Kolkata Knight Riders
Predicted finish: Semifinals
The two time champions is one of the most popular teams of the cash rich Indian Premier league. Having a balanced unit, Gautam Gambhir led side will be looking for their third title when the ninth season of the IPl begins. KKR holds the amazing record for the longest winning streak (14 matches) by any Indian team in T20s. The team is currently captained by the leading run-scorer of the side, Gautam Gambhir and is coached by Trevor Bayliss. Although, the team failed to live up to the level initially, in the last few seasons, Kolkata Knight Riders has been on a roll by winning two IPl titles. Knight Riders has one of the best bowling attack in the IPl with Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Morne Morkel, Shakib, Brad Hogg, Piyush Chawla and Russell.
Squad: Gautam Gambhir, Yadav, Manish Pandey, Chawla, Robin Uthappa, Jackson, Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Sunil Narine, Russell, Brad Hogg, Chris lynn, Morne Morkel, Shakib Al Hasan, Unadkat, Ankit Singh Rajpoot, John Hastings, Jason Holder, Munro, Rajgopal Sathish, Manan and Sharma.