Shahrukh to decide new KKR captain and coach in meeting

On 1st August 2009, Bollywood Superstar and the owner of Kolkata Knight Rider team Shah Rukh Khan informed media that they are going to held a meeting from August 4th to 15th and in the meeting it will be discussed who will be the next captain for Kolkata Knight Rider team not only that new coach name will also be decided.


Earlier, it was expected that Former Indian cricket team captain Saurav Ganguly will be re-elected as the captain of KKR (Kolkata Knight Rider) team but Shahrukh Khan dismissed this report. KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan told that they will be meeting on August 4th 2009 and during that period of time, all the major decisions on KKR coach, KKR captaincy will be decided. And Shah rukh Khan is very hopeful that the formula for winning will come next year at least some of the IPL matches.

Kolkata Knight Riders Players Pictures

Shahrukh Khan celeberating Shoaib Akhtar

Bollywood actor Shahrukh also reported that no decision has been taken yet, neither for the KKR captain & coach nor the other related issues. The whole KKR team and management would be meeting for the very 1st time after IPL 2009 on August 4th and the meetings will continue till August 15th.

KKR owner Shahrukh Khan

KKR fans at Eden Garden, Kolkata (Gandhi family & Khan family together)

Last year, KKR (Kolkata Knight Rider) team had finished in the bottom table of season 2009. Though, KKR team owner shah rukh khan had already sacked Coach John Buchanan after the debacle. It is more likely that former India coach John Wright (from New Zealand) will take the position of vacated by the Australian. The KKR team's captaincy will be the hot topic in the meeting and there are some reports that Saurav Ganguly will again be re-elected by for the IPL III series and he will take place the position of New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum. Next IPL 2010 will be played in April 2010. Shahrukh said that he has many suggestion and all the decisions are pending yet. He said that he can't take all the decision alone and when the team will sit together in the meeting the all such matters will be discussed together and Insah allah we will get the good result.