Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI PunjabCricket highlights ipl 30th april 2011 37th match
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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI PunjabCricket highlights ipl 30th april 2011 37th match
Kolkata Knight Riders(Bengali: কলকাতা নাইট রাইডার্স; often abbreviated as KKR) is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, aTwenty20 cricket tournament. In IPL1 and IPL3, the team was led by Sourav Ganguly and in IPL2, the team was led by Brendon McCullum. Sourav Gangulywas the team’s Icon Player for the first three seasons. The official theme of the team is Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re(Bengali for We will do it, Fight for it, Win it) and the official colors are purple and gold. As per the recent study done by a UK based brand valuation company, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are ranked as the second most valuable franchise brand at US$46 million. Celebrity co-owner Shahrukh Khan’s hard-selling of the KKR brand has counteracted the team’s poor on-field performance. They are the only team to have never made the semi-finals.Kolkata Knight Riders is one the 10 franchise teams taking part in the Indian Premier League. It was bought by Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with Juhi Chawla Mehta and her husband Jay Mehta for a price of USD 75.09 million.
The Kolkata Knight Riders made a good start to the season by winning their first two matches againstRoyal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers. Kolkata Knight Riders’ opening batsman Brendon McCullum scored 158 runs in the first match, which is a record for the most runs ever scored by a batsman in a Twenty-20 match. However, the team began to experience failures and lost the next four matches. The team managed to stage a comeback of sorts by winning the next three matches, helped by strong performances by Sourav Ganguly and Shoaib Akhtar. But their performance dipped again and they lost the next three matches. These included their match against Mumbai Indians, in which they were bowled out for 67 runs, the lowest score by a team in the IPL 2008 season.When their match against Delhi Daredevils was washed out due to rain, they lost any chance of making it to the semi finals. The Knight Riders ended their season on a winning note by defeating Kings XI Punjab on their home ground..
The rift between Sourav Ganguly and Shahrukh Khan took a new turn as Ganguly was removed from the captaincy in the 11th hour and replaced by Brendon McCullum. Rumours are that John Buchanan wanted Ganguly out. First, he floated a series of theories discussing “multiple-captains” before Ganguly was removed. Soon thereafter, a blog popped up on the web whose author was an anonymous blogger, who claimed to be a member of the team and seemed determined to reveal every team secret, warts and all. The posts described what the blogger claims are team meetings, arguments between staff and team members, post-match parties and pre-match strategy. It created a lot of media frenzy and bad blood within the KKR, but was eventually found to be a fake.
KKR also set up a Talent Resource Development Wing (TRDW) in 2009 to spot local talent nationwide. This was based on BCCI’s 2002-06 model which had discovered talents like MS Dhoni andSuresh Raina. The wing was headed by Makarand Wainganker, who had first initiated the TRDW concept for the KSCA. However, Wainganker eventually resigned after persistent disagreements with John Buchanan over team selection and Buchanan’s “multiple captains” theory.
They were the first team in IPL to select their cheer leaders by a talent hunt show called Knights and Angels, judged by Sourav Ganguly and Guest Star and hosted by Bollywood actor Purab Kohli. However, the winning team did not get a chance to perform at games during the 2009 season since local authorities only allowed South African cheerleaders to be used.
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