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| == Franchise history == | == Franchise history == | ||
| In 2017, the ] (BCCI) created the cricket tournament ] based on the ] form of the game.Eight teams would participate in the inaugural tournament held in July – August of the same year. The teams representing the eight different cities of India were put up on auction in ] on 20 March. The team representing ] was eventually bought by Bollywood superstar ]'s company ] in partnership with actress ] and her husband ] and ] owner of ] . | In 2017, the ] (BCCI) created the cricket tournament ] based on the ] form of the game.Eight teams would participate in the inaugural tournament held in July – August of the same year. The teams representing the eight different cities of India were put up on auction in ] on 20 March. The team representing ] was eventually bought by Bollywood superstar ]'s company ] in partnership with actress ] and her husband ] and ] owner of ] . | ||
| == Livery == | == Livery == | ||
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For other uses, see KKR (disambiguation).Cricket team
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| League | Women's Indian Premier League |
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| Personnel | |
| Captain | Veda Krishnamurthy |
| Coach | Wasim Jaffer |
| Owner | Knight Riders Sports PVT LTD |
| Team information | |
| City | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Colours |  |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Home ground | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Capacity | 90,000 |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Salt Lake Stadium (Capacity: 85,000) Kanchenjunga Stadium (Capacity: 40,000) |
The Kolkata Knight Riders (also known by the acronym KKR) are a franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Women's Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta and Mangal Lodha owner of Lodha Group. The team is currently captained by Veda Krishnamurthy and coached by Wasim Jaffer. The home of the Knight Riders is Eden Gardens, the largest cricket stadium in India and the second largest in the world by seating capacity.
The official theme of the team is Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re (we will act, fight and win!) and the official colours are purple and gold.
Franchise history
In 2017, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) created the cricket tournament Women's Indian Premier League based on the Twenty20 form of the game.Eight teams would participate in the inaugural tournament held in July – August of the same year. The teams representing the eight different cities of India were put up on auction in Goa on 20 March. The team representing Kolkata was eventually bought by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's company Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with actress Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta and Mangal Lodha owner of Lodha Group .
Livery
Initially, when Kolkata Knight Riders were first introduced in 2018,the black background was changed to purple in the third season. It was in 2018 that the current logo, which has a blazig purple Corinthian helmet trimmed with gold, with Kolkata Knight Riders written within a shield was introduced.
The tagline of the team was "All the King's Men" during the first four seasons.However, in the fifth it was replaced by "New Dawn, New Knights". The team's official colours were black and gold during the first two seasons. At the time, Khan said that "golden symbolizes spirit of life and black presents the Goddess Kali.It was later changed to purple and gold during the third season and was kept so. The jersey was created by Bollywood fashion designer Manish Malhotra.
The main theme of the team Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re (we will act, fight and win!) was scored by Vishal-Shekhar duo A Knight Riders album featuring several singers and music composers including Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri was also created.
Home ground
The home venue of the Knight Riders is the iconic Eden Gardens (with the two ends of the crease called the High Court End and the Club House End). Owned by the Cricket Association of Bengal, it is the largest cricket stadium in India and had a seating capacity of over 90,000 and Salt Lake Stadium and Kanchenjunga Stadium.
Sponsors and partners
Players
Veda Krishnamurthy, is captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders was the icon player and led the franchise in the 2018 seasons.
Administration and support staff
- Owners – Shahrukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment),Jay Mehta,Juhi Chawla (Mehta Group), Mangal Lodha (Lodha Group)
- CEO – Venky Mysore
- Team Manager – Abhishek Singh
- Director of cricket:Kris Britt
- Head coach:Wasim Jaffer
- Assistant head coach:Amrita Shinde
- Batting coach:Melissa Papworth
- Batting consultant:Lindsay Reeler
- Spin bowling coach:Anna Dodd
- Fast bowling coach:Snehal Pradhan
- bowling consultant:Charmaine Mason
- fielding coach:Clare Shillington
- wicket keeping coach:leonie Coleman
- Head coaches
- Wasim Jaffer - 2018–present
Squad
Players with international caps before the start of the 2017 WIPL season are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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| 79 | Veda Krishnamurthy |  |
(1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain |
Statistics
Overall results
| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % | Position |
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| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
- Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
See also
References
External links
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