dinesh karthik was the captain of kolkata knight riders.
dinesh karthik was the captain of kolkata knight riders.
who is the captain of kolkata knight riders?
dinesh karthik
kolkata knight riders in 2017









































the kolkata knight riders (kkr) are a franchise cricket team based in kolkata, india, which plays in the indian premier league (ipl). they are one of the eight teams that are competing in the 2017 indian premier league. they are being be captained by dinesh karthik for the 2018 season of ipl, while former knight riders all-rounder jacques kallis is in his third season as the team's head coach.









































section::::pre-season.
kolkata knight riders in 2017
in the 2011 ipl player auction, gambhir was the most sought after player, fetching a bid of $2.4 million from the kolkata knight riders, making him the highest paid cricketer in the history of ipl. he was then appointed as the skipper of the team. under gambhir's captaincy, the kolkata knight riders qualified for the ipl playoffs and also made it to the champions league twenty20 for the first time. he eventually led the side to their first title in 2012 by defeating defending champions chennai super kings by 5 wickets at their home ground in chennai. for his performances in 2012, he was named as captain of the cricinfo ipl xi. gambhir is the leading run-scorer of the kolkata knight riders. during the same season, he scored 6 half-centuries out of a total of nine from his team and became only the second player to cross the 2000 runs mark in the history of the ipl and the second highest run scorer ever in the tournament. he led kolkata knight riders to their second title in 2014 by beating kings xi punjab by 3 wickets. he led kolkata knight riders to the playoffs in the 2016 and 2017 season and was also the highest run-scorer. for his performances in the 2017 ipl season, he was named in the cricinfo and cricbuzz ipl xi.
gautam gambhir