Team Kolkata will be captained by former captain Sourav Ganguly who is also the Icon

Player for the team. John Buchanan will coach the team. The name of the team was
revealed on March 10, 2008 with an official team unveiling ceremony on March 11,
2008. The official theme of the team is "Korbo, Lorbo, Jitbo Re" (We will do it, Fight for
it, Win it) and has been created by Bollywood's Vishal-Shekhar duo. Since Black stands
for the valor of Indian goddess Maa Kali and gold stands for the spirit of winning, the
official colors are black and gold. The jersey was created by Bollywood fashion designer
Manish Malhotra. The franchise was bought on January 24, 2008 by Bollywood superstar
Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment in a joint venture with actress Juhi Chawla
and her husband, Jai Mehta.

The emblem of the team consists of a scorching golden Viking helmet against a black
background with the name of the team Kolkata written in gold. The tag line of the team is
'All the King's Men.' The team also has a mascot named Hoog Lee, who is a lazy Royal
Bengal Tiger and loves to eat burgers. The name of the team was chosen after a lot of
research. The name Knight Riders has been chosen keeping in mind the appeal to kids
and youth. The squad consists of Windies all-rounder Chris Gayle and Kiwi wicketkeeper
batsman Brendon McCullum. Also, the most successful captain in world cricket Ricky
Ponting follows suit with a bowling attack including India's latest pace sensation Ishant
Sharma and Pakistani Umar Gul. Others include Ajit Agarkar, Murali Karthik and David
Hussey. The team looks a very balanced one and will be looking forward to battle it out
with any team that comes between them and victory.