Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The team will be led by Sourav Ganguly, also the Icon Player for the team and coached by John Buchanan. The name of the team was revealed on March 10, 2008 with an official team unveiling ceremony on March 11, 2008. The official theme of the team is Korbo, Lorbo, Jitbo Re (We will do it, Fight for it, Win it) and the official colours are black and gold.

Kolkata Knight Riders is a franchise of the eight team Indian Premier League. It was bought on January 24, 2008 by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with Juhi Chawla and her husband, Jai Mehta.

The logo of the team consist of a blazing golden viking helmet against a black background with the name of the team Kolkata Knight Riders written in gold. The main theme of the team Korbo, Lorbo, Jitbo Re (We will do it, Fight for it, Win it) has been created by Vishal-Shekhar duo. A Knight Rider album with several singers and music composers including Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri will also be created. The tag line of the team is All the King's Men. The team's official colour is black and gold. Black stands for the courage of Maa Kali and gold stands for the spirit of winning. The jersey was created by Bollywood fashion designer Manish Malhotra. The team also has a mascot named Hoog Lee, who is a lazy Royal Bengal Tiger and loves to eat burgers. The name was chosen after lot of research. The name Knight Riders has been chosen keeping in view of the kids and the youth., and is a obvious reference to the famous television show. Incidentally the Kolkata team playing in the ICL (the rebel league) is named as "Kolkata Tigers".
Players

Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of the Indian cricket team is the icon player and will lead the Kolkata franchise. Also in the team is allrounder Chris Gayle and wicket keeper batsman Brendon McCullum. The most successful captain in world cricket Ricky Ponting follows suit with a bowling attack including Shoaib Akhtar, Ishant Sharma, Umar Gul. Others include Ajit Agarkar, Murali Karthik and David Hussey.

Batsmen

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David Hussey - Australia - Right-handed Batsman
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Ricky Ponting - Australia - Right-handed Batsman
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Salman Butt - Pakistan - Left-handed Batsman
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Akash Chopra - India - Right-handed Batsman
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Cheteshwar Pujara - India - Right-handed Batsman
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Rohan Banerjee - India - Left-handed Batsman
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Yashpal Singh - India - Right-handed Batsman
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Debabrata Das - India - Right-handed Batsman

Wicketkeepers

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Brendon McCullum - New Zealand - Right-handed Wicket keeper
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Tatenda Taibu - Zimbabwe - Right-handed Wicket keeper
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Wriddhiman Saha - India - Right-handed Wicket keeper

All Rounders

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Sourav Ganguly (Captain) - India - Left-handed Batsman/Right-arm medium
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Chris Gayle - West Indies - Left-handed Batsman/Right-arm off-break
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Ajit Agarkar - India - Right-handed Batsman/Right-arm fast-medium
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Mohammad Hafeez - Pakistan - Right-handed Batsman/Right-arm off-break
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Iqbal Abdulla - India - Left-handed Batsman/Left-arm orthodox spin
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Laxmi Ratan Shukla - India - Right-handed Batsman/Right-arm fast-medium

Bowlers

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Ishant Sharma - India - Right-arm fast-medium
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Shoaib Akhtar - Pakistan - Right-arm fast
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Murali Kartik - India - Left-arm orthodox spin
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Umar Gul - Pakistan - Right-arm fast-medium
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Siddarth Kaul - India - Right-arm medium
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Ranadeb Bose -India - Right-arm fast-medium
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Sourashish Lahiri - India - Left-arm orthodox spin

Administration and Coaching Staff

Front Office:

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Owners - Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla & Jai Mehta
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CEO - TBA
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President - TBA

Coaches:

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Head Coach - John Buchanan
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Assistant Head Coach - Matthew Mott
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Physiotherapist - Andrew Leipus
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Physical Trainer - Adrian Le Roux