Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is the team representing Kolkata city in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders is led by Saurav Ganguly, who is also the Icon Player for the team. John Buchanan of Australia is the team's coach.

This franchise of IPL is owned by bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with actress Juhi Chawala and her husband Jai Mehta.

"Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re" (We will do it, Fight for it, Win it) is the official theme of the Kolkata Knight Riders where as the team's official colors are black and gold. The team's CEO is Joy Bhattacharya.

Kolkata Knight Riders' logo consists of a blazing golden Viking helmet against a black background with the name of the team Kolkata Knight Riders written in gold. The theme song of the team "Korbo, Lorbo, Jitbo Re" (We will do it, Fight for it, Win it) has been composed by Vishal-Shekhar duo.

Kolkata Knight Riders In 2008 IPL Season
Kolkata Knight Riders had a good beginning to the season. They won their first two matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers. Brendon McCullum, the opening batsman of KKR scored an impressive 158 runs in the first match which is a record for the highest runs ever scored by a batsman in a Twenty-20 match. The winning streak however could not be sustained for too long and the team lost four matches in a row.

Next three matches again brought the team back into winning limelight with strong performances by players like Saurav Ganguly and Shoaib Akhtar. However KKR's performance dipped again and they lost next three matches. This included their match against Mumbai Indians in which they were bowled out for 67 runs, the lowest score by a team in IPL.

Kolkata Knight Riders lost their chance to make it to the semi-finals after the match against Delhi Daredevils was washed out due to rains. Their season came to an end with a winning note, by defeating Kings XI Punjab on thier home ground.

Kolkata Knight Riders' Current Squad
1. Sourav Ganguly (Capt)
2. Ricky Ponting
3. Brendon McCullum
4. Chris Gayle
5. Brad Hodge
6. Angelo Mathews
7. Moises Henriques
8. Ajit Agarkar
9. Ashish Chopda
10. Chateshwar Pujara
11. Yashpal Singh
12. Laxmi Ratan Shukla
13. Sourashish Lahri
14. Rohan Bannerjee
15. Debabrata Das
16. Wriddhiman Saha
17. Ashok Dinda
18. Ajantha Mendis
19. David Hussey
20. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
21. Ishant Sharma
22. Murali Kartik
23. Umar Gul
24. Iqbal Abdulla