The Kolkata Knight Riders are a franchise cricket team in the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. The Knight Riders hold the record for the longest winning streak by any Indian team in T20s. The leading run-scorer of the side is Gautam Gambhir, while the leading wicket-taker is Sunil Narine.
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The Kolkata Knight Riders are a franchise cricket team in the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. The Knight Riders hold the record for the longest winning streak by any Indian team in T20s. The leading run-scorer of the side is Gautam Gambhir, while the leading wicket-taker is Sunil Narine. The official theme of the team is Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re and the official colours are purple and gold. The brand value of the Knight Riders was estimated at USD 104 million in 2018, second highest among IPL franchises. The team’s ownership group bought a stake in the Caribbean Premier League’s Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel, and renaming it the Trinbago Knight Riders in 2016. In December 2020, the team also made an investment in the upcoming American T20 league Major League Cricket. The IPL has been known as an exciting match-up as both teams have played each other twice in the playoffs. The Mumbai Indians is the most successful IPL franchise with four championships but until Mumbai’s third championship, both teams were tied with two championships. Both sides have often played out in Mumbai’s favour as they have won 20 games out of 20 games played. In the first two seasons of the IPL, KolkATA won against the Mumbai Indians in all four games until the 2010 IPL Season that the Mumbai swept them in. Both teams have been captained by Indian cricket legends at one point or another in the tournament.
In 2012, both sides were chasing a playoff spot in the Eliminator round as both franchises made their first playoff appearances in each other’s league. This marked the first time that the two teams met in the next round of the tournament, and advanced to the final. In 2013, the Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to the Royal Bangalore in the playoff round, ultimately losing by four wickets and advancing to the nextround. In 2014, the Kolkatta Knight Riders beat the Chennai Super Kings in the final to become IPL champions for the second time in their history. The home of the Knights is the iconic Eden Gardens stadium. The name of theteam is a reference to the popular 1980s American television series Knight Rider. Sourav Ganguly, former captain of the Indian national team, a native of West Bengal and the current President of BCCI, was named the Icon player for the team. It was first introduced in 2008, with a logo of a blazing golden Viking helmet against a black background with the name written in gold next to it. However, the black background was changed to purple in the third season and was kept so. The logo was later changed to black and gold during the first 2 seasons. The jersey was created by Manish Malhotra, and the main theme was scored by Vishal-Shekhar duo. A Knight Riders album featuring several singers and music composers was also created.
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