The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan in partnership with actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. The team is currently captained by Gautam Gambhir and coached by Jacques Kallis, a former player of the team. The home of the Knight Riders is Eden Gardens, the largest cricket stadium in India and the third largest in the world by seating capacity.
Owners – Shahrukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment) - 55% shareholder, in partnership with Jay Mehta and Juhi Chawla (Mehta Group) - 45% shareholder
Head coach – Jacques Kallis
Assistant coach – Simon Katich
Bowling coach and mentor – Wasim Akram
Their Top Buys Are :
GAUTHAM GAMBHIR (CPTN) - 100 MILLION
SUNIL NARINE - 80 MILLION
ROBIN UTHAPPA - 50 MILLION
PIYUSH CHAWLA - 42.5 MILLION
YUSUF PATHAN - 32.5 MILLION
SHAKIB AL HASAN - 28 MILLION
MORNE MORKEL - 28 MILLION
UMESH YADAV - 26 MILLION
MANISH PANDEY - 17 MILLION
JAYADEV UNADKAT - 16 MILLION
ANKIT RAJPOOT - 15 MILLION
CHRIS LYNN - 13 MILLION
JOHN HASTINGS - 13 MILLION
KKR opened their account in IPL 9 with a huge victory against DELHI DAREDEVILS & lost to MUMBAI INDIANS in their home.KKR leading by gautham gambhir is always a tough opponent with so many alrounders in the team.
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