Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a top-rated IPL franchise owned by Knight Riders Sports Private Ltd. The team’s co-owners are popular Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her husband Jay Mehta. Kolkata Knight Riders plays its home matches at its home ground, Eden Gardens.

Kolkata Knight Riders won three TATA IPL champion titles (2012, 2014, and 2024) till now, KKR won the first TATA IPL champion title in 2012 when defeated Chennai Super Kings in the final match, while the second TATA IPL champion title won in the 2014 by defeating Punjab Kings and the third TATA IPL champion title won in 2024 when they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Kolkata Knight Riders has prepared its new squad for the upcoming IPL season (18th edition) with the addition of new players. According to the recent report of sports.ndtv.com, the team’s next captain would be Ajinkya Rahane for IPL 2025 and would be coached by Chandrakant Pandit, Kolkata Knight Riders squad for IPL 2025 is mentioned below in the article.

History

As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced in 2007 to start a T20 cricket league in India, the eight teams participated in that inaugural IPL season to represent India’s different cities for which the auction was held on 20 February 2008 in Mumbai. One of the eight teams was Kolkata Knight Riders, representing Kolkata, a city in India.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, in partnership with actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta, eventually bought the team for $75.09 million in 2008. They chose Sourav Ganguly as the team’s captain because of his experience, leadership qualities, aggressive leadership style, and tactical acumen. The team’s name was chosen to be inspired by an American Television series named Knight Rider.