Robin Venu Uthappa is an Indian former cricketer. He represented the Indian national team in One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket.
Yusuf Khan Pathan is an Indian former cricketer and politician of the Trinamool Congress. Pathan made his debut in first-class cricket in 2001/02. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. His younger brother,Irfan Pathan was also an Indian cricketer. Pathan retired from all forms of cricket in February 2021. He was a member of the Indian team that won both the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup. As of June 2024,Pathan is a Member of Parliament from the Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal.
Colin de Grandhomme is a Zimbabwean-born former New Zealand international cricketer. He was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. He was a part of the New Zealand squad to finish as runners-up at the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Manvinder Sultansingh Bisla is an Indian cricketer. He is a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman who currently plays for Goa. Bisla is one of the lesser known of the wicketkeeper batsman that Indian cricket unearthed from the junior and India-A ranks in the last decade,the others being Ajay Ratra,Parthiv Patel,M.S Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik. Bisla was the stand-in captain of the U-19 test team during their tour to England in 2002 season. The match ended in a draw.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a professional franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan,actress Juhi Chawla,and her spouse Jay Mehta. Their home ground is the Eden Gardens,Kolkata.
Mumbai Indians are a professional franchise cricket team based in Mumbai,Maharashtra,that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008,the team is owned by India's biggest conglomerate,Reliance Industries,through its 100% subsidiary Indiawin Sports. Since its establishment,the team has played home matches at the 33,108-capacity Wankhede Stadium.
Manish Krishnanand Pandey is an Indian international cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle-order batsman representing India national cricket team,Karnataka in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He played as an opening batsman for his former IPL team,the Royal Challengers Bangalore,and became the first Indian player to score a century in the IPL in 2009 Indian Premier League. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup.
Christopher Austin Lynn is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who plays for Queensland and the Adelaide Strikers in Australian domestic cricket. Lynn was born in Brisbane,Queensland,and attended St Joseph's Nudgee College and the Queensland Academy of Sport. He is known for being an explosive batsman capable of hitting big sixes.
Shreyas Santosh Iyer is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team as a right-handed batter. Currently,he is bought by Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.He has played in all formats for the Indian cricket team. Iyer scored a century in his debut test match and a half-century in the second innings against New Zealand in November 2021,thus becoming the first Indian player to achieve the milestone. Iyer plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and captained the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League from 2022 to 2024. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was named in the India Squad for 2023 Cricket World Cup,and scored a century against New Zealand in the semi-finals. He was a part of the Indian squad that won the 2023 Asia Cup. He won his first IPL title as captain in the 2024 Indian Premier League,becoming the 5th Indian player to lead a team to the IPL title victory.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata,India,which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2008 IPL edition. They were captained by Sourav Ganguly. Kolkata Knight Riders finished sixth in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata,India,which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2011 IPL. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir. Kolkata Knight Riders finished 4th in the IPL and qualified for the Champions League T20 for the first time.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata,India,which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the nine teams that competed in the 2012 IPL. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir. Kolkata Knight Riders emerged as winners of the 2012 IPL and qualified for the Champions League T20.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata,India,which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2014 IPL. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir. Kolkata Knight Riders won the 2014 IPL and qualified for the Champions League T20.
Tim Seifert is a New Zealand international cricketer. He was part of New Zealand's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup,and made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in February 2018.
Rinku Khanchand Singh is an Indian International cricketer. He is a left-handed middle-order batter and occasional off-spin bowler who made his international debut for India in August 2023 when he played against Ireland at The Village. Singh plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Venkatesh Rajasekaran Iyer is an Indian cricketer who plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Varun Chakravarthy Vinod is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a leg spin bowler. He made his international debut for the India cricket team in July 2021.
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar is an Afghan cricketer,who has represented the national side. He has played for Mis Ainak Knights in the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League,and Rawalpindi Raiders in the Pakistan Junior League. He was selected for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2024 Indian Premier League,and the Colombo Strikers for the 2024 Lanka Premier League.
The 2024 season was the 17th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. They were one of the ten teams competed in the 2024 Indian Premier League. The Kolkata Knight Riders finished at the 7th place in previous season's League stage. The Kolkata Knight Riders drew an average home attendance of 64,872 in the IPL in 2024.
The Kolkata Knight Riders-Royal Challengers Bangalore rivalry is a cricket rivalry between the IPL teams of Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the defunct Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20). It is the oldest rivalry of the IPL and is often referred to as the El Primero of the Indian Premier League. Both teams have faced each other 34 times in the IPL and 1 time in CLT20,with the Kolkata Knight Riders having more victories (21). Kolkata Knight Riders have 3 IPL titles,while Royal Challengers Bangalore have none. The rivalry became more intense when,during the 2013 Indian Premier League faceoff between the two teams,Gautam Gambhir had a verbal spat with Virat Kohli when Kohli was sledged after being dismissed by Lakshmipathy Balaji. This incident increased the hype of the rivalry and is still constant despite the departure of Gambhir from the Knight Riders in 2018.
