Kolkata Knight Riders
| Nickname(s) | Knights | |
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| League | Indian Premier League | |
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Ajinkya Rahane | |
| Coach | Chandrakant Pandit | |
| Owner | Shah Rukh Khan (55%) Mehta Group (45%) | |
| Manager | Wayne Bentley | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Kolkata, West Bengal | |
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| Founded | 24 January 2008 | |
| Home ground | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
| Capacity | 68,000 | |
| History | ||
| Indian Premier League wins | 3 (2012, 2014, 2024) | |
| Official website | kkr.in | |
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The Kolkata Knight Riders, also known as KKR, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her spouse Jay Mehta. Their home ground is Eden Gardens.
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. In 2024, they won the title for the third time by beating Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Knight Riders hold the record for the longest winning streak by any IPL team (14).
The side's all-time leading run-scorer is Gautam Gambhir, while their leading wicket-taker is Sunil Narine. The official motto of the team is Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo (Perform, Fight, Win) and the official colours are purple and gold.