Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams that are competing in the 2017 Indian Premier League. They are being be captained by Dinesh Karthik for the 2018 season of IPL, while former Knight Riders all-rounder Jacques Kallis is in his third season as the team's head coach.
| 2017 season | |||
| Captain | Gautam Gambhir | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground(s) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||
| IPL | 3rd | ||
| Most runs | Gautam Gambhir (498) | ||
| Most wickets | Chris Woakes (17) | ||
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Pre-season
- In December 2016, Wasim Akram stepped down as the bowling coach and mentor of the Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2017 season, citing "professional commitments and time constraints."[1]
- In January 2017, Wasim Akram was again called for the duty of bowling coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders.But Akram did not come due to some problems
Player auction
The players auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was originally scheduled to be held in Bangalore on 4 February 2017,[2] but was pushed forward by at least two weeks due to the BCCI–Lodha committee stand-off.[3] On 3 February, the BCCI announced that the auction will be held on 20 February in Bangalore and that a total of 799 players have signed up for it.[4] On 14 February, the IPL Desk released a list of 351 players.[5]
The Knight Riders bought the following players at the auction:
| Nat | Player | Team | Base price (in ₹ lakhs) |
Winning bid (in ₹ lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Trent Boult | Kolkata Knight Riders | 150 | 500 |
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Chris Woakes | Kolkata Knight Riders | 200 | 420 |
 |
Rishi Dhawan | Kolkata Knight Riders | 30 | 55 |
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Nathan Coulter-Nile | Kolkata Knight Riders | 100 | 350 |
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Rovman Powell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 30 | 30 |
| |
R Sanjay Yadav | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | 10 |
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Ishank Jaggi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | 10 |
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Darren Bravo | Kolkata Knight Riders | 50 | 50 |
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Sayan Ghosh | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | 10 |
In April 2017, the Knight Riders also signed up New Zealander Colin de Grandhomme as a replacement for Andre Russell who was banned for one year in January 2017 for violation of doping code.
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 9 | Manish Pandey | |
10 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹17 million (US$200,000) | |
| 23 | Gautam Gambhir | |
14 October 1981 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹100 million (US$1.1 million) | Captain |
| 37 | Robin Uthappa | |
11 September 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 | ₹50 million (US$570,000) | Occasional wicketkeeper |
| 46 | Darren Bravo | |
6 February 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹5 million (US$57,000) | Overseas |
| 50 | Chris Lynn | |
10 April 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 | ₹13 million (US$150,000) | Overseas |
| 72 | Ishank Jaggi | |
27 January 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$11,000) | |
| 212 | Suryakumar Yadav | |
14 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 | ₹7 million (US$80,000) | Vice-captain |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 01 | Rishi Dhawan | |
19 February 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹5.5 million (US$63,000) | |
| 8 | Chris Woakes | |
2 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹42 million (US$480,000) | Overseas |
| 12 | Andre Russell | |
29 April 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2014 | ₹6 million (US$69,000) | Overseas |
| 24 | Yusuf Pathan | |
17 November 1982 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹32.5 million (US$370,000) | |
| 52 | Rovman Powell | |
23 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹3 million (US$34,000) | Overseas |
| 75 | Shakib Al Hasan |  |
24 March 1987 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹28 million (US$320,000) | Overseas |
| 77 | Colin de Grandhomme | |
22 July 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | Replacement signing | Overseas |
| Sanjay Yadav | |
10 May 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$11,000) | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 21 | Sheldon Jackson | |
27 September 1986 | Right-handed | 2015 | ₹1.5 million (US$17,000) | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 03 | Ankit Rajpoot | |
4 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹15 million (US$170,000) | |
| 10 | Trent Boult | |
22 July 1989 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2017 | ₹50 million (US$570,000) | Overseas |
| 11 | Piyush Chawla | |
24 December 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2014 | ₹42.5 million (US$490,000) | |
| 13 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | |
11 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2017 | ₹35 million (US$400,000) | Overseas |
| 18 | Kuldeep Yadav | |
14 December 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | 2014 | ₹4 million (US$46,000) | |
| 19 | Umesh Yadav | |
25 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2014 | ₹26 million (US$300,000) | |
| 74 | Sunil Narine | |
26 May 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2012) | ₹80 million (US$920,000) | Overseas |
| Sayan Ghosh | |
16 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$11,000) | ||
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.784 |
| 2 | Rising Pune Supergiant (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.176 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.599 |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.641 |
| 5 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.009 |
| 6 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.512 |
| 7 | Gujarat Lions | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.412 |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | −1.299 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[6]
- The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to the Eliminator
Match summary
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Matches
(H) Gujarat Lions
183/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
184/0 (14.5 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the highest total successfully chased without losing a wicket in a T20 match.[7]
Kolkata Knight Riders
178/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Mumbai Indians (H)
180/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Kings XI Punjab
170/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
171/2 (16.3 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
172/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
155/6 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Delhi Daredevils
168/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
169/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
187/5 (20) |
v
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Gujarat Lions
188/6 (18.2) |
- Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
131/10 (19.3) |
v
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
49/10 (9.4) |
Kedar Jadhav 9 (7)
Colin de Grandhomme 3/4 (1.4 overs) Chris Woakes 3/6 (2 overs) Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/21 (3 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore's 49 runs was the lowest ever total in the IPL.[8]
Royal Challengers Bangalore's innings of 9.4 overs was the shortest ever in the IPL.[9]
This was the first match in the IPL where none of the batmen in a side were able to get in to double digits.[10]
This was only the second time both sides in an IPL match were all out.[11]
(H) Rising Pune Supergiant
182/5 (20) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
184/3 (18.1) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
161/3 (16.2) |
v
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Delhi Daredevils
160/6 (20) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
209/3 (20) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
161/7 (20) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
155/8 (20) |
v
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Rising Pune Supergiant
158/6 (19.2) |
- Rising Pune Supergiant won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
158/6 (20) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
159/4 (15.1) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kings XI Punjab
167/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
153/6 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians
173/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
164/8 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ↑ "Wasim Akram to Miss IPL 2017". NDTV. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ↑ "IPL 2017 May Start From April 5, Auctions on February 4: Rajeev Shukla". NDTV. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ↑ "Rahane, Dhawan headline rejigged T20 event". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "IPL 2017 auction to be held on February 20". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ "VIVO IPL Player Auction 2017". 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ↑ "2017 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "Gambhir, Lynn blaze away in record chase". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ↑ http://www.iplt20.com/news/97671/quick-stats-m27-kkr-vs-rcb
- ↑ http://www.iplt20.com/news/97671/quick-stats-m27-kkr-vs-rcb
- ↑ http://www.iplt20.com/news/97671/quick-stats-m27-kkr-vs-rcb
- ↑ http://www.iplt20.com/news/97671/quick-stats-m27-kkr-vs-rcb