The Kolkata Knight Riders halted their four-match losing streak against the Mumbai Indians in stunning fashion at Abu Dhabi with a thumping seven-wicket win over the defending champions. Chasing a modest 155, KKR showed great intent right from the start, and majestic half-centuries from Venkatesh Iyer (53 off 30) and Rahul Tripathi (74* off 42) […]
It was a 200th IPL game to forget for Virat Kohli as Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 wickets. RCB lost their last five games in the UAE at the back end of last season, and their struggled continues in 2021 as they were […]
It has been far from plain sailing for the Kolkata Knight Riders so far in IPL 2021, as Eoin Morgan’s side are currently lingering near the bottom of the table with only two wins from seven matches. Overseas stars such as Narine, Russell and Morgan have failed to deliver in the first half of the […]
The Kolkata Knight Riders have shown faith with their squad from 2020 despite having an up and down year in the UAE where they eventually missed out on the playoffs due to their inferior net run rate. While they have added the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Ben Cutting and Karun Nair in the auction, […]
Royal Challengers Bangalore The Royal Challengers Bangalore had the most amount of paddle lifting to do in this 2021 IPL auction, having spent the most amount of money amongst all teams. RCB landed 2 of the Top 3 most expensive buys at the auction and spent more than 80% of their available purse on two […]
Squad Size: 17 Purse Remaining: 10.75 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 8 (2) Who have they retained: Despite a poor IPL 2020, KKR has kept the faith with most of their squad from the last season. They have retained the underperforming Kuldeep Yadav, who only played 5 games last season and picked up just 1 wicket. […]
Here is a look at Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab, the two sides that just missed out on the knockout spots in 2019.
Kolkata Knight Riders won their second IPL, defeating Kings XI Punjab in the latter's first final appearance. This was the first time in four attempts that Chennai Super Kings did not make it to the final.
Despite missing the Purple Cap by one wicket, Sunil Narine was named the MVP in his maiden appearance. He also helped Kolkata Knight Riders win their first title.
At INR 15.5 crores, Pat Cummins became the most expensive overseas cricketer in IPL history by far.