Kolkata Kinght Riders(KKR) is one of the topmost team in Indian Premier League. KKR are all set to play their first match on March 24, 2019 against Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH). The co-owner of KKR and famous Indian Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has been very active in promotion of his franchise since IPL Season 1. In his latest promotional video he can be seen saying, “You pray for us, we play for you” Let's be in it together, Aakhri Dum Tak Aakhri Run Tak. KKR Squad in IPL 2019: Team Profile, Schedule of Kolkata Knight Riders in VIVO Indian Premier League 12

Kolkata Knight Riders has excellent players like Andre Russel, Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine to name a few. The team even features youngster like Shivam Mavi and Shubman Gill who are extremely talented. Jacques Kallis is the coach of KKR and the team is led by Dinesh Karthik. IPL 2019 Practice Matches: Indian Premier League Fever Begins As 12000 Fans Turn Up for CSK Practice Game.

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Kolkata Knight Riders performed well in the last season of Vivo IPL, where they made it to the playoffs. KKR got defeated by SRH in the playoffs last year and therefore they were not able to make it to the final of IPL Season 11. This year KKR will look forward to win the Vivo Indian Premier League trophy for third time.

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