises. Can’t forget that 158 runs which Brendom Mccullum scored against RCB in the inaugural match of IPL 2008. Sunil Narine was named Man of the Match with 4 wickets and KKR eliminated MI from the playoffs. From 2015–2018, Mumbai Indians held an eight-game winning streak against the Kolkata Knight Riders. It was not until the 2010 IPL Season that Kolkata won against Mumbai. 10.75 crore available salary cap. Kolkata Knight Riders’ form in this season of the Indian Premier League is a bit of a curious case. Prominent Indian players bought included Robin Uthappa, Umesh Yadav, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav and Piyush Chawla. The Kolkata Knight Riders had a rather surprising outing in IPL 2020. The team is based in the eastern city of Kolkata… Mitchell Starc took one wicket for 15 runs in 2 overs. [6] The Knight Riders hold the record for the longest winning streak by any Indian team in T20s (14). (5:15), DC vs KKR - IPL 2021 - Can Narine take the pressure off of Gill? They signed one spinner Manan Sharma. When and where can IPL 2021 be rescheduled to? Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell however brought back the chase on control. 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. KKR made the highest score made in powerplay in any IPL match, and chased down the target offered by RCB easily. Both teams play in major markets as the Indians play in Mumbai and the Knight Riders play in Kolkata. Other signings were veteran Indian wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik, Australian pace bowlers Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson and former Knight Riders player Vinay Kumar. In 2020, MPL became their principal sponsor. [42] As of 2021, they have co-sponsorship deals with Jio, Lux Cozi, Colgate, Pentonic and Unacademy along with others. [11], 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. [44][45] On 26 April 2009, KKR administration sent back two of its players Akash Chopra and Sanjay Bangar on the premises of poor performance. The team's official colours were black and gold during the first two seasons. The New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter failed both his pre-departure tests and "is experiencing moderate symptoms", Late September and late November are the primary options that the BCCI can explore, There are close to 40 Australians in the IPL bubble comprising players, coaching staff and commentators, "We have asked everybody in the bubble to quarantine, so they are isolated in their rooms," says CEO Venky Mysore, On Monday, two KKR players and three members of the CSK camp - including L Balaji - tested positive, The likes of Pooran, Morgan and Chahal have also failed to set the stage on fire, "Knight Riders have now moved towards a daily testing routine to identify any other possible cases", Knight Riders have not been their usual selves in 2021, but it's not too late to fix things, BCCI is believed to be working on a plan that will minimise risks, especially in travel, The major story of the week for the Australians came off the field rather than on it, There could be a case for Tripathi batting up the KKR order and RCB being slightly cautious against Narine, At the halfway stage of IPL 2021, only a few teams have been able to achieve clarity about their best XIs, The Delhi Capitals batter hit six fours in an over and went on to 'shell-shock' Kolkata Knight Riders, Shaw's onslaught came against KKR's Shivam Mavi, Shaw cracked 82 off just 41 balls, and smashed six fours in the opening over of the chase, पृथ्वी शॉ ने सिर्फ 41 गेंदों में 42 रनों की ताबडतोड़ पारी खेली, जिसमें शिवम मावी के पहले ओवर में लगाया गया 6 चौका भी शामिल है।, Coach "very disappointed" in KKR's slow scoring, says "we're going to have to make some changes for sure", The season may have been abruptly suspended, but there were several takeaways. Kolkata Knight Riders' campaign in the last two seasons of the IPL was quite similar. Kolkata Knight Riders had the least salary cap of Rs. Kuldeep Yadav. [26] Later that season, both sides met in the playoffs in the Qualifier 2 round. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be eyeing an improved outing in IPL 2021 after failing to do well in IPL 2020. [20] However, in the fifth it was replaced by "New Dawn, New Knights". Other uncapped batsmen bought were Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Cameron Delport, Rinku Singh and Apoorv Wankhade. Australian batsman Brad Hodge and bowlers Ajantha Mendis and Charl Langeveldt were bought outside the IPL auction in late 2008. [48][49][50] The team appointed Gautam Gambhir, who was bought for a record-breaking $2.4 million as skipper. [13] 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. [54] Mitchell Starc was ruled out before the season due to injury and Tom Curran was announced as his replacement. The team is undoubtedly relied on the Kolkata-based franchise and Kolkata Knight Riders owner is famous actor of India, … The inaugural match of IPL was played between both the teams in which KKR won by 140 runs due to a 158* off just 73 balls by Brendon McCullum. Kolkata Knight Riders, the winners of IPL 2012 and IPL 2014, arrived in IPL 2021 auction with Rs. Kolkata Knight Riders is a top cricket playing nation, and is a full member of ICC. Moenn Ali scored 66 runs in only 28 balls as RCB scored 213 runs. The Mumbai Indians is the most successful IPL franchise with five championships but until Mumbai's third championship, both teams were tied with two championships. The main bowlers were Umar Gul, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda, Ajit Agarkar and Murali Karthik. [34], In the 2017 IPL Edition, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore locked horns with one another again. KKR had a poor batting performance as they posted 107 runs and all out. Kolkata captain, Gautam Gambhir had 57 runs and led his side to victory. Kolkata Knight Riders, the team based in the city of Kolkata, India plays for Indian Premier League. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. Currently the team is undergoing a transition period under the captaincy of Dinesh Karthik. However, RCB came on top and won the match by 10 runs with Virat Kohli being Man of the Match.[35]. The jersey was created by Bollywood fashion designer Manish Malhotra. They also acquired West Indian spinner Sunil Narine and South African fast bowler Marchant de Lange. Moises Henriques was traded to Delhi in return for Owais Shah and Manoj Tiwary. Andre Russell however took KKR over the line as he scored 48 off 13, hitting Mohammed Siraj for 23 runs in one over. 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. 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. 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. The Kolkata Knight Riders cricket team is a fantastic cricket team in the Indian premier league. [53] 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. Kolkata Knight Riders is a glamorous team owned by Bollywood celebrity Sharukhan. In the first match between them, RCB got KKR put for a paltry score of 131 after KKR got off to a strong start of 0-48 in 3.3 overs. Both captains were released before the 2011 season. Photos. 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. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. [27] Mumbai went onto the finals to beat Rising Pune Supergiant to claim their third championship. [56] On 16 October 2020, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik handed over Kolkata Knight Riders' captaincy to Eoin Morgan.[57]. Both have played each other twice in the playoffs.[23]. 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. (Photo: IANS) Having won two IPL titles so far, Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata Knight Riders are also considered as one of the favourites to clinch the trophy this season. [46] 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. This marked the first time that the two teams met in the playoffs. KKR also bought back their impressive opener Chris Lynn and uncapped Indian batsman Ishank Jaggi. This success has led to them having many rivalries among other teams. What has English cricket been like for black players. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was one of the few sides which retained the core group ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 auctions and made only a few changes. Kolkata Knight Riders boasts the biggest Fan Base of all the IPL teams. 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). [7], The side's all-time leading run-scorer is Gautam Gambhir,[8] while their leading wicket-taker is Sunil Narine. Kolkata Knight Riders bought all-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan for Rs. KKR's impressive additions in the 2015 auction were veteran Australian bowler Brad Hogg and wicket-keeper Sheldon Jackson. Mumbai and Kolkata both faced off in the opening match of the 2015 season. Ahead of the auction for IPL 2019, eight players were released from the squad including Mitchell Starc and his replacement Tom Curran. 3.2 crore, inviting the cricketer once against into their squad. At the auction, they retained Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla and Kuldeep Yadav using RTM (Right-To-Match) card. They became the IPL champions in 2012, by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final. 2011 heralded the beginning of a new era for KKR. [30], In IPL 2009, both teams faced off against each other again in which RCB won both times. In the 2012 auction, KKR bought back their former captain, Brendon McCullum. In January 2018, they only retained West Indian cricketers Sunil Narine and Andre Russell. They started off by hitting the right notes but all the tuning seemed to … In 2012, both teams were chasing a playoff spot in the tournament. 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[31], In the 2012 edition of IPL, KKR was at the lower half of the IPL table and needed to win the crucial match against RCB. 25th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad, Apr 29 2021, 21st Match (N), Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad, Apr 26 2021, 18th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Mumbai, Apr 24 2021, 15th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Mumbai, Apr 21 2021, 10th Match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 18 2021, 5th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 13 2021, 3rd Match (N), Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 11 2021, 54th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Dubai (DSC), Nov 1 2020, 49th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Dubai (DSC), Oct 29 2020, 46th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Sharjah, Oct 26 2020, हम तुम aur Cricket: क्या KKR को कप्तान बदलना चाहिए ? The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). 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). [10] In 2019, their value was estimated at ₹629 crore (US$88 million). Indian Premier League the Kolkata Knight Riders is franchise cricket team representing of Kolkata. In the 2011 season, KKR drastically revamped their squad. The official Website of the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders. See All. However, in one of the most brilliant displays of bowling, KKR reduced RCB to 49/9 before getting the final wicket, resulting in RCB getting the lowest score in the history of IPL - 49 all out. However, Mandeep Singh played a blinder of an innings as he scored 45 off just 18 balls hitting 3 sixes and 4 fours. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL), a cricketing league held annually in India. The Knight Riders were particularly noted for their change in approach from the previous auctions where they had concentrated on spinners. [9] The official theme of the team is Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re (we will perform, fight, and win!) [5], 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. In the 2nd time they faced, Ross Taylor scored a blitzkrieg 81* off 33 balls to win it for RCB by 6 wickets. Welcome to the Official YouTube channel of the Kolkata Knight Riders. They also have partnerships with Kotak Mahindra Bank, BKT Tyres, Kingfisher Calendar, Amul Kool and MX Takatak.[43]. boAt Rockerz 600 Kolkata Knight Riders Edition On Ear Wireless Headphones ₹2,499.00 was ₹4,990.00. Haddin was replaced by Mark Boucher mid-season due to injury.[51]. Shubman Gill has been particularly explosive so far, but he has only managed a total of 69 runs in the three innings. [12] 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. Kolkata Knight Riders is a very famous team in IPL because its owner is Shahrukh Khan, a very famous Bollywood celebrity thus KKR have never had any troubles to find good sponsors.as of 2021, KKR Sponsors IPL 2021 are Mobile Premier League, Jio Digital Life,Lux Cozi, TV9 Bharatvarsh, Astral Pipes, Royal Stag, Senco Gold, Green Ply, Colgate, Medimix, Kingfisher and The Souled Store. Know More about the owner of Kolkata Knight Riders and other information about the Team. (8:18), KKR's Tim Seifert tests positive for Covid-19, to be treated in Chennai before flying home. The domestic players signed were Rishi Dhawan, Ishank Jaggi, Sayan Ghosh and R Sanjay Yadav. Multinational communications corporation Nokia was the official founding sponsor of the Kolkata Knight Riders and remained their principal sponsor until 2014. RCB in reply made a measly 129 as Lakshmipathy Balaji ripped through their lineup with a 4/18 in 4 overs. [37] In 2013, two of the team's home matches were hosted by the JSCA International Cricket Stadium in Ranchi. KKR picked up the pace and ended the innings with 140/7. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Former IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be keen to join the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super … Kolkata Knight Riders are completely ready for the IPL session in 2021 to win their streak and join the other two teams in the club with three winnings. KKR won its first championship that season. This was the biggest buy in the auction. Before the February 2014 auction, the team had only retained their key performers Gautam Gambhir and Sunil Narine. Karthik got out scoring 19 off 15, leaving KKR at 153/5 in 17 overs. In 2017, Mumbai earned its 100th T20 win against KKR. Suryakumar Yadav's 46 runs were crucial to KKR's chase. Brendon McCullum led the team in the intervening period. 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. In the 2013 auction, the team acquired only two overseas players, Sachithra Senanayake and Ryan McLaren. [20], The main theme of the team Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re (we will act, fight, and win!) After that RCB stuttered and started to collapse as they were reduced to 3-81 in 7.2 overs. Get all official details like match updates, recent news, videos, photos and more. [28] This victory was KKR's 100th T20 win. He was accused of walking on the field post match and abusing the security guards. The game started out terribly for KKR as their batting side couldn't score runs. 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 captained by Dinesh Karthik and coached by Jacques Kallis with Simon Katich as assistant coach, Omkar Salvi as bowling coach and Abhishek Nayar as mentor. The team changed their captain mid-way with Eoin Morgan taking the helm from Dinesh Karthik, the batting-order looked inconsistent, and key players like Russell, Narine, Kuldeep, Karthik, etc., were out of form. They have a good squad within their mix. DC vs KKR, IPL 2021 (5:04), हम तुम aur Cricket: क्या पंत की कप्तानी प्रतियोगिता में दिल्ली के सफ़र में रोड़ा बन सकती है ? The name of the team is a reference to the popular 1980s American television series Knight Rider. Mumbai was able to capitalise and won the match. KKR won the toss and chose to bat first. 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',[47] which received both national and international press attention. [16] In December 2020, the team also made an investment in the upcoming American T20 league Major League Cricket. [24] In 2015, the ban was lifted.[25]. PBKS 123 / 9 V 126 / 5 KKR Apr 29; Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets. Read about Kolkata Knight Riders Cricket Team latest Scores, News, Articles only on ESPN.com. With 17 players already in the squad ahead of the mini-auction, Kolkata Knight Riders had eight available slots in their team. PBKS vs KKR Highlights, IPL 2021 Match 21 Updates: Eoin Morgan-led Kolkata Knight Riders defeated KL Rahul's Punjab Kings by 5 wickets at Narendra Modi Stadium in … KKR had a strong start scoring 28/0 in 1.3 overs before losing wickets at regular intervals and having their run rate reduced. They were 139/4 in 15.5 overs. The team showed much embarking performance last year but unfortunately was not able to have a significant win. Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets. The Knight Riders play at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium. If Kolkata Knight Riders are able to get meaningful performances out of Morgan, Pat Cummins, and Shubman Gill, they are likely to be a strong position. For KKR, Nitish Rana scored 85 off 46 and Andre Russell scored 65 off 25, taking the game to the wire. Official Videos, News, Fixtures, Results and History of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. At the 2020 IPL Auction, KKR bought pace bowler Pat Cummins for ₹15.5 crores. The rivalry between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the oldest in the IPL. The team was eliminated in the group stage in 2011 and 2012, but finished as runners-up in the ultimate season. In reply, RCB lost wickets at regular intervals, as only the Universe Boss - Chris Gayle managed to put up a fight with a score of 86 (58). [52] However, in November 2012, KKR released the latter three from their team along with Jaydev Unadkat, a key performer from the previous seasons. [33], In the 2015 IPL edition, RCB and KKR took part in a match reduced due to rain. Kolkata Knight Riders Cricket Team Latest News & Info, Photo Gallery, Stats, Squad, Ranking, Venues & Cricket Score of all the matches on Cricbuzz.com 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. Owned by a Bollywood actor … In the first two seasons of the IPL, Mumbai swept Kolkata in all four games. They … Mumbai won the match by four wickets and advanced to the next round, ultimately losing to the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Before IPL 2020, KKR released 11 players from their squad and also traded in Siddhesh Lad from Mumbai Indians. They repeated the feat in 2014, defeating Kings XI Punjab. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. RCB won the toss and elected to field. At the 2009 auction, the team bought Bangladeshi all-rounder Mashrafe Mortaza at a whopping price of $600,000. Follow the final practice session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as the teams refine their setups ahead of qualifying. The team has won IPL trophies two times in 2012 and 2014 and follows Chennai Super Kings with three IPL titles and Mumbai Indians with 5 IPL titles. Shakib-al-Hasan became Kolkata Knight Riders’ costliest buy after the franchises bought him for Rs. "[20] It was later changed to purple and gold during the third season and was kept so. [55] KKR also purchased Eoin Morgan, who just came off as captain of the World Cup winning England squad. In 2011, both teams played against each other in the Eliminator round as both franchises made their first playoff appearances. KKR holds the record for highest total for an IPL match played at Eden Gardens. 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. The Knight Riders have historically been a successful franchise in the IPL. [41] 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, Sony Music India, Royal Stag, Greenply, MoneyGram, Fever 104 FM and Pocari Sweat have all formerly been either co-sponsors or partners. The 2019 season was the 12th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR made it to the play-offs on three of the five occasions since their last title win in 2014. From the auctions that took place, the team brought back Jacques Kallis and Yusuf Pathan with their right-to-match (RTM) card. [20] A Knight Riders album featuring several singers and music composers including Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri was also created.[21][22]. However, the black background was changed to purple in the third season. 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