Had Kolkata Knight Riders played under the leadership of former India skipper Sourav Ganguly in the Indian Premier League, they might have avoided the tag of tournament-laggards, feels teams young pacer Ashok Dinda.
“Dada (Ganguly) knows us (the Bengal cricketers) inside out. He knows what are our strengths and weaknesses. Our performance would have been better [...]
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum will lead the Kolkata Knight Riders for the second season of the IPL, which begins on Saturday in South Africa. He has replaced former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who led Kolkata during the first season of the IPL.
The move has cleared some doubt regarding the multiple-captain theory proposed by [...]
The second edition of Indian Premier League, beginning tomorrow here, has been insured for $286 million, more than double the amount $125
million spent last season, owing to terror threats.
Besides, the whopping sum for overall insurance for the tournament, India and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has attracted the highest individual insurance cover [...]
West Indies captain Chris Gayle will head up the Caribbean swashbucklers at the second Indian Premier League tournament.
Gayle will hope to make up for his injury-hit season last year when he turns out for the Kolkata Knight Riders in South Africa, the venue for the competition after security threats saw it moved from India.
The 29-year-old [...]
Kings XI Punjab lost by a narrow margin of 10 runs against the Warriors in their warm-up game in Port Elizabeth, as they faltered in pursuit of a competitive 151. Colin Ingram set up the Warriors innings with an aggressive, unbeaten 57, which included five fours and two sixes. Punjab struggled in the field, dropping [...]
Kolkatta were being touted as the best team after their first two wins but their performance nose-dived as the series progressed.
Kolkata’s performance was as unpredictable as their speedster, Shoaib Akhtar at times.
At times they pulled off thrilling victories, like they did against Punjab, scoring 70 in the last four overs to seal victory.
Against Mumbai, they [...]
The Kolkata Knight Riders missed out on the signatures of Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff for the second season of the Indian Premier League because they were too expensive.
At the start of the IPL auction, the smart money would’ve been on the glamorous Knight Riders to add one of England’s biggest stars to their [...]
Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan is confident increased availability of international players will make the team more competitive in the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The franchise finished sixth in the inaugural IPL when they struggled to build momentum with various departures and arrivals of non-Indian players, whose participation was cut [...]
It’s being assumed that Priyanka Gandhi may set to move to South Africa for IPL matches. Priyanka is a die hard fan of Kolkata Knight Riders and she would be moving to SA to cheer up the Shah Rukh Khan’s team.
Right now Priyanka is busy with the campaign schedule for the general elections.
Kolkata Knight Riders [...]
Starting this week, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is been seen drinking and promoting Sprite, Coca-Cola’s clear lemon drink, in TV commercials.
PepsiCo ended its association with its most famous and visible brand ambassador in India a few months back, which led SRK to famously quip: “They have thrown me out and I’m jobless”.
Now, [...]
