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Initially, when Kolkata Knight Riders were first introduced in 2008, the logo of the team consisted of a blazing golden ] against a black background with the name of the team written in gold next to it. However, the black background was changed to purple in the third season. It was in 2012 that the current logo, which has a blazig purple ] trimmed with gold, with Kolkata Knight Riders written within a shield was introduced.<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news|title=Kolkata Knight Riders unveil new look, new logo|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2012/news/item/185361-kolkata-knight-riders-unveil-new-look-new-logo|accessdate=14 February 2012|newspaper=NDTV|date=14 February 2012}}</ref> |
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Initially, when Kolkata Knight Riders were first introduced in 2018,the black background was changed to purple in the third season. It was in 2018 that the current logo, which has a blazig purple ] trimmed with gold, with Kolkata Knight Riders written within a shield was introduced. |
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The tagline of the team was "All the King's Men" during the first four seasons.<ref name="yahoo" /> However, in the fifth it was replaced by "New Dawn, New Knights". The team's official colours were black and gold during the first two seasons. At the time, Khan said that "golden symbolizes spirit of life and black presents the Goddess ]."<ref name="yahoo" /> It was later changed to purple and gold during the third season and was kept so. The jersey was created by ] fashion designer ].<ref name="yahoo" /> |
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The tagline of the team was "All the King's Men" during the first four seasons.However, in the fifth it was replaced by "New Dawn, New Knights". The team's official colours were black and gold during the first two seasons. At the time, Khan said that "golden symbolizes spirit of life and black presents the Goddess ].It was later changed to purple and gold during the third season and was kept so. The jersey was created by ] fashion designer ]. |
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The main theme of the team ''Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re'' (''we will act, fight and win!'') was scored by ] duo A ''Knight Riders'' album featuring several singers and music composers including ] and ] was also created. |
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The main theme of the team ''Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re'' (''we will act, fight and win!'') was scored by ] duo.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/ani/20080311/r_t_ani_sp/tsp-king-khan-launches-kolkata-knight-ri-61d3b88.html |title=King Khan launches Kolkata Knight Riders |publisher=Yahoo |date=11 March 2008 |accessdate=11 March 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316065555/http://in.news.yahoo.com/ani/20080311/r_t_ani_sp/tsp-king-khan-launches-kolkata-knight-ri-61d3b88.html |archivedate=16 March 2008 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> A ''Knight Riders'' album featuring several singers and music composers including ] and ] was also created.<ref name="hindutimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cricket/CricketNews/Kolkata-Knightriders-launched-amidst-gloom/Article1-281360.aspx|title=Kolkata Knightriders launched amidst gloom|date=11 March 2008|accessdate=11 March 2008|work=Hindustan Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2010/no-ipl-videos-240210.html|title=No new videos for IPL teams!|date=24 February 2010|accessdate=17 April 2012|work=Oneindia.in }}</ref>The new theme along with the old one was introduced in 2015.The new theme is ''Go for more.''{{clear}} |
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== Home ground == |
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== Home ground == |
Initially, when Kolkata Knight Riders were first introduced in 2018,the black background was changed to purple in the third season. It was in 2018 that the current logo, which has a blazig purple Corinthian helmet trimmed with gold, with Kolkata Knight Riders written within a shield was introduced.
The tagline of the team was "All the King's Men" during the first four seasons.However, in the fifth it was replaced by "New Dawn, New Knights". The team's official colours were black and gold during the first two seasons. At the time, Khan said that "golden symbolizes spirit of life and black presents the Goddess Kali.It was later changed to purple and gold during the third season and was kept so. The jersey was created by Bollywood fashion designer Manish Malhotra.
Panoramic view of the Eden Gardens stadium during IPL 2008
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