Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a professional franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. Their home ground is the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata.
| League | Indian Premier League | |
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| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Shreyas Iyer | |
| Coach | Chandrakant Pandit | |
| Owner | Shah Rukh Khan Juhi Chawla Jay Mehta | |
| Manager | Wayne Bentley | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | |
| Founded | 24 January 2008 | |
| Home ground | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
| Capacity | 68,000 | |
| History | ||
| Indian Premier League wins | 2 (2012, 2014) | |
| Official website | kkr.in | |
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The franchise, which has gained immense popularity due to its association with celebrity owners, qualified for the IPL playoffs for the first time in 2011. They became the IPL champions in 2012, by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final. They repeated the feat in 2014, defeating Kings XI Punjab. The Knight Riders hold the record for the longest winning streak by any Indian team in T20s (14).
The side's all-time leading run-scorer is Gautam Gambhir, while their leading wicket-taker is Sunil Narine. The official theme of the team is Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re (we will perform, fight, and win!) and the official colours are purple and gold.