Tag: Kolkata Knight Riders

Rinku singh with SRK and his family
Shah Rukh Khan poses for an adorable picture with Rinku Singh and his family

Rinku Singh shares a close and special bond with SRK since his heroics against the Gujarat Titans last season when he hit 5 sixes off the final over to win KKR a league match in Ahmedabad.

  • Monday, 25 March 2024
Andre Russell
IPL 2024: Russell's all-round show, Rana's brilliant final over top Klassen's stunning 63 as KKR beat SRH

SRH ended their 20 overs on 204/7 and fell short by four runs as they mounted a brilliant chase of KKR's 208/7 built on an unbeaten 64 off 25 balls by Andre Russell

  • Sunday, 24 March 2024
KKR team
IPL 2024: 5 players who can repeat their heroics for KKR in 2012 and 2014 seasons

Here’s a look at 5 players who can play key roles for KKR in this IPL edition

  • Thursday, 21 March 2024
Gautam Gambhir after winning IPL 2014
Gautam Gambhir returns to Kolkata Knight Riders as team mentor

During the period, KKR qualified for the IPL playoffs five times (including the two years they won the tournament) and also reached the final of the now-defunct Champions League T20 in 2014.

  • Wednesday, 22 November 2023
KKR batsman Venkatesh Iyer gets engaged to girlfriend Shruti Raghunathan: Check Pics
KKR batsman Venkatesh Iyer gets engaged to girlfriend Shruti Raghunathan: Check Pics

At present, she contributes her skills as a Merchandise Planner at Lifestyle International Private Limited in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

  • Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) star Rinku Singh flaunts sexy abs on Maldives vacation
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) star Rinku Singh flaunts sexy abs on Maldives vacation

Fans are gushing about the pictures of Rinku and the post has garnered over 626K likes and thousands of comments from his fans and followers.

  • Monday, 05 June 2023
Yashasvi Jaiswal gets emotional, requests Rohit Sharma to fullfill his dream
IPL 2023: RR's Yashasvi Jaiswal gets emotional, requests Rohit Sharma to fulfill his dream

Even former opener Virender Sehwag wrote, “This kid is special. Thoroughly enjoyed his clean striking.” He is indeed the next big thing in the cricket world.

  • Friday, 12 May 2023
IPL 2023: Yuzvendra Chahal's historic 4/25 helps Rajasthan Royals restrict KKR to 149/8
IPL 2023: Yuzvendra Chahal's historic 4/25 helps Rajasthan Royals restrict KKR to 149/8

On a slow pitch, Jason Roy began by steering Boult through point and lofting a drive over cover to collect two boundaries. In the third over, Roy flicked off Boult, but Shimron Hetmyer ran to his right from deep square leg and took a terrific jumping catch on the edge of the boundary.

  • Thursday, 11 May 2023
Two held for stalking, harassing KKR skipper Nitish Rana's wife in Delhi
Two held for stalking, harassing KKR skipper Nitish Rana's wife in Delhi

The incident reportedly occurred on May 4 and the accused have been identified as Chaitnaya Shivam (18) and Vivek (18), both residents of Patel Nagar.

  • Saturday, 06 May 2023
IPL 2023: SRH's disciplined bowling effort keep KKR to 171/9
IPL 2023: SRH's disciplined bowling effort keeps KKR to 171/9

For SRH, it was Marco Jansen (2/24), who set the tone early, striking twice in his first over. Then Karthik Tyagi got the crucial wicket of Jason Roy in his first over.

  • Thursday, 04 May 2023
IPL 2023: Vijay Shankar's blazing 51 not out propels Gujarat to seven-wicket win over Kolkata
IPL 2023: Vijay Shankar's blazing 51 not out propels Gujarat to seven-wicket win over Kolkata

With the required run-rate around 12, Miller began by cutting Varun Chakaravarthy through extra cover for four, followed by smacking Suyash Sharma for clean sixes over long-off and long-on. Shankar then cut Suyash through point as 18 runs came off the 15th over.

  • Saturday, 29 April 2023
IPL 2023: Jason Roy, Nitish Rana propel KKR to 200/5 against RCB
IPL 2023: Jason Roy, Nitish Rana propel KKR to 200/5 against RCB

Apart from the duo, Rinku Singh and David Wiese hit 18 and 12 not out respectively in an innings where Kolkata shined in power-play, slowed in middle-overs and got a finishing kick in the death overs, which fetched them 69 runs.

  • Wednesday, 26 April 2023
MI vs KKR: Fan’s correct prediction for Venkatesh Iyer's maiden IPL ton leaves Internet surprised
MI vs KKR: Fan’s correct prediction for Venkatesh Iyer's maiden IPL ton leaves Internet surprised

His century was special for KKR as it is the first ton after 15 years when Brendon McCullum hit the century back in 2008. Iyer finally ended the 15 years of wait for KKR.

  • Monday, 17 April 2023
IPL 2023: Ishan Kishan fifty, Surya 43 help Mumbai Indians overcome KKR by 5 wickets
IPL 2023: Ishan Kishan fifty, Surya 43 help Mumbai Indians overcome KKR by 5 wickets

Though Venkatesh Iyer struck a brilliant 104 off 51 deliveries, Mumbai Indians did not allow their other batters to prosper and thus restricted them to 185/6 in 20 overs.

  • Sunday, 16 April 2023
IPL 2023: 19,000 girls set to cheer for the Mumbai Indians in Sunday's match against KKR
IPL 2023: 19,000 girls set to cheer for the Mumbai Indians in Sunday's match against KKR

The attendance of young girls and special children is part of the franchise's annual initiative, Education and Sports for All (ESA) by the Reliance Foundation, where in every IPL season, children from NGOs across the city are invited to attend a live game and cheer for their favourite players.

  • Saturday, 15 April 2023
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