Indian Premier League 2009 Kolkata Knight Riders Player profile

Kolkata Knight Riders squad

Kolkata Knight Riders’ Ever since the coach and Director of cricket operation of KKR John Buchanan proposed an experiment with multiple captains, the team has been shrouded in controversy. Buchanan seemed keen on trying out an all new strategy of having rotating captaincy to a team.

Shoaib ShaikhShoaib Shaikh RSS Feed
India

Full name Shoaib Shabbir Shaikh
Born January 18, 1987
Current age 22 years 89 days

Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai



Mohammad SanuthMohammad Sanuth
India

Full name Mohammad Ebrahim Sanuth
Born July 25, 1989, Kowdiar, Trivandrum
Current age 19 years 266 days
Major teams Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak



Natraj BeheraNatraj Behera
India

Full name Natraj Bhuban Behera
Born May 28, 1988, Rourkela, Orissa
Current age 20 years 324 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Orissa
Batting style Right-hand bat


Murtuza HussainMurtuza Hussain
India

Full name Murtuza Hussain
Born October 1, 1986, Bihar
Current age 22 years 198 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Brother - A Hussain


Abhisek BanerjeeAbhisek Banerjee
India

Full name Abhisek Banerjee
Born May 18, 1984, Durgapur
Current age 24 years 334 days
Major teams Bengal, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak



Anureet SinghAnureet Singh
India

Full name Kathuria Anureet Singh
Born March 2, 1988
Current age 21 years 46 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Railways
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium


Ameya ShrikhandeAmeya Shrikhande
India

Full name Ameya Jayprakash Shrikhande
Born July 25, 1986, Pune
Current age 22 years 266 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Maharashtra
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium


Ajit AgarkarAjit Agarkar
India

Player profile

Full name Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar
Born December 4, 1977, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 31 years 134 days
Major teams India, Kolkata Knight Riders, Middlesex, Mumbai
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium


Rohan BanerjeeRohan Banerjee
India

Full name Rohan Bijesh Banerjee
Born December 10, 1988, Bijpur, Bengal
Current age 20 years 128 days
Major teams Bengal Under-14s, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Also known as Rohan
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium



Sanjay BangarSanjay Bangar
India

Full name Sanjay Bapusaheb Bangar
Born October 11, 1972, Bid, Maharashtra
Current age 36 years 188 days
Major teams India, Deccan Chargers, Kolkata Knight Riders, Railways
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast



Mark CameronMark Cameron
Australia

Full name Mark Alan Cameron
Born January 31, 1981, Waratah, New South Wales
Current age 28 years 76 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, New South Wales
Nickname Scud
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Height 1.82 m




Gaurav ChabraGaurav Chabra
India

Full name Gaurav Chabra
Born November 19, 1987, Delhi
Current age 21 years 149 days
Major teams Delhi, Delhi Under-14s, Kolkata Knight Riders, Reebok XI
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium



Aakash ChopraAakash Chopra
India

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Full name Aakash Chopra
Born September 19, 1977, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 31 years 210 days
Major teams India, Delhi, Kolkata Knight Riders, Marylebone Cricket Club
Batting style Right-hand bat




Ishwar ChoudharyIshwar Choudhary
India

Full name Ishwar Haribhai Choudhary
Born July 10, 1988, Sagthala, Gujarat
Current age 20 years 281 days
Major teams Australian Centre of Excellence, Gujarat, Gujarat Under-14s, Gujarat Under-19s, Gujarat Under-22s, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders, National Academy of India, West Zone Under-19s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak


Avik ChowdhuryAvik Chowdhury
India

Full name Avik Sripati Chowdhury
Born November 16, 1984, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 24 years 152 days
Major teams Bengal, Bengal Under-16s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Also known as Sunny
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium


Debabrata DasDebabrata Das
India

Full name Debabrata Baidya Das
Born September 22, 1986, Siliguri, Bengal
Current age 22 years 207 days
Major teams Bengal, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly



Ashok DindaAshok Dinda
India

Full name Ashok Bhimchandra Dinda
Born March 25, 1984, Medinipur, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 25 years 23 days
Major teams India, Bengal, East Zone, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast


Aditya DoleAditya Dole
India

Full name Aditya Pradip Dole
Born October 9, 1987, Pimpri, Maharashtra
Current age 21 years 190 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Maharashtra
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast


Shatrunjay GaekwadShatrunjay Gaekwad
India

Full name Shatrunjay Anshuman Gaekwad
Born September 3, 1983, Baroda, Gujarat
Current age 25 years 226 days
Major teams Baroda, Baroda Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relations Grandfather - DK Gaekwad, Father - AD Gaekwad



Sourav GangulySourav Ganguly
India

Full name Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
Born July 8, 1972, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 36 years 283 days
Major teams India, Asia XI, Bengal, East Zone, Glamorgan, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire, Northamptonshire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education St Xavier's College
Relations Brother - Snehasish C Ganguly


Chris GayleChris Gayle
West Indies

Full name Christopher Henry Gayle
Born September 21, 1979, Kingston, Jamaica
Current age 29 years 208 days
Major teams West Indies, ICC World XI, Jamaica, Kolkata Knight Riders, Stanford Superstars, Worcestershire
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak


Arindam GhoshArindam Ghosh
India

Full name Arindam Nanigopal Ghosh
Born October 19, 1986, Barasat, Kolkatta
Current age 22 years 180 days
Major teams Bengal, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium


Gnaneswara RaoGnaneswara Rao
India

Full name Yaleeka Gnaneswara Rao
Born August 25, 1984, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Current age 24 years 235 days
Major teams Andhra, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Brother - Y Venugopal Rao


Moises HenriquesMoises Henriques
Australia

Full name Moises Constantino Henriques
Born February 1, 1987, Funchal, Portugal
Current age 22 years 75 days
Major teams Australia, Kolkata Knight Riders, New South Wales
Nickname Moey
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 1.87 m



Brad HodgeBrad Hodge
Australia

Full name Bradley John Hodge
Born December 29, 1974, Sandringham, Victoria
Current age 34 years 109 days
Major teams Australia, Durham, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Victoria
Nickname Hodgey, Dodgeball
Playing role Higher middle order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 1.78 m



David HusseyDavid Hussey
Australia

Full name David John Hussey
Born July 15, 1977, Morley, Western Australia
Current age 31 years 276 days
Major teams Australia, Australia A, Kolkata Knight Riders, Nottinghamshire, Sussex Cricket Board, Victoria
Nickname Huss
Playing role Lower middle order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 1.80 m
Relations Brother - MEK Hussey



VA IndulkarVA Indulkar
India

Full name Vinit Ajit Indulkar
Born August 26, 1984, Sholapur, Maharashtra
Current age 24 years 234 days
Major teams Bombay Cricket Association President's XI, Himachal Pradesh, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Grandfather - MS Indulkar



Iqbal AbdullaIqbal Abdulla
India

Full name Sayyed Iqbal Abdulla
Born December 2, 1989, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 19 years 136 days
Major teams India Green, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodo


Sheldon JacksonSheldon Jackson
India

Full name Sheldon Philip Jackson
Born September 27, 1986, Bhavnagar, Saurashtra
Current age 22 years 202 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Saurashtra
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper



Saurasish LahiriSaurasish Lahiri
India

Full name Saurasish Sukanta Lahiri
Born September 9, 1981, Howrah (now Haora), Bengal
Current age 27 years 220 days
Major teams Bengal, Kolkata Knight Riders
Also known as Sun
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak



Charl LangeveldtCharl Langeveldt
South Africa

Full name Charl Kenneth Langeveldt
Born December 17, 1974, Stellenbosch, Cape Province
Current age 34 years 121 days
Major teams South Africa, Boland, Border, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lions, Somerset
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium



Anustup MajumdarAnustup Majumdar
India

Full name Anustup Prabir Majumdar
Born April 30, 1984, Chandannagore, Hooghly, Bengal, India
Current age 24 years 352 days
Major teams Bengal, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly


Mashrafe MortazaMashrafe Mortaza
Bangladesh

Full name Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
Born October 5, 1983, Norail, Jessore
Current age 25 years 194 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Asia XI, Khulna Division, Kolkata Knight Riders
Also known as Koushik
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium


Angelo MathewsAngelo Mathews
Sri Lanka

Full name Angelo Davis Mathews
Born June 2, 1987, Colombo
Current age 21 years 319 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira North, Colts Cricket Club, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Under-19s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium


Ajantha MendisAjantha Mendis
Sri Lanka

Full name Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis
Born March 11, 1985, Moratuwa
Current age 24 years 37 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sri Lanka Army, Wayamba
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak, Legbreak

Mohnish ParmarMohnish Parmar
India

Full name Mohnish Bipinbhai Parmar
Born April 12, 1988, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Current age 21 years 5 days
Major teams Gujarat, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak


Sachin RanaSachin Rana
India

Full name Sachin Rana
Born September 18, 1984, Gurgaon, Haryana
Current age 24 years 211 days
Major teams Haryana, Kolkata Knight Riders, North Zone
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast


Wriddhiman SahaWriddhiman Saha
India

Full name Wriddhiman Prasanta Saha
Born October 24, 1984, Shaktigarh
Current age 24 years 175 days
Major teams India, Bengal, India A, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper


Dhiran SalviDhiran Salvi
India

Full name Dhiran Pradip Salvi
Born October 10, 1979
Current age 29 years 189 days
Major teams Baroda, Kolkata Knight Riders, Railways
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper


Sanjib SanyalSanjib Sanyal
India

Full name Sanjib Sanyal
Born July 25, 1977, Howrah (now Haora), Bengal
Current age 31 years 266 days
Major teams Bengal, Kolkata Knight Riders, Railways
Also known as Buddha
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium

Sourav SarkarSourav Sarkar
India

Full name Sourav Subrata Sarkar
Born December 15, 1984, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 24 years 123 days
Major teams Bengal, Bengal Under-16s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium


Shoaib ShaikhShoaib Shaikh
India

Full name Shoaib Shabbir Shaikh
Born January 18, 1987
Current age 22 years 89 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai


Ishant SharmaIshant Sharma
India

Full name Ishant Sharma
Born September 2, 1988, Delhi
Current age 20 years 227 days
Major teams India, Delhi, India Red, Kolkata Knight Riders, North Zone
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast


Laxmi ShuklaLaxmi Shukla
India

Full name Laxmi Ratan Shukla
Born May 6, 1981, Howrah (now Haora), Bengal
Current age 27 years 346 days
Major teams India, Bengal, Kolkata Knight Riders
Also known as Bittu
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium


Sunny SinghSunny Singh
India

Full name Sunny Singh
Born December 18, 1986, Bhiwani
Current age 22 years 120 days
Major teams Haryana, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast



Chetan SuryavanshiChetan Suryavanshi

India

Full name Chetan Ramachandra Suryavanshi
Born February 24, 1985, Pune, Maharashtra
Current age 24 years 52 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Maharashtra Under-16s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper


Bhavik ThakerBhavik Thaker
India

Full name Bhavik Dinbandhubhai Thaker
Born October 23, 1982, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Current age 26 years 176 days
Major teams Gujarat, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak



Rajesh VermaRajesh Verma
India

Full name Rajesh Pratap Verma
Born December 11, 1981, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 27 years 127 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai, Mumbai Cricket Association XI, Mumbai Under-19s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium



Kshemal WaingankarKshemal Waingankar
India

Full name Kshemal Makarand Waingankar
Born April 5, 1985, Andheri, Maharashtra
Current age 24 years 12 days
Major teams Cricket Club of India President's XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast


Yashpal SinghYashpal Singh
India

Full name Yashpal Singh
Born November 27, 1981, Delhi
Current age 27 years 141 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, Services
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium