Sourav to lead Knight Riders, Whatmore appointed coach

October 28th, 2009 more images more imagesNAGPUR - Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained non-committal on former skipper Sourav Ganguly's suggestion that he must bat higher up in the order, preferably at the number three slot. Dhoni said this while interacting with the media persons after strenuous work-out at the nets here on Tuesday.

October 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former India batsman Sandeep Patil, who was appointed director of cricket operations of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Wednesday, said that it he is looking forward to the challenge. "Being a director of an academy is very different from a national coach's job.

October 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former India batsman Sandeep Patil has been appointed as the director of cricket operations of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) following Australian Dave Whatmore's resignation. Whatmore, who is likely to take over as the Kolkata Knight Riders coach, resigned from the post and Patil will take over from Nov 1.

September 30th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram is likely to be appointed as the bowling consultant of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), The Daily Times reported. The KKR management, however, is yet to confirm the report regarding Akram's new assignment, but according to media reports the former Pakistani speedster would be seen working with KKR's fast bowlers in the Indian Premier League's (IPL) third edition next year.

September 29th, 2009 KOLKATA - Former Pakistan speedster Wasim Akram will join the Kolkata Knight Riders' camp, which begins in Gurgaon Oct 1. He will join the KKR camp at Gurgaon to oversee the proceedings, former KKR skipper Sourav Ganguly said at the Eden Gardens here Tuesday.

September 8th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistans Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday allowed all-rounder Abdul Razzaq to sign a contract with Kolkata Knight Riders for next years Indian Premier League (IPL). PCB officials had a meeting with Razzaq at the board headquarters in Lahore, and after that chairman Ijaz Butt allowed the cricketer to join the Knight Riders.

August 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders' hunt for a new coach continues as former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram met team co-owner Shahrukh Khan at his residence in Mumbai on Sunday. Akram is one of the leading contenders for the job, while earlier in the day, former India coach Sandip Patil had met Shahrukh.

August 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - After having helped the Pakistan cricket team win the ICC World T20 Championship, famous psychotherapist and hypnotist Maqbool 'Max' Babri has expressed his interest in holding training sessions for the troubled Indian Premier League (IPL) team, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to change its fortunes. Babri has written a letter to KKR owner Shahrukh Khan and the team's former captain Sourav Ganguly's brother, Snehashish Ganguly, expressing his desires to be KKR's 'mental'coach and 'thought manager' for the third season of the IPL.

August 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - Former Indian cricket skipper Sourav Ganguly's niece tested positive for swine flu and was admitted to the isolation ward of a hospital here Monday, a health official said. "Sneha Ganguly, the 11-year-old daughter of Sourav's elder brother Snehashis Ganguly, tested positive (for swine flu) today (Monday)," Tapas Sen, the state's nodal officer for swine flu, told IANS.

August 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Former captain Sourav Ganguly Sunday hailed the decision of the national selectors to bring Rahul Dravid back to the Indian side and said it only proved that form, and not age, is a factor in the game. Taking back Dravid is the right decision.

August 12th, 2009 BRISBANE - Former Kolkata Knight Riders' coach John Buchanan Wednesday said team owner Shah Rukh Khan's decision to sack him came as a "shock and a disappointment". The Australian was sacked by the Knight Riders after the team finished at the bottom in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) competition, losing 10 of 14 matches in South Africa.

July 25th, 2009 KOLKATA - Former India cricket coach John Wright has emerged a strong contender for the coach's job in the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the coming season. Sources in the team said KKRs icon player Sourav Ganguly, who has been entrusted with the task of finding a replacement for sacked coach John Buchanan, is favouring the New Zealander for the key post.

July 16th, 2009 LONDON - Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the University of Lancashire. The 37-year-old Ganguly said that he was honoured and wants to build better ties with Lancashire.

July 8th, 2009 Sourav Ganguly, the most successful Indian Captain, on the eve of his 37th Birthday, eyes on to play a second innings as the BCCI President in 2014. Ganguly the most successful skipper of Indian cricket and the "GOD of offside" stepped into his year number 37 today.

June 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team director John Buchanan has become the first casualty of the side's dismal performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Knight Riders and Buchanan, who recently joined as consultant with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), parted ways amicably Thursday.