Kolkata Knight Riders is a professional franchise cricket team that is part of the Indian Premier League and represents the city of Kolkata in the league.
The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her spouse Jay Mehta. The home ground of Knight Riders is Eden Gardens Stadium.
Overview Of The Team
The overview of, (Kolkata Knight Riders ) is a professional franchise cricket team that is part of the Indian Premier League and represents the city of Kolkata in the league. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her spouse Jay Mehta. The home ground of Knight Riders is Eden Gardens Stadium.
Ownership Of Kolkata Knight Riders
The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her spouse Jay Mehta. The home ground of Knight Riders is Eden Gardens Stadium.
Team Logo And Colour
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.
Team Home Ground
(Kolkata Knight Riders ) is a professional franchise cricket team that is part of the Indian Premier League and represents the city of Kolkata in the league. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her spouse Jay Mehta. The home ground of Knight Riders is Eden Gardens Stadium.
Current And Past Captains
Player | Nationality | From | TO | Matches | Won | Lost |
Sourav Ganguly | India | 2008 | 2010 | 27 | 13 | 14 |
Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 2009 | 2009 | 13 | 3 | 9 |
Gautam Gambhir | India | 2011 | 2017 | 122 | 69 | 59 |
Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Dinesh Karthik | India | 2018 | 2020 | 37 | 19 | 17 |
Eoin Morgan | England | 2020 | 2021 | 24 | 11 | 12 |
Shreyas Iyer | India | 2022 | Present | 14 | 6 | 8 |
Nitish Rana | India | 2023 | 2023 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
Team Squad
Player | Role |
Shreyas Iyer | Batsman |
Nitish Rana | Batsman |
Rinku Singh | Batsman |
Varun Chakravarty | Bowler |
Andre Russell | All-rounder |
Venkatesh Iyer | All-rounder |
Sunil Narine | All-rounder |
Anukul Roy | All-rounder |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz | WK-Batsman |
Harshit Rana | Bowler |
Vaibhav Arora | Bowler |
Suyash Sharma | Bowler |
KS Bharat | WK-Batsman |
Chetan Sakariya | Bowler |
Mitchell Starc | Bowler |
Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Batter |
Ramandeep Singh | All-rounder |
Sherfane Rutherford | All-rounder |
Manish Pandey | Batter |
Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Bowler |
Gus Atkinson | Bowler |
Key players in the current squad
Player | Role |
Mitchell Starc | Bowler |
Rinku Singh | Batter |
Andre Russell | All-Rounder |
Gus Atkinson | Bowler |
Sherfane Rutherford | Batter |
Rehamanullah Gurbaz | Batter |
Jason Roy | Batter |
Shreyas Iyer (C) | Batter |
Manish Pandey | Batter |
V Chakaravarthy | Bowler |
Kolkata Knight Riders Match Schedule 2024
Date and Time | Match Details |
Sat, Apr 01 10:00 AM GMT | 03:30 PM LOCAL | Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2nd Match IPL 2024 Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
Thu, Apr 06 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 9th Match IPL 2024 Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Sun, Apr 09 10:00 AM GMT |03:30 PM LOCAL | Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 13th Match IPL 2024 Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
Fri, Apr 14 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 19th Match IPL 2024 Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Sun, Apr 16 10:00 AM GMT | 03:30 PM LOCAL | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 22nd Match IPL 2024 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Thu, Apr 20 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 28th Match IPL 2024 Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
Sun, Apr 23 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, 33rd Match IPL 2024 Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Wed, Apr 26 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 36th Match IPL 2024 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
Sat, Apr 29 10:00 AM GMT | 03:30 PM LOCAL | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans, 39th Match IPL 2024 Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Thu, May 04 02:00 PM GMT| 07:30 PM LOCAL | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 47th Match IPL 2024 Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
Mon, May 08 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, 53rd Match IPL 2024 Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Thu, May 11 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 56th Match IPL 2024 Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Sun, May 14 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 61st Match IPL 2024 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
Sat, May 20 02:00 PM GMT| 07:30 PM LOCAL | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, 68th Match IPL 2024 Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Achievements
Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL titles two times in history. 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.
Performance in past IPL 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 | 2nd out of 9 | Champions |
2013 | 7th out of 9 | League stage |
2014 | 2nd 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 |
2021 | 4th out of 8 | Runners-up |
2022 | 7th out of 10 | League stage |
2023 | 7th out of 10 | League stage |
Team Management and Coaching Staff
Position | Name |
CEO and Managing Director | Venky Mysore |
Team manager | Wayne Bentley |
Head coach | Chandrakant Pandit |
Assistant coach | Abhishek Nayar |
Assistant coach | James Foster |
Bowling coach | Bharat Arun |
Fielding coach | Ryan ten Doeschate |
Team doctor | Dr. Srikanth Narayanaswamy |
Strength and conditioning coach | Chris Donaldson |
Mentor | Gautam Gambhir |
Fan Base
Kolkata Knight Riders have a fan club named “Knight Riders Army” which is one of the most passionate and active fan clubs in the Indian Premier League.
KRA was founded in 2008 and has since then grown into a large community of KKR supporters from all over the world. The fans and supporters of the Kolkata Knight Riders are crazy the fan of this team comes to the stadium to support their team the Kolkata Knight Riders have a very heavy fanbase all over the world.
Notable Rivalries
The rivalry between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the oldest in IPL history. The match between the two teams was a very high-voltage match the fans and supporters of both two teams came to the stadium to watch the match.
And enjoy the Big Rivalries of the IPL Between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore The inaugural match of IPL was played between both teams in which KKR won by 140 runs due to a 158* off just 73 balls by Brendon McCullum.
Future Outlook
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have a massive task on their hands in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. They have bought many expensive battlers and Bowlers in the upcoming season of IPL. If I say that Kolkata Knight Riders is the heaviest this time, it will not be wrong.
This team is strong in both batting and bowling this time. And they have the power that this team can win the IPL title this time.
Conclusion
Kolkata Knight Riders is a professional franchise cricket team that is part of the Indian Premier League and represents the city of Kolkata in the league.
The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her spouse Jay Mehta. The home ground of Knight Riders is Eden Gardens Stadium.
Here we will give information about all the teams of the IPL, their cricket squad, and their match schedule, you will get everything.
FAQs
Who is the captain of KKR in 2024?
The Captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024 is Shreyas Iyer.
.
Who is the IPL team Knight Riders?
Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer (c), Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey.
Who is the right-arm bowler in KKR?
The right-arm bowler in Kolkata Knight Riders is Harshit Rana.
Which Bollywood actor is the owner of Kolkata Knight Riders?
Shah Rukh Khan