• Kolkata Knight Riders-Key Players

• by: IPL- Fever  |  last updated: April 15, 2008

• Category: Sports  |  Tags: IPL, Indian Premier League, DLF Indian Premier League, Sourav Ganguly, David Hussey, Chris Gayle, Umar Gul, Shoaib Akhtar, Ajit Agarkar, Brendon McCullum, Murali Karthik, Ricky Ponting, Ishant Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Jai Mehta

• 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.â€� Explaining the name of the team he said it was chosen keeping the youth in mind. “It should be appealing to kids,â€� and added “you have to play cricket like football in Kolkata.â€�

• 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

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

• Chris Gayle

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

• Brendon McCullum

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

• Ricky Ponting

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

• Shoaib Akhtar

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

• Ishant Sharma

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

• Umar Gul

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

• Ajit Agarkar

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

• 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
  

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• Guide Comment History

• Manish said 8 months ago:
  Oh wow its a great post and a good source for all videos

• Kiran said 8 months ago:
  I'm so excited for the series

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