Fiesty willow, fiery leather: will KKR take the IPL 2017 trophy?

The team has got it right on the choice of players this season, but batting in death overs is weak

From Shah Rukh Khan to the prince of Kolkata, Saurav Ganguly, to Eden Gardens, to the korbo lodbo jeetbo song, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has every oomph factor in its bag. It was Brendon McCullum blistering knock of 158 from just 73 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) that gave this razzmatazz format a perfect platform to take off on April 8, 2008.

In the first three seasons, apart from that breathtaking knock from Brendon McCullum, the team has struggled to find its feet and didn't even qualify for the playoffs.  In 2011, after Gautam Gambhir took charge, the