abstract:Kolkata Knight Riders (, often abbreviated as KKR) is a cricket franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League and owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's company Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with actress Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta from the Mehta Group. The team is currently captained by Gautam Gambhir and coached by Trevor Bayliss, a former Australian cricketer.
The leaguehascheerleaders, American-styleteamnames (the DeccanChargers, the KolkataKnightRiders) and pre-game shows, including “IPLRockstar”, asingingcompetition.