Kolkata Knight Riders

Ganguly to pick cheerleaders for KKR

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, who is popularly known as the Prince of Kolkata, will pick new cheerleaders for his Indian Premier League team, the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Ganguly is all set to make his small screen debut in Shahrukh Khan’s show, Knights and Angels. But unlike other cricketers he will not be seen participating, but […]

SRK to pick cheerleaders for Knight Riders

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is looking for cheerleaders for his Indian Premier League (IPL) team.
The star will pick six cheerleaders for his Kolkata Knight Riders for the upcoming second season through his TV show “Knights & Angels”. The show is being produced by Shah Rukh’s Red Chillies Entertainment and will air on NDTV Imagine, […]

Knight Riders sign Haryana all rounder

Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday signed up Haryana all-rounder Sachin Rana after the end of their three-day trials at the Eden Gardens here.
With team owner Shah Rukh Khan away in the US and coach John Buchanan leaving the camp midway to honour his personal commitments, Kolkata Knight Riders would announce the detailed list of sign-ups […]

Knight Riders put Shoaib Akhtar on sale

Kolkata Knight Riders are in no mood to retain controversial Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar for the Indian Premier League’s second season and today put him “up for trade” in the transfer window which is open till January 22.
“Shoaib is up for trade… We cannot have room for two pacers (that includes Umar Gul),” KKR coach […]

KKR look to replace Ponting

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is lined up for sale in the upcoming IPL players’ transfer and auction.
Ponting was all smiles on Wednesday after he led his side to victory in Sydney over South Africa. But his joy may prove to be short-lived as he could soon be up for trade by his IPL team. But […]

Azhar’s son might join Knight Riders

Indian Premier League (IPL) side Kolkata Knight Riders has called former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin’s son Mohammad Asaduddin for a three-day trial at the Eden Gardens from January 5.
“He has been recommended by one of our talent scouters. We will see how he shapes up during the trial,” Kolkata Knight Riders team director Joy Bhattacharya […]

Knight Riders sign Oz all rounder Moises

Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders have signed up young New South Wales all-rounder Moises Henriques for 300,000 dollars.
Henriques’s contract is believed to be heavily incentive-based, but it still stands to make him the highest-paid junior cricketer in Australia, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
The St George all-rounder said he was unaware whether the contract […]

Knight Riders find new batting sensation

New South Wales batsman David Warner has caught the attention of Indian Premier League scouts, and could turn out for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the second season of the Twenty20 competition next year.
Warner has blasted Tasmania for 165 not out (from 112 balls) and 97 (from 54 balls) over the past eight days - […]

Ganguly will play a major role: SRK

As the curtains come down on former India skipper Sourav Ganguly’s international career after the Australia series, he will still have a major role in leading Kolkata Knight Riders in the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), said team owner and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan.
“Most of the team policies are decided by […]

IPL instrumental in my selection: Dinda

Thanks to the Indian Premier League, Ashok Dinda said he was expecting the Irani Trophy call-up as he has been doing well in the last one year or so.
“This is a great thing to happen to me. In a way I was hoping for it because I have been doing well since last year. It […]

Buchanan hunting new talent for KnightRiders

IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders has decided to launch a talent hunt throughout the country and it started with a camp in Mumbai under John Buchanan.
“We are looking at the long-term picture,” the lanky Aussie said after his first ‘net’ session with the 100-odd boys.
“The idea is to have a large pool of players. We […]

Mendis needs to stand the test of time: Buchanan

Former Australian and Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan says Ajantha Mendis should be judged on a long-term basis only and success in one series doesn’t really mean anything.
“Mendis reminds me a bit of Johnny Gleeson, though he releases the ball much quicker, is taller and stronger. He also has good change of pace,” he […]

Knight Riders made most profit

Talking to the media after the IPL ended successfully, commissioner Lalit Modi said that according to his calculations, it wasn’t possible for all the Franchises to make money. Yet some of them still made a little profit, while others would have just managed to break even.

He said that it is his belief that Kolkata Knight […]

Riders snatch win from the Kings

This was their last match against the Punjab Kings XI for the Knight Riders. Not only was it the last chance but it was their last opportunity to redeem themselves in front of the home crowd.
The Kings XI side were put to bat first and although they lost Hopes early, Marsh and Sangakkara thundered and […]

Abandoned match leaves Kolkata out and Delhi hopeful

The match between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders was called off on account of rains. Not a single ball was bowled and both the teams were awarded one point each.
The match was crucial for both teams - on one side, Kolkata needed to win the game to have a dash of hope for entering […]

King Khan summons his Knights

“Story time boys… I told you if you keep losing you have to bear with my long, boring msgs…. This is your punishment…. Many times I have made movies which don’t do well…. When I’m doing them, of course, I don’t know they won’t do well…. The story is written by somebody else and I […]

DareDevils take on KnightRiders

In an important match for both the teams, Delhi takes on Kolkata at the Feroz Shah Kotla today, with every chance of the weather playing spoilsport. Delhi has been hit by freak environmental conditions this past week, resulting in squalls and rain showers every morning, and more showers earlier in the day have cast a […]

Rajasthan in; Kolkata (almost) out

In what was a decisive match for the two teams, Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata knight Riders by six wickets in just 16.3 overs to book their semi final berth, while almost knocking out Ganguly’s men.

Shane Warne won the toss and put Kolkata into bat. It appeared as if the Knight Riders were simply trying too […]

Knight Riders face Do or Die match

In a match of utmost importance and dire consequences, Kolkata Knight Riders take on the Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens today. Almost all eyes would be intently watching the proceedings and not only because if they lose, Kolkata will be most certainly out of the reckoning for semi-finals.

The truth is that the match will […]

SRK given access to dug-outs

In what has been a heated topic for the past two days, Shah Rukh Khan was finally given access to all areas of the stadium for all matches of the Kolkata team. This means that by wearing the red coloured entry pass, SRK can now visit both the dressing room as well as the dug-out […]