The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a professional cricket franchise that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team is based in Kolkata, which is the capital city of the Indian state of West Bengal. The KKR franchise was founded in 2008 and is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her spouse Jay Mehta.
The KKR has won the IPL title twice, in 2012 and 2014, and has finished as runners-up twice, in 2008 and 2019. The team is known for its strong performances in the IPL and for its large fan following.
Some notable players who have represented the KKR include Gautam Gambhir, who captained the team to its IPL title wins in 2012 and 2014, and Andre Russell, who is known for his explosive batting and effective bowling.
The team's home ground is the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata, which is one of the largest cricket stadiums in the world. The KKR has a strong fan base, known as the "Knight Riders Army," and is one of the most popular teams in the IPL.
List of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) players for IPL 2023
- Andre Russell
- Varun Chakravarthy
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Sunil Narine
- Pat Cummins
- Shreyas Iyer
- Nitish Rana
- Shivam Mavi
- Sheldon Jackson
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Rinku Singh
- Anukul Roy
- Rasikh Dar
- Baba Indrajith
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Abhijeet Tomar
- Pratham Singh
- Ashok Sharma
- Sam Billings
- Aaron Finch
- Tim Southee
- Ramesh Kumar
- Mohammad Nabi
- Umesh Yadav
- Aman Khan
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