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Brendon McCullum explodes, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 140 runs

Brendon McCullum explodes, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 140 runs Brendon McCullum hit 13 sixes, smashed 158 in 73 balls and demolished Bangalore Royal Challengers in front of Vijay Mallya’s home crowd to guide Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders the first victory in the first match of the inaugural match of [...]

Kolkata Knight Riders demolish Bangalore Royal Challengers – first match results

This was a collapse as none could have predicted it, and the man who had the time of his life was Shah Rukh Khan. He sang and danced through the whole show, while his team Kolkata Knight Riders went about systematically demolishing first the Bangalor team’s bowling attack, and then their batting lineup. The man [...]

Brendan McCullum star of the first IPL match for Kolkata

As of the 17th over of the first innings of the inaugural IPL match of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers, the undisputed star of the show is Brendan McCullum – whom most of us in India have never heard much about. Brendan McCullum, who opened with a distinctly scratchy Sourav Ganguly, is now [...]

SRK says he would lose money from IPL

According to Kolkata Knight Riders owner, Shah Rukh Khan, all the  franchisees in the Indian Premier League (iPL) would not gain any money from the first year of T-20 cricket series. King Khan is sure that the T20 tournament will be a success in the coming years. According to Khan, this is the first time [...]

In Shoaib AKhtar’s absence Kolkata Knight Riders rely on Umar Gul, Ishant Sharma, says Sourav Ganguly

Leading a team which has arch foe Ricky Ponting is not a disadvantage, says Sourav Ganguly, Kolkata Knight Riders Captain. Mercurial Pak pacer Shoaib Akhtar’s ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board has hit Kolkata Knight Riders badly but the Kolkata team is relying on yet another pacer from Pakistan, Umar Gul, to click for them [...]

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Sourav Ganguly’s core team includes Ricky Ponting

Team for inaugural clash against Bangalore Royal Challengers to be decided later, Knight Riders play practice match in Eden Gardens, Koltata Kolkata Knight Riders captain and icon player Sourav Ganguly has formed a core team to plot the strategy for his team’s success in IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders IPL team is owned by Bollywood superstar [...]

Kolkata Knight Riders upate: Shoaib Akhtar verdict delayed, Sourav Ganguly looks to Umar Gul

Chances of Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar miss Indian Premier League have increased as the final decision on his ban being delayed further. A tribunal in Pakistan is expected to hear his appeal against the five year ban soon. It is expected that tribunal hearing his appeal against the ban would not take up IPL [...]

Shah Rukh Khan admits Kolkata Knight Riders gives him sleepless nights

Ticket sales a worry for King Khan Shah Rukh Khan, the owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, is much worried because the ticket sales are not going as well as expected. Now Shah Rukh Khan doubts the decision he has taken to enter business world of Indian Premier League (IPL). Today, he is a bit upset [...]

Kolkata Knight Riders’ advantage slips against Bangalore Royal Challengers in DLF IPL Twenty20 first match

Former India skippers Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid to lead the teams Bangalore Royal Challengers take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the inaugural DLF IPL Twenty20 tournament’s opening match in Bangalore on April 18, the clash will be between two former India skippers and two flamboyant personalities also — Rahul Dravd captains Bangalore Royal challengers [...]

Shoaib Akhtar’s IPL contract still stands; would play if ban is overturned, Modi says

According to Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council head Lalit Modi, Shoaib Akhtar‘s contract with the IPL is still valid. But Modi also said that Shoaib would be allowed to play in the IPL tournament only if Akhtar’s appeal is cleared by the Pakistan Appeallate Tribunal. Modi said, “His contract is still valid and has [...]