tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59788916485128128842012-02-16T04:45:12.260-08:00DesignTeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16709066755100982115noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978891648512812884.post-64931336593916865072008-05-07T22:01:00.001-07:002008-05-07T22:05:10.025-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo.cms?photoid=3019628"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo.cms?photoid=3019628" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://toi-iplt20.blogspot.com/2008/05/ipl-t20-team-kolkata-knight-riders-red.html">Kolkata Knight Riders</a> and <a href="http://toi-iplt20.blogspot.com/2008/05/ipl-t20-team-royal-challengers.html">Bangalore Royal Challengers</a> will be fighting it out to stay afloat in the inaugural Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.<br /><br />Though, <a href="http://toi-iplt20.blogspot.com/2008/05/ipl-t20-team-kolkata-knight-riders-red.html">Knight Riders</a> have been boosted by the inclusion of Pakistani <a href="http://toi-iplt20.blogspot.com/2008/05/ipl-t20-team-kolkata-knight-riders-red.html">Shoaib Akhtar</a>, the speedster will not take the field against <a href="http://toi-iplt20.blogspot.com/2008/05/ipl-t20-team-royal-challengers.html">Royal Challengers</a> owing to lack of match-fitness.<br /><br />"He (<a href="http://toi-iplt20.blogspot.com/2008/05/ipl-t20-team-kolkata-knight-riders-red.html">Shoaib</a>) needs to spend some more days with the team so that he can gel well with all the members. Besides I need to be sure about his fitness before allowing him to play," <a href="http://toi-iplt20.blogspot.com/2008/05/ipl-t20-team-kolkata-knight-riders-red.html">Knight Riders coach John Buchanan</a> said.<br /><br />Both teams are in similar situation, having won two matches. <a href="http://toi-iplt20.blogspot.com/2008/05/ipl-t20-team-kolkata-knight-riders-red.html">Knight Riders</a> started their campaign on a bright note, winning their first two matches, but since then have lost four matches on the trot and are lying in fifth place with just four points.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5978891648512812884-6493133659391686507?l=iplt20-kolkataknightriders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DesignTeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16709066755100982115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978891648512812884.post-68038683117766356792008-05-06T23:01:00.000-07:002008-05-06T23:03:07.345-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Gf_hKyJ76Nk/SB6l9o1BbOI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/okPS48D5sLY/s320/kolkata_logos_big.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Gf_hKyJ76Nk/SB6l9o1BbOI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/okPS48D5sLY/s320/kolkata_logos_big.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kolkata Knight Riders</span><p style="font-weight: bold;">Owned by Shah Rukh Khan and his company Red Chillies, which has as the partner, Juhi Chawla</p><p style="font-weight: bold;">Captain: Sourav Ganguly</p><p style="font-weight: bold;">The Team:-</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sourav Ganguly</span> (India, Left-hand batsman, Right-arm medium pace bowler)</p><p>Ishant Sharma (India, Right-hand batsman, Right-arm fast bowler)</p><p>Chris Gayle (West Indies, Left-hand batsman, Off-break bowler)</p><p>Brendon McCullum (New Zealand, Right-hand batsman, Wicketkeeper)</p><p>David Hussey (Australia, Right-hand batsman, Off-break bowler)</p><p>Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan, Right-hand batsman, Right-arm fast bowler)</p><p>Ricky Ponting (Australia, Right-hand batsman, Right-arm off-break bowler)</p><p>Ajit Agarkar (India, Right-hand batsman, Right-arm fast medium bowler)</p><p>Murali Kartik (India, Left-hand batsman, Slow left-arm orthodox bowler)</p><p>Umar Gul (Pakistan, Right-hand batsman, Right-arm fast medium bowler)</p><p>Tatenda Taibu (Zimbwea, Right-hand batsman, Wicketkeeper)</p><p>Players signed in the second auction Tuesday:</p><p>Salman Butt (Pakistan, Left-hand batsman, Right-arm off break bowler)</p><p>Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan, Right-hand batsman, Right-arm off break bowler) Siddarth Kaul (India, Right-hand batsman, Right-arm medium pace bowler)</p><p>Iqbal Abdulla (India, Left-hand batsman, Slow left-arm orthodox bowler)</p> <div id="addthis"> <div align="right"> <script type="text/javascript"> addthis_url = 'http://toi-iplt20.blogspot.com/2008/05/ipl-t20-team-kolkata-knight-riders-red.html'; addthis_title = 'IPL T20 Team: Kolkata Knight Riders + red chillis +sourav ganguly' addthis_pub = ''; </script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/addthis_widget.php?v=12" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5978891648512812884-6803868311776635679?l=iplt20-kolkataknightriders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DesignTeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16709066755100982115noreply@blogger.com1