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.”