Kolkata Knight Riders: A powerhouse in the Indian Premier League

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a cricket team in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team is owned by Red Chillies Entertainment and has been involved in every edition of the tournament since 2008. KKR won the IPL for the first time in 2012 and again in 2014. They have reached the final three times, losing to Chennai Super Kings in 2021. The team has had notable players such as Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir, and Andre Russell. The home ground of KKR is the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

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IPL 2025 FIXTURES

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KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS BIO

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Captain: Ajinkya Rahane
CEO and Managing Director: Venky Mysore
Team manager: Wayne Bentley
Mentor: Dwayne Bravo
Head coach: Chandrakant Pandit
Bowling coach: Bharat Arun
Spin Bowling coach: Carl Crowe
Analyst: Nathan Leamon
Strength and conditioning coach: Chris Donaldson
Physiotherapist: Prasanth Panchada

Sponsors

Principal Partners: MyFab11, BKT
Associate Sponsors: Lux Cozi, Joy Personal Care, Money, Jio, Acko, Royal Green
Official Partners: Thums Up, Boat, Mio Amore, HRX
Merchandise Licensing Partners: The Souled Store, LIT-AF.IN, EUME
Media Partners: Fever FM, 94.3 Radio One, The Telegraph, Sampark

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are one of the big franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They have featured in every edition of the T20 tournament since the first competition in 2008. The franchise is owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, actor Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. The team is extremely popular due to its celebrity connection.

After producing mixed results in the initial editions, Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL for the first time in 2012. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batted first in the game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai and posted 190 for 3 in their 20 overs. KKR chased down the target in the last over as Manvinder Bisla top-scored with 89 off 48 balls. 

Kolkata won the IPL for the second time in 2014. This time, they beat Punjab by three wickets in another high-scoring final at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Punjab batted first and put up 199/4 as Wriddhiman Saha smashed 115 not out off 55 balls and Manan Vohra 67 off 52. Manish Pandey played a brilliant knock in the chase to ensure Kolkata Knight Riders clinched their second IPL title. He hammered 94 off 50 balls, with the aid of seven fours and six sixes.

KKR made the playoffs for three years in a row, from 2016 to 2018. However, they could not go all the way. The franchise made its third final in 2021 but went down to CSK by 27 runs in the final. In 2022 and 2023, they were eliminated from the group stage but won their third title in 2024. KKR defeated SRH in the final.

Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir, Andre Russell, Ricky Ponting, Brendon McCullum, Chris Gayle, Eoin Morgan, Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Robin Uthappa, and Dinesh Karthik are some of the prominent names who have represented the Kolkata franchise over the years.

According to reports, their brand value OF KKR was $109 million in 2024.

Kolkata Knight Riders Address – Knight Riders Sports Pvt. Ltd., Backstage, Plot no. 612 Junction of Rama Krishna Mission Road & 15th Road, South Avenue, Santacruz West, Mumbai, Maharashtra: 400054.
Email Address – business@kkr.in, press@kkr.in
Kolkata Knight Riders official website – https://www.kkr.in/

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS SQUAD 2025

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PLAYER NAME	COUNTRY	Price (Cr)	STYLE	BOWLING STYLE
Ajinkya Rahane (Captain)	India	1.50	Batter	Right-hand Bat, Right arm Medium
Venkatesh Iyer (Vice Captain)	India	23.75	All-rounder	Left-handed, Right-arm Medium
Anukul Roy	India	0.40	Allrounder	Left-handed, Left-arm orthodox
Manish Pandey	India	0.75	Batter	Right-handed, Right-arm Off-spin
Andre Russell	West Indies	12.00	All-rounder	Right-handed, Right-arm Fast
Angkrish Raghuvanshi	India	3.00	Batter	Right hand Bat, Slow Left arm Orthodox
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	Afghanistan	2.00	Wicketkeeper	Right-handed
Harshit Rana	India	4.00	Bowler	Right-handed, Right-arm Medium
Varun Chakaravarthy	India	12.00	Bowler	Right-handed, Right Arm Legbreak
Rinku Singh	India	13.00	Batter	Left-handed, Right-arm off-break
Sunil Narine	West Indies	12.00	All-rounder	Left-handed, Right-arm Off-spin
Vaibhav Arora	India	1.80	Bowler	Right-handed, Fast Seam
Ramandeep Singh	India	4.00	All-rounder	Right hand Bat, Right arm Medium
Anrich Nortje	South Africa	6.50	Bowler	Right-hand, Right-arm fast
Quinton de kock	South Africa	3.60	Wicketkeeper	Left hand Bat
Spencer Johnson	Australian	2.80	Bowler	Left-handed, Left arm Fast medium
Moeen Ali	England	2.00	All-rounder	Left Handed Bat, Right-arm off-break
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	Afghanistan	2.00	Wicketkeeper	Right-hand bat , Right-hand bat
Rovman Powell	West Indies	1.50	Batter	Right-hand bat, Right arm Medium fast
Umran Malik	India	0.75	Bowler	Right-Hand Bat, Right-arm fast
Luvnith Sisodia	India	0.30	Wicketkeeper	Left hand Bat, Left arm Medium
Chetan Sakariya	India		Bowler	Left-handed , Left-arm medium-fast

RECORDS BY TEAM

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• Highest fifth-wicket partnership in IPL – (134*) between Shakib Al Hasan and Yusuf Pathan against Gujarat Lions at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, May 2016

MAJOR STADIUMS

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The iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata is the home ground of the Kolkata Knight Riders. The stadium has a capacity of 68,000. It was the largest cricket stadium in India, with a seating capacity of over 90,000. However, in 2011, the stadium was renovated to meet the standards set by the International Cricket Council for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, reducing its capacity.

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