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{{Short description|Indian Premier League cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club =[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| season =2008
| coach = [[John Buchanan (Australian cricketer)|John Buchanan]]
| captain = [[Sourav Ganguly]]
| ground = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| comp1 = [[2008 Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| comp1 result = 6th
| most runs = [[Sourav Ganguly]] (349)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/batting/highest_career_strike_rate.html?id=3519;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
| most wickets =[[Umar Gul]] (12)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=3519;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
| prevseason =
| nextseason = [[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2009|2009]]
}}

[[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based in [[Kolkata]], India, which plays in the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the [[2008 Indian Premier League|2008 IPL]] edition. They were captained by [[Sourav Ganguly]]. Kolkata Knight Riders finished sixth in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

==Squad==
On 11 March 2008, [[Sourav Ganguly]], the team's [[icon player]], was appointed as captain.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ganguly to lead Kolkata Knight Riders |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ganguly-to-lead-kolkata-knight-riders-341969 |access-date=12 April 2026 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=11 March 2008 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=KKR Indian Premier League 2007/08 Squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2007-08-313494/kolkata-knight-riders-squad-338088/series-squads |access-date=12 April 2026 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:95%"
|-
! width=5%|No.
! width=15%|Name
! width=5%|Age
! width=15%|Nationality
! width=15%|Batting style
! width=20%|Bowling style
! width=15%|Signing price
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| [[Batsman|Batsmen]]
|-
|00|| [[Salman Butt]] || 23 || {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]] || Left-handed || [[off spin|Right-arm off-break]] || [[US$]]100,000
|-
| 1|| [[Sourav Ganguly]] || 35 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Left-handed || [[Fast bowling|Right-arm medium]] || US$1,092,500
|-
|11|| [[Aakash Chopra]] || 30 || {{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||
|-
|14|| [[Ricky Ponting]] || 33 ||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]] || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || US$400,000
|-
|17|| [[Brad Hodge]] || 33 || {{flagicon|Australia}} Australia || Right-handed || Right-arm off-break ||
|-
| || [[Cheteshwar Pujara]] || 20 || {{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || Right-arm off-break ||
|-
| || [[Yashpal Singh (cricketer)|Yashpal Singh]] || 26 || {{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||
|-
| || [[Debabrata Das]] || 21 || {{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || Right-arm off-break ||
|-
| || [[Rohan Banerjee]] || 19 || {{flagicon|India}} India || Left-handed || Right-arm medium ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| [[All-rounder]]s
|-
|5|| [[Mohammad Hafeez]] || 27 || {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan || Right-handed || Right-arm off-break || US$100,000
|-
| 7|| [[Laxmi Ratan Shukla]] || 26 || {{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||
|-
| 8|| [[David Hussey]] || 30 ||{{flagicon|Australia}} Australia || Right-handed || Right-arm off-break || US$625,000
|-
|45|| [[Chris Gayle]] || 28 ||{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Jamaica]] || Left-handed || Right-arm off-break || US$800,000
|-
| || [[Iqbal Abdulla]] || 18 || {{flagicon|India}} India || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin]] ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| [[Wicket-keeper]]s
|-
| 6|| [[Wriddhiman Saha]] || 23 || {{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || ||
|-
|13|| [[Tatenda Taibu]] || 24 ||{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Zimbabwe]] || Right-handed || || US$125,000
|-
|42|| [[Brendon McCullum]] || 26 || {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]] || Right-handed || || US$700,000
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowlers]]
|-
| 2|| [[Ashok Dinda]] || 24 || {{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium ||
|-
|14|| [[Shoaib Akhtar]] || 32 ||{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan || Right-handed || Right-arm fast|| US$450,000
|-
|25|| [[Murali Kartik]] || 31 ||{{flagicon|India}} India || Left-handed || Left-arm orthodox spin || US$425,000
|-
|29|| [[Ishant Sharma]] || 19 || {{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || US$950,000
|-
|40|| [[Ajantha Mendis]] || 23 ||{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]] || Right-handed || Right arm off-break ||
|-
|55|| [[Umar Gul]] || 25 ||{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || US$150,000
|-
|68|| [[Ajit Agarkar]] || 30 ||{{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || US$350,000
|-
| || [[Siddarth Kaul]] || 17 || {{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium ||
|-
| || [[Ranadeb Bose]] || 29 || {{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium ||
|-
| || [[Sourashish Lahiri]] || 26 || {{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || Left-arm orthodox spin ||
|}

==Indian Premier League==
The team made a good start to the season by winning their first two matches against [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] and [[Deccan Chargers]]. Opening batsman [[Brendon McCullum]] scored 158 runs in the first match. However, the team began to experience failures and lost the next four matches. The team managed to stage a comeback of sorts by winning the next three matches, helped by strong performances by [[Sourav Ganguly]] and [[Shoaib Akhtar]]. But their performance dipped again and they lost the next three matches. These included their match against [[Mumbai Indians]], in which they were bowled out for 67 runs, the lowest score by a team in the IPL 2008 season.<ref name="matc">{{cite web|url = http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/team/335971.html|title = Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, Mumbai|access-date = 23 May 2008|work =ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> When their match against [[Delhi Daredevils]] was washed out due to rain, they lost any chance of making it to the semifinals.<ref name="semi">{{cite web|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080523/jsp/sports/story_9309469.jsp|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130203171929/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080523/jsp/sports/story_9309469.jsp|url-status = dead|archive-date = 3 February 2013|title = All over for Knight Riders in 2008 – Post Kotla washout, even a win in last match won’t be enough|date = 23 May 2008|access-date = 23 May 2008|work = The Telegraph}}</ref> The Knight Riders ended their season on a winning note by defeating [[Kings XI Punjab]] on their home ground.

Financially, the Kolkata Knight Riders were easily the most successful franchise in the IPL, achieving a profit of {{INRConvert|130|m}} in the opening season itself.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/shah-rukh-plans-to-desert-kkr-for-good_19882.html|title = Shah Rukh plans to desert KKR for good|date = 30 April 2009|access-date = 19 April 2012|work = Zee News}}</ref>

===Season standings===
Kolkata Knight Riders finished sixth in the league stage of IPL 2008.
{{:2008 Indian Premier League|team=KKR}}

=== Match log ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No.
! 2010
! Opponent
! Venue
! Result
! Scorecard
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 1 || 18 April || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Won by 140 runs, MoM- [[Brendon McCullum]] 158* (73) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335982.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 2 || 20 April || [[Deccan Chargers]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Won by 5 wickets, MoM- [[David Hussey]] 38* (43) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335986.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb; "
| 3 || 26 April || [[Chennai Super Kings]] || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || Lost by 9 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335993.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb; "
| 4 || 29 April || [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Lost by 7 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335997.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb; "
| 5 || 1 May || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium|Jaipur]] || Lost by 45 runs || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336000.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb; "
| 6 || 3 May || [[Kings XI Punjab]] || [[PCA Stadium|Mohali]] || Lost by 9 runs || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336003.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 7 || 8 May || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Won by 5 runs, MoM- [[Sourav Ganguly]] 20 (22) and 1/7 (3 overs) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336010.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 8 || 11 May || [[Deccan Chargers]] || [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Hyderabad]] || Won by 23 runs, MoM- [[Sourav Ganguly]] 91 (57), 2/25 (4 overs) and 2 catches || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336014.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 9 || 13 May || [[Delhi Daredevils]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Won by 23 runs, MoM- [[Shoaib Akhtar]] 4/11 (3 overs) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336017.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb; "
| 10 || 16 May || [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]] || Lost by 8 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336021.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb; "
| 11 || 18 May || [[Chennai Super Kings]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Lost by 3 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L]]) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336025.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb; "
| 12 || 20 May || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Lost by 6 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336027.html Scorecard]
|-
| 13 || 22 May || [[Delhi Daredevils]] || [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Delhi]] || Match abandoned due to rain || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336030.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 14 || 25 May || [[Kings XI Punjab]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Won by 3 wickets, MoM - [[Umar Gul]] 24 (11) and 4/23 (4 overs) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336035.html Scorecard]
|- " class="sortbottom"
| colspan="6" style="text-align: center; "| Overall record: 6–7. Failed to advance.
|}

==Tour of Australia==
KKR played six T20 matches against [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] during their 2008 tour of Australia.<ref name="2008austour">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/376155.html |title=Kolkata Knight Riders tour of Australia |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 December 2025}}</ref> All matches were played in [[Allan Border Field]], [[Brisbane]].<ref name="2008austour"/> KKR won only one match, winning the second fixture by one wicket.<ref name="2008austour"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Kolkata Knight Riders}}

[[Category:Kolkata Knight Riders seasons]]
[[Category:2008 Indian Premier League]]

2008 Kolkata Knight Riders season - Revision history

ArleneBelmore12 at 09:33, 12 April 2026