Kolkata Knight Riders | Indian Premier League (IPL) Cricket Team
Playing in the Gardens of Eden expect heavenly cricket from the Knight Riders with a star studded squad based around the biggest names in world cricket players
Owned by the Badshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan, this franchise has gone to great lengths to strengthen this side.
When you have a bollywood superstar as your owner you have a certain image to live upto.
Now a new season offers them the chance to put everything right well like any bollywood blockbuster there has to be a twist in the tale
Team Coach Dav Whatmore Team colours Purple and Gold
No of players bought: 12 (5 Indian, 7 overseas)
Money spent: $8.57m
Gautam Gambhir ($2.4m) and Yusuf Pathan ($2.1m)
Brad Haddin ($325,000) and Shakib Al Hasan ($425,000)
Manoj Tiwary ($475,000).
Paying an incredible $2.4 million for Gautam Gambhir meant they had a strong Indian batting core to rely on and Gautam is likely to be team captain but if that wasn't enough they then paid $2.1 million for Yusuf Pathan. This tournament is all about the strength of the Indian players this team already has five players who should start most matches.
Some more shrewd buying saw them pick up all rounders Jacques Kallis, Shakib Al Hasan and Netherlands' Ryan ten Doeschate. Team weakness is on the bowling staff They have Brett Lee, in his prime one of the finest limited overs bowlers, but after being repeatedly ravaged by injury, it remains to be seen whether he retains the magic of old.
Squad
Batsmen: Gautam Gambhir ($2.4m), Manoj Tiwary ($475,000), Eoin Morgan ($350,000)
Bowlers: L Balaji ($500,000), Brett Lee ($400,000), Jaidev Unadkat ($250,000), James Pattinson ($100,000)
Allrounders: Yusuf Pathan ($2.1m), Jacques Kallis ($1.1m), Shakib Al Hasan ($425,000), Ryan ten Doeschate ($150,000)
Wicketkeeper: Brad Haddin ($325,000)
2010: Played 14, Won: 7, Lost: 7
2011 Played 14 Won 8 Lost 6
DATE |
HOME TEAM |
AWAY TEAM |
RESULT |
Apr 08 2011 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
CSK Won |
Apr 11 2011 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Deccan Chargers |
KKR Won |
Apr 15 2011 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
KKR Won |
Apr 17 2011 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Rajasthan Royals |
KKR Won |
Apr 20 2011 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Kochi Tuskers |
KT Won |
Apr 22 2011 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Bangalore RC |
BRC Won |
Apr 28 2011 |
Delhi Daredevils |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
KKR Won |
Apr 30 2011 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Kings XI Punjab |
KKR Won |
May 03 2011 |
Deccan Chargers |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
KKR Won |
May 05 2011 |
Kochi Tuskers |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
KT Won |
May 07 2011 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Chennai Super Kings |
KKR Won |
May 14 2011 |
Bangalore RC |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
BRC Won |
May 19 2011 |
Pune Warriors India |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
KKR Won |
May 22 2011 |
Mumbai Indians |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
MI Won |
Kolkata Knights IPL Cricket News
The IPL Governing Council have taken a number of decisions with regard to the upcoming 2012 season.
LEAGUE FORMAT
The 2012 season will revert to the home and away format, with each of the nine franchises playing 16 matches. There will be four Play-off matches - a total of 76 matches.
The season will commence in Chennai on Wednesday, 4 April 2012.
The Play-off matches will be held in Bangalore and Chennai, with the final to be played in Chennai on Sunday, 27 May 2012.
PLAYERS The 2012 Player Auction will be held in India in late January / early February.
Each franchise will have an Auction Purse of $2m to spend on players in the 2012 auction.
For the 2012 & 2013 seasons, the maximum squad size will be increased to 33, and the cap on the number of overseas players in the squad increased to 11.
The regulation that only 4 overseas players may be in the playing XI is unchanged.
The trading window will open on 15 December 2011 and run through to 20 January 2012.
There will be a short second trading window after the Player Auction.
The trading regulations will be as per previous seasons. There will be no financial cap on trading. Franchises can only add to their squad, by way of trading, a maximum of 4 players who were bought in the 2011 Auction, and they must stay within the squad composition regulations at all times.
Latest News: Kohchi Tuskers have pulled out of the league and Pune have lost their major sponsor, Watch this space.
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