Harry Gurney

The two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders outbid Kings XI Punjab to bag Carlos Brathwaite, the star of 2016 World T20, for Rs 5 crore in the auction. Out of their Rs 15.2 crore purse, KKR spent 9.15 crore to buy eight players.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and invited England to bat first in the fourth one-day International at Edgbaston on Tuesday.

Former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and England left-arm speedster Harry Gurney has decided to retire from cricket following a shoulder injury.

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Michael Carberry was recalled to limited overs duty by England on Tuesday after being named in both the Twenty20 and one-day squads to play Sri Lanka.

Kolkata Knight Riders fast bowler Ali Khan, who had become the first USA cricketer to be signed by an Indian Premier League franchise, has been ruled out of the tournament due to an injury.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl in the fifth and final one-dayer against England at Headingley in Leeds on Friday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has refused to grant 'No Objection Certificates" to all-rounder Faheem Ashraf and fast bowler Usman Shinwari to play in Australia's Big Bash League.

Out-of-favour India batsman Virender Sehwag and Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan will lead two MCC sides in a series of matches in the Middle East to help launch the new county season.

Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Dinesh Karthik has praised his players for their all-round clinical effort in his side's eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match but said they need to improve in certain aspects.

Australian pacer Pat Cummins became the most expensive foreign buy ever in the Indian Premier League (IPL) players' auction when two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders bid a whopping Rs 15.50 crore for him.

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma admitted to the Level 1 offence 2.2 of the IPL's code of conduct and accepted the sanction. "Mr. Sharma admitted to the Level 1 offence 2.2 of the IPL's Code of Conduct and accepted the sanction," an IPL release said.

The IPL is set to see participation of a player from the USA for the first time with Kolkata Knight Riders roping in fast bowler Ali Khan for the upcoming 13th edition of the league. The two-time winners will pick the 29-year-old fast bowler -- pending IPL approval -- as a replacement for the English seamer Harry Gurney. Ali was on KKR's radar last season as well but no deal could be worked out.

Kolkata Knight Riders are not too concerned about the presence of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in Royal Challengers Bangalore's ranks as they are focusing more on getting their IPL campaign back on track after a hat-trick of losses, left-arm seamer Harry Gurney said on Wednesday.

England's white-ball analyst Nathan Leamon will be joining Kolkata Knight Riders as a strategic consultant ahead of 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Their play-off chances hanging in balance, Kolkata Knight Riders will keep no stone unturned as they take on Mumbai Indians with a prayer on their lips in a must-win Indian Premier League game on Sunday.

Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are 'hopeful that England and Australian players will not have to skip their initial matches in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) as something is being worked out to see the interests of all.

Shubman Gill (65*) helped KKR chase down 184 in 18 overs. KKR's Lynn and Gill added 62 runs for the opening wicket. Curran (55*) and Pooran (48) helped KXIP post 183/6. KXIP's Pooran and Agarwal added 69 runs for the third wicket.

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Chasing 140 for a win, Narine (47) and Lynn (50) shared 91 runs for the opening stand in 8.3 overs to take the game away from Rajasthan Royals as KKR reached the target with 6.1 overs to spare.

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Kolkata Knight Riders would look to overturn their two-match losing run and clip the wings of high-flying Chennai Super Kings, who currently sit on top of the points table with six wins from seven games so far.

Joe Root sparkled with his second ODI hundred as England's batting finally came good to give India a reasonably stiff target of 295 in the fifth ODI.

In spite of a below-par performance in the last Indian Premier League in the UAE where they failed to make the knockouts, the Kolkata Knight Riders kept faith in their side as they retained most of their players.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has refused to give No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to pacer Mustafizur Rahman after he was approached by IPL franchises, in view of the national side's scheduled tour of Sri Lanka beginning next month, according to reports. The left-arm pacer was approached by Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders for the upcoming season in the UAE.

Kolkata Knight Riders' preparation for IPL 12 was boosted by the arrival of West Indian duo - Sunil Narine and Carlos Brathwaite, along with English left-arm pacer Harry Gurney on Tuesday.

Virender Sehwag has been roped in to captain the Marylebone Cricket Club squad in a 4-day Champion County match against Durham starting March 23.

The Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) is trying to bring a change in the "outdated" system which forces England cricketers without central contracts to pay a proportion of their annual salary to their counties for missing games due to the Indian Premier League.