Kolkata Knight Riders-Key Players

by: Satya
Kolkata Knight Riders-Key Players

Bollywood and Cricket are the India's big pastimes, so what better way to make the fans sit up and take notice than by blending the two together through Shah Rukh Khan also known as the King of Bollywood, and the IPL.. One of the eight Indian Premier League teams, Kolkata Knight Riders, was unveiled by actor Shah Rukh Khan along with the team coach John Buchanan and Captain Sourav Ganguly at an impressive function. Shah Rukh said, “we are here to play to win.” Explaining the name of the team he said it was chosen keeping the youth in mind. “It should be appealing to kids,” and added “you have to play cricket like football in Kolkata.”

Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly Age: 35
Nationality: India
Batting Style: Left-Handed
Bowling/Fielding: Right-arm medium
Bidding/Sign in Price: $1,092,500 (Icon Player)

David Hussey

David Hussey Age: 30
Nationality: Australia
Batting Style: Right-Handed
Bowling/Fielding: Right-arm off-break
Bidding/Sign in Price: $625,000

Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle Age: 28
Nationality:Jamaica
Batting Style: Left-Handed
Bowling/Fielding: Right-arm off-break
Bidding/Sign in Price: $800,000

Brendon McCullum

Brendon McCullum Age: 26
Nationality: New Zealand
Batting Style: Right-Handed
Bowling/Fielding: Wicket Keeper
Bidding/Sign in Price: $700,000

Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting Age: 33
Nationality: Australia
Batting Style: Right-Handed
Bowling/Fielding: Right-arm medium
Bidding/Sign in Price: $400,000

Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar Age: 32
Nationality: Pakistan
Batting Style: Right-Handed
Bowling/Fielding: Right-arm fast
Bidding/Sign in Price: $450,000

Ishant Sharma

Ishant Sharma Age: 19
Nationality: India
Batting Style: Right-Handed
Bowling/Fielding: Right-arm fast-medium
Bidding/Sign in Price: $950,000

Umar Gul

Umar Gul Age: 24
Nationality: Pakistan
Batting Style: Right-Handed
Bowling/Fielding: Right-arm fast-medium
Bidding/Sign in Price: $150,000

Ajit Agarkar

Ajit Agarkar Age: 30
Nationality: India
Batting Style: Right-Handed
Bowling/Fielding: Right-arm fast-medium
Bidding/Sign in Price: $350,000

Murali Karthik

Murali Karthik Age: 31
Nationality: India
Batting Style: Left-Handed
Bowling/Fielding: Left-arm orthodox spin
Bidding/Sign in Price: $425,000

Administration and Coaching staff

Front Office:
Owners - Shah Rukh Khan(Red Chillis Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.), Juhi Chawla and Jai Mehta
CEO - Joy Bhattacharjee
President - To Be Announced

Coaches:
Head Coach - John Buchanan
Assistant Head Coach - Matthew Mott
Physiotherapist - Andrew Leipus
Physical Trainer - Adrian Le Roux, Michael Buchanan

Shahrukhan Khan Kolkatha Riders Anthem Song

Kolkota Knight Riders - Ball Eat

Kolkata Knight Riders - Howzzat

Kolkata Knight Riders - Dancing Batsman

Kolkata Knight Riders - Intro Video

Kolkata Knight Riders - Soccer

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