Kolkata Knight Riders

Co-owned by Shah Rukh Khan, the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders announced their new head coach, on August 17. KKR issued a press release and mentioned that Chandrakant Pandit will be its new head coach, replacing Brendon Mccullum. Notably, Pandit is a successful coach, who has been a reason behind victory of many Ranji title winner teams. This year he took Madhya Pradesh to their maiden Ranji title as well. 

Australian cricketer Pat Cummins on April 26 donated $50,000 to the PM Cares Fund for the purchase of oxygen supplies. Currently representing Kolkata Knight Riders for the 14th season of the IPL, the pacer also urged fellow IPL players to come forward and help. Lauding the government’s move of continuing IPL amid COVID surge, Cummins said “playing the IPL…in lockdown provides a few hours of joy and respite”.

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has bought a franchise in the USA's Major Cricket League. The Los Angeles' franchise named as ‘LA Knight Riders’ will feature in the T20 tournament along with five other teams. With Knight Riders entry into the tournament, organizers have barred the entry of any other IPL franchise for the next five years. Moreover, SRK’s companies will also help to build stadiums in the franchise-based cities.

With a last-ball win, Chennai Super Kings have spoiled the Kolkata Knight Riders' chances of making to playoffs. Chasing 172, Super Kings started well as Rituraj Gaikwad, Chennai's last match hero, pulled the things with good intent. However, Rayudu failed once again to convert the good start into match-winning knock. Dhoni too went in quick succession as Chakravarthy bowled him out for the second time in this IPL. Seeing wickets falling at… read-more

Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) got Sunil Narine back in the line-up as the spinner has been removed from the IPL's 'Suspect Action Warning List', on October 18. He was flagged for "illegal bowling action" in the match against Kings XI Punjab on October 10. IPL's 'Suspect Bowling Action Committee', mentioned that the bowler's elbow-bend is seen to be within the range limit, concluding his bowling action to be clean.