Kolkata is being represented by IPL - KOLKATA in the Indian Premier League.Its owners is King Khan’s that is Shahrukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta.Sourav Ganguly is the icon player and will lead the Kolkata franchise.The home ground is one of the most beautiful cricket stadiums - Eden Gardens
Name And Logo Of IPL Kolkata - Knight Riders
Coaches:
* Head Coach - John Buchanan
* Physiotherapist - Andrew Leipus
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Players Of IPL - Kolkata
| No | Name | Age | Nationality | Playing Role | Batting Style | Bowling / Fielding | Bidding Price |
| 1 | Sourav Ganguly (Captain) | 35 | India | All Rounder | LHB | Right-arm medium | Icon Player |
| 2 | Ishant Sharma | 19 | India | Bowler | RHB | Right-arm fast | US$ 950,000 |
| 3 | Chris Gayle | 28 | West Indies | All Rounder | LHB | Right-arm off spin | US$ 950,000 |
| 4 | Brendon McCullum | 26 | New Zealand | Batsman/WK | RHB | Wicket-keeper | US$ 700,000 |
| 5 | David Hussey | 30 | Australia | Batsman | RHB | Right-arm off spin | US$ 675,000 |
| 6 | Shoaib Akhtar | 32 | Pakistan | Bowler | RHB | Right-arm fast | US$ 450,000 |
| 7 | Murali Kartik | 31 | India | Bowler | LHB | Left-arm orthodox spin | US$ 425,000 |
| 8 | Ricky Ponting | 33 | Australia | Batsman | RHB | Right-arm medium | US$ 400,000 |
| 9 | Ajit Agarkar | 30 | India | All Rounder | RHB | Right-arm fast-medium | US$ 350,000 |
| 10 | Umar Gul | 24 | Pakistan | Bowler | RHB | Right-arm fast-medium | US$ 150,000 |
| 11 | Tatenda Taibu | 24 | Zimbabwe | Batsman/WK | RHB | Wicket-keeper | US$ 125,000 |
| 12 | Salman Butt | 23 | Pakistan | Batsman | RHB | Right-arm off spin | US$ 100,000 |
| 13 | Mohammad Hafeez | 27 | Pakistan | All-rounder | RHB | Right-arm off spin | US$ 100,000 |
| 14 | Siddarth Kaul | 17 | India | Bowler | RHB | Right-arm medium | Under-19 player draft |
| 15 | Iqbal Abdulla | 18 | India | All-rounder | LHB | Left-arm orthodox spin | Under-19 player draft |
| 16 | Akash Chopra | 30 | India | Batsman | RHB | Right-Arm medium | Ranji Player |
| 17 | Cheteswar Pujara | 22 | India | Batsman | RHB | Right-arm off spin | Ranji Player |
| 18 | Lakshmi Ratan Shukla | 26 | India | All-rounder | RHB | Right-Arm fast-medium | Catchment Area player |
| 19 | Ranadeb Bose | 29 | India | Bowler | RHB | Right-Arm fast-medium | Catchment Area player |
| 20 | Sourashish Lahiri | 26 | India | Bowler | RHB | Left-Arm off spin | Catchment Area player |
i think ipl is gr8 but icl is not at all gr8.as far winning ipl is concerned,i think kolkata will win ciz its got great hard hitters in the t20 game like chris gayle,brendon mccullum etc.it is led by expereinced saurav and has got expereince in ponting,akash chpra and the first class expert david hussey.it has also got youth in ishant,pujari etc.it has a good coach and physio in buchanan and leipus.besides it has got publicity in srk and juhi.