Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team that represents the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. KKR was one of the eight original franchises that participated in the inaugural IPL in 2008.
The team is led by Indian batsman Eoin Morgan and coached by former New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum. The team plays its home matches at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal.
KKR has won the IPL title twice, in 2012 and 2014, and has been runners-up twice, in 2018 and 2021. The team has also won the Champions League Twenty20 once, in 2014.
Some of the prominent players who have represented KKR over the years include Gautam Gambhir, Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill, and Pat Cummins.
The team's official colors are purple and gold, and its logo features a knight wearing a helmet and holding a cricket bat. The team's official anthem is "Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re" (We will do it, fight for it, and win it), which was composed by famous Bollywood music director duo Vishal-Shekhar.
KKR is known for its aggressive style of cricket, especially in the batting department, and is considered one of the most popular teams in the IPL.
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