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Indian T20 League | Team Kolkata
Team History
- Year 2008- Sourav Ganguly became the first captain of the Kolkata.
- Year 2009- Ganguly was removed from the captaincy.
- Year 2010- Sourav Ganguly was reinstated as the captain of the Team Kolkata.
- Year 2011- Ganguly was sacked. The decision was badly criticized by fans.
- Year 2012- Sunil Narine had picked up 24 wickets.
- Year 2013- Kolkata had finished their tournament on the sixth rank, after giving several great performances.
- Year 2014- KKR defeated Kolkata and won the Indian T20 League trophy for the second time.
- Year 2015- Kolkata finished fifth.
- Year 2016- Kolkata reached the playoffs, but they finished fourth.
- Year 2017- Kolkata reached the playoffs, but the team had faced an upset again in the second qualifier to exit the tournament third.
- Year 2018- Kolkata reached Qualifier 2, lost the match out of the tournament, and finished third.
- Year 2019- Another disappointing year as Kolkata finishes the season in 5th place.
- Year 2020- Couldn’t win the final.
All-time Team Stats
- Highest Team Total: 245/6 vs Punjab (2018)
- Lowest Team Total: 67 vs Mumbai (2008)
All-time Team Captains and Stats
| 2019 D. Karthik (Captain) | Ranked 5th |
| 2018 D. Karthik (Captain) | Ranked 3rd |
| 2017 G. Gambhir (Captain) | Ranked 3rd |
| 2016 G. Gambhir (Captain) | Ranked 4th |
| 2015 G. Gambhir (Captain) | Ranked 5th |
| 2014 G. Gambhir (Captain) | Winners |
| 2013 G. Gambhir (Captain) | Ranked 6th |
| 2012 G. Gambhir (Captain) | Winners |
| 2011 G. Gambhir (Captain) | Ranked 4th |
| 2010 Sourav Ganguly (Captain) | Ranked 6th |
| 2009 Brendon Mccullum (Captain) | Ranked 8th |
| 2008 Sourav Ganguly (Captain) | Ranked 6th |
Current team Captain and Key Players
E Morgan (Captain)
| A Russell | S Narine |
| D Karthik | S Gill |
| Kuldeep Yadav |
MI Retained Players List 2021
Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Green, Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Yadav, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Harry Gurney, Sandeep Warrier.
SWOT Analysis of Kolkata Knight Riders for Indian T20 League 2021
Strengths
- Stellar batting line-up and have the Quality pace bowlers
Weaknesses
- Kolkata lacks depth in the spin bowling department
Opportunities
- Kolkata Become the second most successful Indian T20 League team alongside Chennai.
Threats
- Injuries to the key players