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TopicKolkata Knight Riders

Topic: Kolkata Knight Riders

262 chased last year, 111 defended this year—IPL continues to script the wildest cricket tales

Punjab Kings successfully defended just 111 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi Tuesday, in what Harsha Bhogle described as 'simply one of the greatest matches of the IPL'.

New kid on the block: Mumbai Indians’ Ashwani Kumar is 1st Indian pacer with 4-wicket haul on IPL debut

Ashwani, who comes with limited experience in senior cricket, played his first IPL match against KKR Monday. He is the latest addition to the list of most successful debutants at the IPL.

Under new captain & coach, defending champions KKR will look to carry momentum in 2025 IPL campaign

Team's biggest strength is their core players from the 2024 winning campaign, all of whom will be eager to replicate their title-winning success in this edition as well.

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc costliest IPL player, goes to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 24.75 cr

The Rs 20-crore mark was breached for the first time on the same day when bowler Pat Cummins was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.50 crore.

What if the best performers of IPL 2022 formed a team? Here’s who would make the squad

As the group stages come to a close, ThePrint picks out the best playing XI of the current season so far, while also highlighting emerging players and comeback stars.

Not just Air India, Shah Rukh Khan is de facto cheerleader of lost causes

Shah Rukh Khan might be just what the doctor ordered for poor, ailing Air India.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.