The Kolkata Knight Riders
April 13th 2008 13:34
Coming from the city of Kolkata formerly Calcutta - this franchise has a few big names but looks lacking in the depth department. Here is the squad starting with captain and local prince - Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly
Captain
Age 35 years 264 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
veteran former indian captain with tons of experience though his best years might be past him
Siddarth Kaul
Age 17 years 314 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Ajit Agarkar
Age 30 years 115 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Another veteran of the national team who has been through many in international campaign. At his best a medium pacer who could throw the bat a bit in the lower order
Rohan Banerjee
Age 19 years 109 days
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Teenage local batsman. Looks about 12 in his photo
Aakash Chopra
Age 30 years 191 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Gritty opener who didn't cut it at test level but has over 8000 runs at domestic level. Could push for selection here
Debabrata Das
Age 21 years 188 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Legbreak googly
Bengali youngster who looks to score quickly when playing at domestic level
Age 28 years 189 days
Playing role Batsman
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Must have thought someone invented this game for him. Hard hitting fast scoring opening batsman and useful tidy offspinner
David Hussey
Age 30 years 257 days
Playing role Lower middle order batsman
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Younger brother of Michael "Mr Cricket" Hussey has been a revelation in all forms of cricket last season domestically in Austalia. So much so the victorian has been given a Cricket Australia contract. Free flowing batsman
Iqbal Abdulla
Age 18 years 117 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Another gun teenager who has form in domestic cricket with bat and ball
Murali Kartik
Age 31 years 199 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Been around for a few years now - never really creacked it at test level but has an outstanding domestic record as a witcket taking left arm spinner
Saurasish Lahiri
Age 26 years 201 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Average Off spinner and lower order hitter. Will be used as ack in this squad.
Brendon McCullum
Wicketkeeper
Age 26 years 183 days
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting Right-hand bat
Hard hitting batsman and glovesman from New Zealand lots of international experience
Mohammad Hafeez
Age 27 years 163 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Solid opening batsman from Pakistan who also bowls offspin - will be useful in this competition.
Ricky Ponting
Age 33 years 100 days
Playing role Higher middle order batsman
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
One of the worlds great batsmen who when in full flight can destroy any attack in the world. Captain of the al conquering Australian team. Will be intereesting to see how he is received by Indian fans after the controversies of the last Australian summer with the Indians,
Cheteshwar Pujara
Age 20 years 63 days
Playing role Batsman
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Legbreak
Young right hand natsman who has had an outstanding start to his first class career - could push selection
Prasanta Saha
Age 23 years 156 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Young wicket keeper batsman again with a good first lcass record - will be cakc or McCallum and Taibu
Salman Butt
Age 23 years 173 days
Playing role Batsman
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Young Pakistani opening batsman who has gained alot of experience in a short time - naturally defensive but can quicken up in the shorten form of the game.
Ishant Sharma
Age 19 years 208 days
Playing role Bowler
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Teenage bowling sensation who troubled all the batsman on his deut tour of Australia. One to watch.
Shoaib Akhtar
Age 32 years 228 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast
One of the fastest bowlers in the game who has been dogged by controversies over the last few years leading to his dumping from the Pakistan team. Chance to shine in this competition
Laxmi Shukla
Age 26 years 327 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
local player has been in the system for a few years and even had a taste of international one day cricket - allround capabilities - could be useful
Tatenda Taibu
Wicketkeeper
Age 24 years 319 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Strife in his homeland Zimbabwe has curtailed the career of this talented young keeper batsman - he has hundreds to his name at test and one day level - will relish playing in this competition
Umar Gul
Age 23 years 349 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Pakistani quick with an improving record and obvious talent - makes a useful pace trio with Sharma and Shoaib
Yashpal Singh
Age 26 years 122 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Delhi Batsman with a veri good local record in the longer and shorter form of the game though not yet tested at international level.
John Buchanan
Coach
Age 54 years 358 days
Playing role Batsman
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Former Australian coach has been around coaching cricles for a while and has an imposing record at international level with the all conquering Australian team
Read On for a summary of the teams chances.
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