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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a professional T20 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 .
In 2008, Red Chillies acquired ownership rights for the franchise representing Kolkata in the Twenty20 cricket tournament Indian Premier League, for a price of US$75.09 million, and have since named the team Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR is the richest team in the IPL and it has been ranked as the most valued with a brand value of $42.1 million. [88]
Venky Mysore is the CEO of Red Chillies Entertainment and CEO and managing director of the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders. [1] He was instrumental behind Kolkata Knight Riders buying the Caribbean Premier League team Trinbago Knight Riders (then Trinidad and Tobago Red Steels) .
The Kolkata Knight Riders finished at the 7th place in previous season's League stage. [1] The Kolkata Knight Riders drew an average home attendance of 64,872 in the IPL in 2024. Ahead of the 2024 season, Shreyas Iyer returned as the captain after missing out the 2023 season due to back injury.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Groin Injury and International Duty: 29 April 2008 [46] [44] Daniel Vettori: New Zealand: Delhi Daredevils: International Duty: 30 April 2008 [44] Brendon McCullum: New Zealand: Kolkata Knight Riders [44] Jacob Oram: New Zealand: Chennai Super Kings [44] Ross Taylor: New Zealand: Royal Challengers Bangalore: 1 May 2008 ...
He had been bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at a base price of INR 20 lakhs. Whether or not he would participate in the IPL season would depend on the League's Governing Council approval. [ 14 ] [ needs update ] A senior BCCI official confirmed that leg-spinner Pravin Tambe would not play in the IPL 2020 since he had played in T10 league.
In Kolkata, Phil Salt smashed 14 fours and three sixes in his whirlwind knock as Kolkata won with 4.2 overs to spare. It finished on 162-2 in 15.4 overs, replying to Lucknow’s 161-7.
Eden Gardens is an international cricket stadium in Kolkata, India. Established in 1864, it is the oldest [4] [5] [6] and second-largest cricket stadium in India and third-largest in the world. The stadium currently has a capacity of 68,000. [7] It is operated by Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and is the home ground of the Kolkata Knight ...