Kolkata Knight Riders armed in Mumbai
Shah Rukh Khan presents Indian pace bowler Ishant Sharma with the replica helmet at the Mumbai launch of Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday.
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The 6'4" tall Ishant impressed one and all during the Australia tour and fetched a price of US $9,50,000 at the IPL auction. The lanky paceman was auctioned for the second-best price for an Indian, with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni fetcing US $ 1.5 million for his services.
Kolkata Knight Riders, the IPL?s Kolkata franchise is owned by his company, Red Chillies Entertainment, and will include players from Australia, Pakistan, West Indies besides Indian internationals from different parts of the country.
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Captained by Sourav Ganguly, the team will be coached by Australian John Buchanan.
"We have a good bowling attack for Twenty20. Shoaib Akhtar is one of cricket's leading pace bowlers and Ishant has just come back from Australia where he proved his worth. Ajit Agarkar is another with ability to bowl fast," said the ex-India captain.
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