Venkatesh Iyer (Photo Source: X) Venkatesh Iyer denies feeling any pressure from being the costliest-ever Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) player and focuses solely on how he can contribute to benefit the team’s performance. The vice-captain of the defending champions was bought for a massive Rs 23.75 crore at the mega auction last November. Iyer scored…
KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane and SRH skipper Pat Cummins. (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: When asked about the Eden Gardens pitch after the toss, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Ajinkya Rahane replied that the home team should get what they want. The question is routine one after a toss, but with the controversy surrounding Eden pitch…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy during their practice session ahead of IPL 2025 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI) The last encounter between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) was in the IPL 2024 final. Fast forward to IPL 2025, and both teams…
KKR’s bowling coach Dwayne Bravo and captain Ajinkya Rahane (IANS Photo) KOLKATA: In a repeat of last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) title clash, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday. But it has been a harsh reality check for both sides after…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan keeper-batter Umar Akmal found himself in midst of social media trolling as he misspelled Kolkata Knight Riders while congratulating the franchise for their third IPL title.KKR on Sunday hammered Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in a lop-sided final in Chennai to clinch the title after a gap of 10 years.As wishes poured…
NEW DELHI: It was year 2014 when Pat Cummins was handed IPL debut by his then-Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir at the iconic Eden Gardens. In his sole appearance during the 2014 season against the Chennai Super Kings, Cummins bowled four overs, conceding 29 runs, including a maiden, and claimed the wicket of Dwayne…
NEW DELHI: When Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir bought Australian left-arm speedster Mitchell Starc for a record-shattering sum of Rs 24.75 crore in the December auction last year, fans and even pundits were absolutely stunned.And after a jittery start to the season, where Starc was taken to the cleaners in almost every league game,…
Marauding Knights start favourites but Gambhir-mentored team will be wary of Pat Cummins‘ mercurial bunch in final todayCHENNAI: The year was 2012. Shah Rukh Khan‘s daughter Suhana still hadn’t reached her teens. After the first four years of struggle, as Kolkata Knight Riders won a magical final at Chepauk, beating two-time defending champions Chennai Super…
NEW DELHI: Australia’s World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins faces a challenging task to secure another major title on Sunday when his Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the highly anticipated Indian Premier League 2024 final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.Sunrisers Hyderabad earned their spot in their third IPL final by defeating…
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) made it count on their second attempt at entering the IPL 2024 final with a comprehensive win over Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 on Friday in Chennai and will now take on fellow former champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the title clash on Sunday. After being hammered by two-time champions KKR…
