Kolkata Knight Riders Nickname: 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 & Jay Mehta team Player are Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Sunil Narine, Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Lynn, Manvinder Bisla, Robin Uthappa, Ryan ten Doeschate, Morné Morke, Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Pat Cummins, Manish Pandey, Andre Russel, Piyush Chawla, Suryakumar Yadav, Veer Pratap Singh, Debabrata Das, Kuldeep Yadav, Sayan Mondal
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2014 Online Tickets Booking started and will be staging the initial rounds of the IPL from 16th April to 30th April to be played out in three UAE venues. These would be the stadiums at Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. Bangladesh is kept on standby to host the after rounds in case Indian states are not clear of the elections by then. These have been finalized after weeks of speculation about the venues. Kolkata Knight Riders Tickets can be bought online from Ticketmaster.ae. Retail Outlets: tickets can also be purchased offline from April 6th at select Lulu Hypermarkets in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah and stadium box-office sales begin from April 10. IPL tickets can be purchased online from Ticketmaster.ae. Physical Locations
Twenty matches will be played in three Emirates stadiums: Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah's CA Stadium, Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Top Indian cricketers will return to Sharjah and Dubai after a gap of 14 years. Sharjah was banned as a venue in 2001 by the Indian government after reports of match-fixing involving top players emerged in the Nineties. (What Australian batsmen learnt from Virender Sehwag)
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Now, cricket lovers, who love to enjoy IPL 7 on television won’t feel much difference as there will be wholesome live coverage of 60 matches comprising eight teams for about 6 weeks with most days having matches only in the evenings (8 PM) if played in India due to extreme heat in summer months at 4 PM.
UAE was chosen an off-shore venue because the tournament clashed with the general elections. The second phase of the IPL, scheduled between May 1-12, is expected to be held in India. Bangladesh is an alternate venue. From May 13, all matches will be played in India. The final is scheduled on June 1.
On Wednesday, the IPL Governing Council announced the schedule of the UAE leg. The fixtures for the next 40 matches will be announced later.