Australian John Buchanan formally joins as coach Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, Bolywood stars Shah Rukh Khan And Juhi Chawla unveiled the team name and jerseys for Kolkata IPL – Kolkata Knight Riders is the name of the squad , which would have black and gold as its jersey and Bengal tiger Hoog Lee as [...]
As a cash-rich IPL basks in the pre-tournament hype, Kolkata and Mohali franchaise team owners, Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Priety Zinta, are coming up with innovative techniques to sustain the momentum of publicity. Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta have reportedly working been on theme song music videos for their respective IPL teams. [...]
Ricky Ponting’s reign over the Australian cricket team has come under flak, with critics and some wellwishers urging him to resist the $400,000 IPL lure and take a break to get back into cricket afresh after regaining his form. Cricket writer Robert Craddock wrote in The Daily Telegraph that the last thing Ricky Ponting, the [...]
Star Indian batsman and IPL Mumbai team icon Sachin Tendulkar has regained the World No. 1 batsman slot, deposing Australian captain Ricky Ponting, following his 399 runs in the Commonwealth Bank series in Australi, which India won 2-0 in the final. Sachin Tendulkar’s impressive scores includes valiant knocks of an unbeaten 117 and 91 in [...]
Update: Nope. Mishab Ul Haq has been bought by Bangalore Royal Challengers. IPL’s Kolkata team , owned by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, has reportedly signed up star Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul-Haq.The Pakistan Cricket Board has also cleared Misbah-ul-Haq’s IPL stint. Reports said Misbah-ul-Haq has signed up for $1,80,000 (72,50,400) Indian rupees) by the Kolkata IPL [...]
Delhi’s in form opening batsman Aakash Chopra has been reportedly bagged by the Kolkata franchise of IPL, owned by Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla. Aakash Chopra has scored 1,570 runs for the India A squad and has played Ten test matches for the Indian cricket team. Aakash Chopra recently hit headlines after [...]
John Buchanan, former Australian coach and presently recruited to coach Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata team, seems to adopt a cautious approach when it comes to IPL. The Aussie, who will have to now preside over a team which will have former rival captain Sourav Ganguly as its icon player, says the International Cricket Council should [...]
Kolkata Sourav Ganguly Ricky Ponting Chris Gayle David Hussey Murali Kartik Brendon McCullum (wk) Ishant Sharma Shoaib Akhtar Umar Gul John Buchanan (Coach)