Kolkata Knight Riders
Ganguly to lead Kolkata Knight Riders
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The Indian Premier League's Kolkata franchise have named their team Kolkata Knight Riders. The announcement was made by the team's owner, Shah Rukh Khan, at a press conference in Kolkata to unveil the team name and logo. The team's captain, Sourav Ganguly, as well as coach John Buchanan were also in attendance.
"Lot of efforts have gone into making this team, and now I am very happy to be a party to this wonderful team led by Sourav Ganguly," Shah Rukh said. The team's jersey, which was revealed at the function, is a combination of black and gold, and has been designed by Bollywood designer Manish Malhotra, while their logo is a golden helmet. "Black is the colour of goddess Kali and we aim for gold."
It was also announced that four Bengal players - allrounders Laxmi Shukla and Saurasish Lahiri, wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha and Rohan Banerjee - have been signed on. A team anthem was also released as part of the franchise's marketing campaign. The song, composed by Bollywood duo Vishal-Shekhar, has the words 'Korbo, lorbo, jitbo, re' which in Bengali means 'do it, fight and win'. "Hoog Lee", the tiger, will be the team's mascot.
The Kolkata Knight Riders have the likes of Ricky Ponting, Chris Gayle, Ishant Sharma, Shoaib Akhtar, Brendon McCullum, David Hussey, and Umar Gul in their ranks as well as Ajit Agarkar and Murali Kartik.
They bought two Pakistanis - Salman Butt ($100,000) and Mohammad Hafeez ($100,000) - and two India Under -19 players in Siddarth Kaul and Iqbal Abdulla in the second auction on Tuesday.
| Kolkata Knight Riders | |||
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| Coach: | John Buchanan | ||
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| Captain: | Sourav Ganguly | ||
| Colors: | Black and Gold | ||
| Founded: | 2008 | ||
| Home Ground: | Eden Gardens | ||
| Capacity: | 90,000 | ||
| Owner: | Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla & Jai Mehta | ||
| CEO: | Joy Bhattacharjee | ||
| Official Website: | Kolkata 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.
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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 and wicket keeper batsman Brendon McCullum. The main bowlers are Shoaib Akhtar, Ishant Sharma, Umar Gul. Others include Ajit Agarkar, Murali Karthik and David Hussey.[3]
Current Squad
Batsmen
No.  | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding/Sign-in Price |
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| 8 | David Hussey | 30 |  Australia | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | US$ 625,000 |
| 14 | Ricky Ponting | 33 | Australia | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | US$ 400,000 |
| Salman Butt | 23 |  Pakistan | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | US$ 100,000 | |
| Akash Chopra | 30 |  India | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Delhi - Ranji Trophy Player | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 22 | India | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Saurashtra - Ranji Trophy Player | |
| Rohan Banerjee | 19 | India | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Bengal Under-22 Team Player | |
| Yashpal Singh | 26 | India | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Services cricket team Player | |
| Debabrata Das | 21 | India | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Bengal Under-22 Team Player |
Wicket Keepers / All Rounders
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding/Sign-in Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sourav Ganguly (Captain) ♠ | 35 | India | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | US$ 1,092,500 (Icon Player) ♠ |
| Tatenda Taibu | 24 |  Zimbabwe | Right-handed | Wicket keeper | US$ 125,000 | |
| 6 | Wriddhiman Saha | 23 | India | Right-handed | Wicket keeper | Bengal - Ranji Trophy Player |
| 42 | Brendon McCullum | 26 |  New Zealand | Right-handed | Wicket keeper | US$ 700,000 |
| Chris Gayle | 28 |  Jamaica | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | US$ 800,000 | |
| 68 | Ajit Agarkar | 30 | India | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | US$ 350,000 |
| 5 | Mohammad Hafeez | 27 | Pakistan | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | US$ 100,000 |
| Iqbal Abdulla | 18 | India | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | India Under-19 Team | |
| 7 | Laxmi Ratan Shukla | 26 | India | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Bengal - Ranji Trophy Player |
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding/Sign-in Price |
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| 29 | Ishant Sharma | 19 | India | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | US$ 950,000 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 32 | Pakistan | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | US$ 450,000 | |
| 25 | Murali Kartik | 31 | India | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | US$ 425,000 |
| Umar Gul | 24 | Pakistan | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | US$ 150,000 | |
| Siddarth Kaul | 17 | India | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | India Under-19 Team | |
| Ranadeb Bose | 29 | India | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Bengal - Ranji Trophy Player | |
| Sourashish Lahiri | 26 | India | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | Bengal - Ranji Trophy Player | |
| Ashoke Dinda | 26 | India | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Bengal - Ranji Trophy Player |
Administration and Coaching staff
Front Office:
- Owners - Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla & Jai Mehta (Red Chillis Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.)
- CEO - Joy Bhattacharjee[4]
- President - TBA
Coaches:
- Head Coach - John Buchanan
- Assistant Head Coach - Matthew Mott[5]
- Physiotherapist - Andrew Leipus[6]
- Physical Trainer - Adrian Le Roux, Michael Buchanan
Kolkata Knight Riders 2008 Season
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