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Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders, also known as KKR is the IPL franchise that represents Kolkata. The official theme of the team is: Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re, which means: We will do it, Fight for it, Win it. The franchise was bought by King Khan of Bollywood, ShahRukh Khan.
IPL 2008 Performance
After a good start in IPL 2008, winning their first 2 matches with the opening batsman, Brendon McCullum scoring record 158 runs in the first match itself, the team faced 4 consecutive losses. Because of some brilliant performances from Captain, Sourav Ganguly, and Shoaib Akhtar the team was then able to win 3 matches in a row. But then they again lost next 3 matches and didn’t qualify for the semi-finals. In a match against Mumbai Indians, the team was bowled out for just 67 runs, the lowest score by any IPL team.
Here is some information about Kolkata Knight Riders:
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Captain: Sourav Ganguly (Ind)
Coach: John Buchanan (Aus) Owners: Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla & Jai Mehta Most Expensive Player: Sourav Ganguly ($1.09 million) Total Cost Of The Franchise: $75.09 million Stats: Played 13 | Won 6 | Lost 7 |
The Team is as follows:
| Batsmen | All Rounders | Bowlers | Wicket Keepers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Hodge (Aus) Aakash Chopra (Ind) Debabrata Das (Ind) Cheteshwar Pujara (Ind) |
David Hussey (Aus) Moises Henriques (Aus) Chris Gayle (WI) Mashrafe Mortaza (Ban) Angelo Mathews (SL) Sourav Ganguly (Ind) Laxmi Ratan Shukla (Ind) Iqbal Abdullah (Ind) Sachin Rana (Ind) Ajit Agarkar (Ind) |
Mashrafe Mortaza (Ban) Ajantha Mendis (SL) Ashok Dinda (Ind) Murali Karthik (Ind) Ishant Sharma (Ind) Mohnish Parmar (Ind) Charl Langeveldt |
Brendon McCullum (NZ) Morne van Wyk Wriddhiman Saha |
Kolkata Knight Riders is definitely one of the strongest teams in Indian Premier League and many of its players are also in their form. So, a lot can be expexted from this team of Sourav Dada.
