Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending champions of the IPL, having won the title in 2024 after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Indian Premier League 2025 schedule is now out.
Former Kolkata Knight Riders team director Joy Bhattacharjya came forward and revealed the backlash that they faced after they did not retain the services of Sourav Ganguly in the IPL 2011 mega auction.
Kolkata Knight Riders bought Vaibhav Arora for INR 1.8 crore in the IPL 2025 mega-auction. The 27-year-old was extremely effective with the new ball in the 2024 edition, clinching 11 wickets in 10 matches in the cash-rich league.
Madhya Pradesh and Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder twisted his ankle while batting during the Ranji Trophy clash against Kerala in Trivandrum. Iyer was in excruciating pain as he lay on the ground before limping off the field.
With some exorbitant prices, a few steals and several high-profile players going unsold later all 10 teams finalised their squads ahead of the 2025 edition of the IPL. The two-day mega auction saw INR 639.15 crore getting spent with 182 players finding homes, some old and most of them new ones.
KKR went all out for Venkatesh Iyer for INR 23.75 crore, who might probably and potentially be their captaincy option for IPL 2025. However, the Knight Riders did balance out that bid with some steals of Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock and Spencer Johnson as they look good to defend their title.
Venkatesh Iyer was one of the biggest contributors to Kolkata Knight Riders' dream run during IPL 2024. He is also being viewed as a potential captaincy candidate at Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as they have let go of Shreyas Iyer who led them to the title in the previous season.
Shreyas Iyer entered the IPL 2025 mega auction with a sensational century in the opening round of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 on Friday and as expected triggered a fierce bidding war for his signature for the 2025 player auction in Jeddah on Sunday.
Dwayne Bravo, who played IPL for Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Lions, has joined a new team as the mentor ahead of the 2025 edition. Bravo announced his retirement from all forms of cricket Thursday (September 26) night after his CPL 2024 campaign was cut short due to injury.
The 17th edition of the IPL ended with a bang. In 2024, Knight Riders played the fourth final and lifted the third IPL trophy by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. We have prepared a list of occasions when Kolkata made it into the finals.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL for the third time on Sunday (May 26) as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final of the tournament. After the win, KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer lauded his team members for stepping up whenever the team needed.
Australian superstar Mitchell Starc hoped that he would get retained by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of next year's mega auction. Starc after a rough start, came smashing back with two Player of the Match performances in the qualifier and then the final taking KKR to their third IPL title.
Kolkata Knight Riders won their third IPL title beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final rather comfortably by 8 wickets while the first batch of the Indian team landed in New York ahead of the T20 World Cup on Sunday, May 26. Here's a look at the top 10 trending sports stories on May 27.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won their third IPL title with a comfortable 8-wicket victory against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final in Chennai on Sunday, May 26. Skipper Shreyas Iyer, who won his first IPL trophy, brought a bit of a football flavour to the celebrations on the podium.
Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a stunning eight-wicket win to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 final on Sunday. Virat Kohli bagged the Orange Cap award for scoring 741 runs while Punjab Kings' bowlers Harshal Patel bagged the Purple Cap for his 24 wickets.
Kolkata Knight Riders completed thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad in the most lop-sided finals in IPL history. They registered a cakewalk win over SRH while chasing down a total of 114 inside 11 overs. Here is how much prize money KKR and SRH have won after the final.
Mitchell Starc gave Kolkata Knight Riders a stunning start with two early wickets and then Andre Russell and Harshit Rana bagged a combined five wickets each to bowl out Sunrisers Hyderabad to 113 in the IPL 2024 final at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
After electing to bat first in the final at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad were stunned by Kolkata Knight Riders' pacer Mitchell Starc early in the powerplay and were bowled out on just 113.
KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 Final: Pat Cummins won the crucial toss as Sunrisers Hyderabad elected to bat first in the summit clash against Pat Cummin-led Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium. Shahbaz Ahmed comes in for in-form finisher Abdul Samad in SRH's starting eleven today.
KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 final live score: Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad meet each other for the third and final time in the IPL 2024 with the ultimate prize well in sight. Shreyas Iyer and Pat Cummins will look to add on another Silverware for their franchises in the IPL 2024 final.
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