Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a professional cricket team based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The team represents the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India.
KKR was founded in 2008 and is one of the eight founding teams of the IPL. The team is co-owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her spouse Jay Mehta.
KKR has won the IPL championship twice, in 2012 and 2014. The team is known for its aggressive and innovative style of play and has a large fan base in India and around the world.
The team is captained by Eoin Morgan, who is a former captain of the England cricket team. Some of the other key players in the team include Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, and Pat Cummins.
KKR plays its home matches at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata, which has a seating capacity of over 68,000 spectators.
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