Lakshmipathy Balaji is an Indian cricket coach and former international cricketer. He was a right-arm fast medium bowler. He represented the Indian cricket team and was part of the Indian team that finished as runners-up in the 2004 Asia Cup. He played for Tamil Nadu and South Zone in domestic cricket.
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.
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.
Siddarth Kaul,also spelled Siddharth Kaul,is an Indian professional cricketer. A fast bowler who bowls at about 130 km/h,he made his first-class debut for Punjab in 2007. Kaul was a part of the victorious India Under-19s team at the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and was named as one of the players to be drafted for the Indian Premier League,where he signed for the Kolkata Knight Riders. His father,Tej Kaul,played across three seasons in the 1970s for Jammu and Kashmir. His brother,Uday Kaul,also played for Punjab,and later for Chandigarh and Mizoram. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup.
Krishnakumar Dinesh Karthik is an Indian commentator and former professional cricketer and coach who played for the India national cricket team and is currently the batting coach for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. He was also the captain of the Tamil Nadu cricket team in domestic cricket. He made his debut for the Indian cricket team in 2004. He was the 4th Indian batsman to play 300 T20 matches. Karthik was a member of the team that won both the inaugural 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. Karthik is also the first Indian ever to win a Player of The Match award in a T20 International,having done so in 2006. Known for his six hitting ability,aggressive batting style,longevity and ability to finish games strong,Karthik was viewed as a crucial asset in the IPL and the India national cricket team for almost two decades.
Rajat Bhatia is an Indian former professional cricketer. He played for a number of teams,such as Tamil Nadu,Delhi,Delhi Daredevils,Kolkata Knight Riders and Rising Pune Supergiants. He was a part of the MRF Pace Foundation when he was young. He led the Uttarakhand cricket team in 2018 Ranji Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Sankarankutty Sandeep Warrier is an Indian international cricketer. He made his international debut for the Indian cricket team in July 2021 against Sri Lanka. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has played for Kerala and currently plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in the IPL.
Prithvi Pankaj Shaw is an Indian cricketer who has played for the Indian cricket team in all formats. In domestic cricket,he plays for Mumbai and Delhi Capitals. Under his captaincy,the Indian team won the 2018 Under-19 World Cup.
Shreyas Santosh Iyer is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team as a right-handed batter. 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.
Konganda Charamanna Cariappa,commonly known as K.C. Cariappa,is an Indian professional cricketer who plays for Mizoram in Indian domestic cricket.
Nitish Rana is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is an attacking left-handed batsman,effective off spin bowler and current captain of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team He was a batsman and part-time bowler during his initial stage but now he has developed himself into an effective batting allrounder. In November 2018,he was named as the captain of Delhi,succeeding former captain Gautam Gambhir. Rana was also captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2023 Season.
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.
Mohammed Siraj is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler for the Indian national team. He also plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and Hyderabad in domestic cricket. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2023 Asia Cup,where he was the Player of the Match in the final against Sri Lanka. He was a member of the Indian team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup. He is also a DSP in Hyderabad appointed on 11 October 2024 at Telangana DGP office. This came in effect after Telangana CM Revanth Reddy's announcement.
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).
Thangarasu Natarajan is an Indian international cricketer. He made his debut for the India cricket team in December 2020. Currently he plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket. He became the first Indian cricketer to make his international debut across all three formats on the same tour when he was playing in India's 2020–21 tour of Australia.
Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore is an Indian cricketer. Sai Kishore is primarily a left-arm orthodox bowler but he also bats left-handed.
Shivam Mavi is an Indian international cricketer,who is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He made his international debut for the Indian cricket team in January 2023.
Mayank Markande is an Indian cricketer who plays for Punjab in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. He made his international debut for the India cricket team in February 2019.
The 2019 season was the 12th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2019 IPL. They finished the season in the fifth place. The team was captained by Dinesh Karthik and coached by Jacques Henry Kallis with Simon Matthew Katich as assistant coach,Omkar Salvia as bowling coach and Abhishek Mohan Nair as mentor
