fineleg Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/kolkata-droppedkolkata-knight-riders/355870/ 'Kolkata' dropped from Kolkata Knight Riders Pradipta Mukherjee & Ishita Ayan Dutt / Kolkata April 22, 2009, 0:36 IST It’s not just Kolkata’s icon Sourav Ganguly who has been dropped from captaining Shah Rukh Khan’s IPL team this season. The name “Kolkata” has been dropped from all Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) merchandise. The team is still called KKR, but official sources said this could change to Knight Riders in the next IPL season. Sources in Reebok, the official merchandise partner for the team, said it was Shah Rukh Khan-owned company’s decision. Hence, the city’s name has been dropped from all T-shirts, socks and accessories. Sources indicated the company was actively looking at shifting base to other cities following the controversies involving Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy. The company is registered as Knight Riders Private Ltd and all vouchers are issued under this name. As the team belonged to Kolkata, with seven home-playing matches in Kolkata last season and with Sourav Ganguly’s involvement in them, the brand used for the team name and the merchandise was “Kolkata Knight Riders” in IPL1. “If the matches had not shifted from Kolkata, the merchandise would have continued to have ‘Kolkata’ Knight Riders written on them,” said the source. “KKR is more popular as Shah Rukh Khan’s team than for Kolkata. So, merchandise sales will not be affected. Also, shifting base to other cities like Ahmedabad will help the company manage its administrative issues better and keep it away from more controversies. Dropping ‘Kolkata’ from the team’s merchandise will bring worldwide appeal,” said the source. Reebok sources said merchandise sales in India had dipped by more than 30 per cent this year compared with last year but the opportunity to sell merchandise the world over had opened up. “So, there may not be a dip in overall revenues,” said a source. Financially, Knight Riders was the most successful franchise last year, achieving a profit of Rs 13 crore. The speculation last year that KKR would shift base from Kolkata to Ahmedabad was fuelled by the money demanded by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) in the last season. However, after a meeting with former ICC and BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya, Shah Rukh Khan assured that his team would stay in Kolkata. There were other controversies around KKR. According to reports, Shah Rukh Khan wanted Sourav Ganguly to speak to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee about the entertainment tax on matches at Eden Garden. Ganguly turned down the request. Also, Shah Rukh was barred by the International Cricket Council Anti-Corruption Unit from entering the dressing room of the team last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desi Cartman Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Also, Shah Rukh was barred by the International Cricket Council Anti-Corruption Unit from entering the dressing room of the team last year How does moving to another city gonna solve this :hmmmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 How does moving to another city gonna solve this :hmmmm: :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: I thought Ahmedabad were going to get a new team in 2011 as Modi announced sometime ago .. two more IPL teams would be added in 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amits Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 ahmedabad & kanpur teams r expected to come up. if kkr is becoming akr(ahmedabad knight riders), so then someone else might take over kolkata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 ahmedabad & kanpur teams r expected to come up. if kkr is becoming akr(ahmedabad knight riders)' date=' so then someone else might take over kolkata[/quote'] great finding :sherlock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Sharma Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 ahmedabad & kanpur teams r expected to come up. if kkr is becoming akr(ahmedabad knight riders)' date=' [b']so then someone else might take over kolkata GENIUS:clap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suraj Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 It will be a good move Kolkatta and the whole of bengal sucks anyway!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 GENIUS:clap: I dont think he will get as big a fan base as kolkata anywhere else.. everybody knows that kolkatans have a passion for cricket .. I doubt he will be as successful in any other city It is really BS that the most pathetic team in the IPL matches has been the most successful successful team in terms of revenue generation .. but I doubt that the srk brand will have that effect in other cities as it is in kolkata .. his revenue will surely decrease if he shifts cities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suraj Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I dont think he will get as big a fan base as kolkata anywhere else.. everybody knows that kolkatans have a passion for cricket .. I doubt he will be as successful in any other city It is really BS that the most pathetic team in the IPL matches has been the most successful successful team in terms of revenue generation .. but I doubt that the srk brand will have that effect in other cities as it is in kolkata .. his revenue will surely decrease if he shifts cities boss gujratis have all the money SRK has done enuff foreign tours to realize that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Sharma Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I dont think he will get as big a fan base as kolkata anywhere else.. everybody knows that kolkatans have a passion for cricket .. I doubt he will be as successful in any other city It is really BS that the most pathetic team in the IPL matches has been the most successful successful team in terms of revenue generation .. but I doubt that the srk brand will have that effect in other cities as it is in kolkata .. his revenue will surely decrease if he shifts cities Dude, why did u quote me:hmpf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 It will be a good move Kolkatta and the whole of bengal sucks anyway!! Explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Dude' date=' why did u quote me:hmpf:[/quote'] Genius looked a good one to quote .. sorry :nervous: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Sharma Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Genius looked a good one to quote .. sorry :nervous: No probs:--D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Warrior Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Genius looked a good one to quote .. sorry :nervous: No probs:--D muje bhi quote karna hai :crazy4: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohum Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 muje bhi quote karna hai :crazy4: To tu darjii ke paas jaa naa :haha::haha: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zubinpepsi Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 G@ykhan can change his base to moon.. he will still play with 11 idiots who will be managed by the biggest idiot.. so no chances of winning are big fat feckin ZERO, though chances of hitting on lollypops r high.. g@ykhan :lollypop: KJo.. drill baby drill.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Warrior Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 To tu darjii ke paas jaa naa :haha::haha: lol good one :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartikey Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 It will be a good move Kolkatta and the whole of bengal sucks anyway!! Bengali girls r hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desi Cartman Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Bengali girls dont suck' date= they r hot O'rly ? :lollypop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zubinpepsi Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Bengali girls dont suck they dont??? :(( wat a waste then.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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