Eoin Morgan Leads KKR; Dinesh Karthik Steps Down To Focus On Batting
Kolkata Knight Riders' team management on October 16 announced that England's Eoin Morgan will replace Dinesh Karthik as the team's captain. Subsequently, Morgan will lead the franchise for the rest of the IPL 2020. Reportedly, Karthik stepped down to focus on his batting and make more contributions to the team. Under Karthik's captaincy, the team stood at the fourth position in the points table with four wins and three losses.
Tags: Dinesh Kartik, Eoin Morgan, Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
Bangalore Thumps Kolkata As De Villiers' Blitz Crushes Knights Bowler Royally
With probably the best team combination since its journey, Royal Challengers Bangalore ousted Kolkata Knight Riders in the latest encounter of the IPL 2020 on October 12. Batting first after winning the toss, RCB openers put a sound platform for its big guns to explode later in the inning at the smaller ground of Sharjah. Picking up from 16th over, AB de Villiers went after the KKR bowlers tigerishly and scored 73 runs off just 33 balls while… read-more
Tags: IPL 2020, Royal Challenges Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders, AB De Villiers, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Washington Sundar, Dinesh Kartik, Sharjah, UAE
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Sunil Narine Reported for 'Illegal Bowling Action'; Issued Suspension Warning
Sunil Narine, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner, has been placed on the warning list after being reported of suspicions regarding "illegal bowling action" in IPL 2020 match against Kings XI Punjab on October 10. Reportedly, the on-field umpires Chris Gaffaney and Ulhas Gandhe have reported the incident to the committee. According to the IPL's "Suspected Illegal Bowling Action Policy", the spinner will be suspended from bowling, if he… read-more
Tags: Sunil Narine, IPL 2020, Kolkata Knight Riders, BCCI
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Delhi Capitals Make It 3 Of 4 After Scoring Highest Total Of IPL 2020
Sharjah stadium of the UAE could rightly be said as a run skyscraper amidst the cemetery of bowlers. The 16th game of IPL-13, between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals, witnessed yet another 400-plus-run match. Mounting over a decent start, Delhi’s top order went hammers and tongs after the Kolkata bowling line-up. With skipper Shreyas Iyer's 88 runs off just 38 deliveries, Delhi scored a mammoth total of 228. Chasing this target, KKR'… read-more
Tags: IPL 2020, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, UAE, Covid-19, Shreyas Iyer
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Young Guns Of Kolkata Knight Riders Paying Back Upon Faith
IPL, since its inception, has been touted as the platform for young players to sparkle. And if the young guns are supported by the franchise, they definitely shine. The same was witnessed in the latest encounter of IPL 2020. It were the young guns that helped Kolkata Knight Riders winning its second match in the IPL-13. KKR has bought the trio- Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shubman Gill- in IPL 2018, and has retained them since then… read-more
Tags: IPL 2020, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, shivam mavi, Kamlesh nagarkoti, UAE
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IPL 2020: Records Rain At Scorching Abu Dhabi Ground In MI Vs KKR Match
As players battle for their best and leave no stone unturned, records at IPL are something that keep on breaking. While some are worth remembering, some become nightmares to players. The fifth encounter of IPL 2020, between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians, brought downpour of records. Not only MI got its first win in Abu Dhabi after 7 matches, it also registered most wins against an opponent, beating KKR 20th time in IPL. The… read-more
Tags: IPL 2020, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard
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IPL 2020: Nitish Rana Talks About KKR New Additions Pat Cummins, Eoin Morgan
KKR's all-rounder Nitish Rana on September 17 said that the addition of Pat Cummins will provide the much-needed experience to the squad. He opined that young bowlers can learn from the Cummins in order to improve their game. Rana also expressed excitement for playing along with the England's batsman Eoin Morgan. "He [Morgan] is a rare left-hander who is so dominant in the… read-more
Tags: Kolkata Knight Riders, Pat Cummins, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan
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Awadh’s Last Ruler Nawab Wajid Ali Shah's Great-Grandson Passes Away
Mirza Kaukub Qadr, the great-grandson of the last ruler of Awadh Nawab Wajid Ali Shah and an ex-professor of the Aligarh Muslim University, died at 87 in Kolkata on September 13. He is survived by his wife from Lucknow’s Khandaan-e-Ijtehaad family, and six children. He will be buried at his family burial ground Gulshanabad in Kolkata. He had worked as a research consultant for Satyajit Ray’s film ‘Shatranj ke Khilari’.
Tags: Kolkata Knight Riders, Satyajit Ray, Indian Film Industry, research
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
IPL 2020: KKR Signs Ali Khan as Replacement for Harry Gurney
Fast bowler Ali Khan has joined the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on September 12, replacing England's Harry Gurney, who is set to undergo shoulder surgery. Khan is the first-ever American to join the series and was on the radar of the KKR management team after he played the CPL under a franchise which has common owners as that of KKR. The IPL 2020 tournament will begin on September 19, in Dubai.
Tags: IPL, Cricket, Kolkata Knight Riders, Ali Khan
Courtesy: The Times Of India
IPL 2020: KKR Confirms England, Australia Players Will Join for First Match
Venky Mysore, Kolkata Knight Riders CEO, confirmed the availability of England's Eoin Morgan and Tom Banton as well as Australia's Pat Cummins for KKR's first match. KKR is in Abu-Dhabi and all players need to undergo the 6-day quarantine as per the local government's guidelines. Venky said, the players will… read-more
Tags: IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders, England Cricket, Cricket Australia
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