Franchise History
In 2008, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) created the cricket tournament Indian Premier League based on the Twenty20 form of the game. Eight teams would participate in the inaugural tournament held in April – June of the same year. The teams representing the eight different cities of India were put up on auction in Mumbai on 20 February. The team representing Kolkata was eventually bought by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's company Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with actress Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta for a price of $75.09 million ( 357 crores). Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of the Indian national team, a native of West Bengal and nicknamed The Bengal Tiger,Dada,The Prince of Kolkata was named as the Icon Player for the team. He was also appointed as captain of the team.
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