Kolkata Knight Riders in 2009

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2009 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Brendon McCullum. Kolkata Knight Riders finished last in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

Kolkata Knight Riders
2009 season
CoachJohn Buchanan
CaptainBrendon McCullum
Ground(s)Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPLlast
CLT20did not qualify
Most runsBrad Hodge (365)[1]
Most wicketsIshant Sharma (11)[2]
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Background

The season is by far the worst in the history of the franchise. Kolkata Knight Riders finished at the bottom of the ranking table with three wins and ten losses including a string of nine successive defeats. KKR was among the least active franchises during the off season, with no player trades. However, the team signed Mohnish Parmar during the period and also re-signed Ajantha Mendis to a long term deal.

On 18 April 2009 a blog by an anonymous author claiming to be a member of the team surfaced on the web. The blog was controversial from the start, giving unflattering nicknames to players, coaches, and owners of KKR and other teams, telling sordid stories, and showing most of them in a very negative light.[3] The blog rapidly became popular and created a lot of media frenzy.[3] The blog worsened an already bad season for KKR, which lost most of their games, had controversies surrounding their coach, John Buchanan, and frequently changed captains, including Sourav Ganguly and Brendon McCullum based on a series of theories discussing "multiple-captains".[4] In August 2010, Bangalore based marketing specialist Anupam Mukerji revealed himself to be the person behind the blog. He said he had "never met a cricketer in his life", and was just making up stories. He never expected it to become this big, he remarked, adding that the Fake Player ended up getting legitimized by the media frenzy. He was inspired by the popularity of a similar blog by Fake Steve Jobs, and the Richard Gere movie The Hoax.[5][6][7]

KKR also set up a Talent Resource Development Wing (TRDW) in 2009 to spot local talent nationwide. This was based on BCCI's 2002–06 model which had discovered talents like MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina. The wing was headed by Makarand Wainganker, who had first initiated the TRDW concept for the KSCA.[8] However, Wainganker eventually resigned after persistent disagreements with John Buchanan over team selection and Buchanan's "multiple captains" theory.[9]

Despite the poor on field performance of the team and its struggle at the bottom of the points table, the Kolkata Knight Riders were ranked as the richest team in the tournament with a brand value of $42.1 million.[10]

Indian Premier League

Season standings

Kolkata Knight Riders finished last in the league stage of IPL 2009.

Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Delhi Daredevils 14 10 4 0 20 +0.311
Chennai Super Kings 14 8 5 1 17 +0.951
Royal Challengers Bangalore (R) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.191
Deccan Chargers (C) 14 7 7 0 14 +0.203
Kings XI Punjab 14 7 7 0 14 −0.483
Rajasthan Royals 14 6 7 1 13 −0.352
Mumbai Indians 14 5 8 1 11 +0.297
Kolkata Knight Riders 14 3 10 1 7 −0.789
(C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.
Winner, runner-up and best-performing semi-finalist in the group stage qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.

Match log
Date Opponent Venue Result
19 April Deccan ChargersCape TownLost by 8 wickets
21 April Kings XI PunjabDurbanWon by 11 runs (D/L Method), MoM- Chris Gayle 44* (26)
23 April Rajasthan RoyalsPort ElizabethLost by 15 runs in Super Over
25 April Chennai Super KingsCape TownMatch abandoned due to intermittent rain
27 April Mumbai IndiansPort ElizabethLost by 92 runs
29 April Royal Challengers BangaloreDurbanLost by 5 wickets
1 May Mumbai IndiansDurbanLost by 9 runs
3 May Kings XI PunjabEast LondonLost by 6 wickets
5 May Delhi DaredevilsDurbanLost by 9 wickets
10 May Delhi DaredevilsJohannesburgLost by 7 Wickets
12 May Royal Challengers BangalorePretoriaLost by 6 wickets
16 May Deccan ChargersPort ElizabethLost by 6 wickets
18 May Chennai Super KingsPretoriaWon by 7 wickets, MoM- Brad Hodge 71* (44)
20 May Rajasthan RoyalsDurbanWon by 4 wickets, MoM- Laxmi Shukla 48* (46)
Overall record of 3 – 10 (One match abandoned)

Failed to reach Semifinals, ended 8/8

gollark: There are SOME bits of it I dislike.
gollark: Which this isn't.
gollark: The GIL doesn't help.
gollark: They care somewhat about speed, but also want code which can actually be worked on.
gollark: I don't think that's true.

References
  1. "Indian Premier League, 2009/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "Indian Premier League, 2009/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. "Fake IPL player spins web of intrigue". The Guardian. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  4. "In a hell called Kolkata Knight Riders". Open magazine. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  5. "Not KKR insider, Fake IPL Player is a B'lore executive". Times of India. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  6. "My book tells everything that the blog didn't: Fake IPL Player". indibloggies.org. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  7. Siddhanth Aney. "And the 'Fake IPL Player' is..." Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  8. "Wainganker joins KKR as TRDW chief". 1 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  9. "In a hell called Kolkata Knight Riders". 30 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  10. "IPL valued at $2.1 bn; KKR richest team". Retrieved 31 May 2012.
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