The start studded Kolkata Knight Rider (KKR) team arrived at Swami Vivekanand Airport amid tight security arrangement around 4.30 pm on Monday.
After reaching airport the team straight away to hotel Babylon International where they will be staying till the next IPl T-20 match scheduled on May 1 at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium. The Australian pace bowler Brette lee was the first to come of the airport followed by team skipper Gautam Gambhir and others. large number of cricket fans reached the airport to have glimpses of their favourite
cricket star. The cricket aficionados were happy to see Yusuf Pathan accompanied with his wife, Jacques Kallis, Sunil Narayan, Rayan Mclaren, Brendon McCullum, Rajat Bhatia, Eoin Morgan along with other team members. KKR with 9 matches played and 3 wins will have to defeat Delhi Daredevils to make their way to the playoff.
On the other hand Delhi Daredevils after defeating Pune Warrior on April 28 are on high sprite. The May 1 match will be a do-or-die situation for both the teams.