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Kolkata Knight Riders began their camp with a pooja at Eden Gardens. Head coach Chandrakant Pandit and captain Ajinkya Rahane led the rituals, showcasing their IPL 2024 trophy.
KKR’s pre-IPL 2025 pooja.
Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) got their pre-tournament camp underway in Kolkata with a pooja ceremony on the Eden Gardens pitch here on Wednesday. The Coaching staff, led by head coach Chandrakant Pandit, and players participated within the ceremony before commencing cricketing activities on the historic cricketing venue.
Captain Ajinkya Rahane and Eden Gardens’ pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee performed the rituals as an ode to cricket, in search of blessings for an additional successful IPL campaign.
Speaking ahead of the beginning of the camp, head coach Pandit said, “We now have already planned our training sessions. A number of international players are unavailable due to Champions Trophy, but we now have most of our key players here. It’s an ideal feeling as we’re coming back to our home ground, especially after the season we had last time around, and we would really like to proceed that momentum. There may be a special motivation within the team.”
The Eden Gardens, with a capability of over 68,000 spectators, stays certainly one of cricket’s most celebrated venues and can once more host all of KKR’s home matches within the upcoming season.
Trophy tour on Yellow Ambassador Taxi
Earlier within the day, the KKR took the IPL 2024 championship trophy on a ride through the City of Joy as they concluded their celebratory Trophy Tour in spectacular fashion. The prized silverware travelled across Kolkata’s most beloved landmarks in town’s Yellow Ambassador Taxi, specially decorated in KKR’s signature purple and gold colors.
The Ambassador taxi, adorned with the team hashtag #AmiKKR and motto ‘Korbo, Lordo, Jeetbo, ’transformed right into a moving tribute to the team’s third IPL title. The inside featured custom purple upholstery with gold accents, together with imagery of this taxi over time.
The defending champions will begin their IPL 2025 campaign against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at their home ground on March 22.
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