IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders's first ever IPL XI- Where are they now?

#1 Sourav Ganguly (C)

Prince of Kolkata Sourav Ganguly was captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the inaugural edition of IPL and also their best batsman. Ganguly finished the tournament as the highest run scorer for Knight Riders, with 349 runs in 14 matches at an average of 29.08 and a strike rate of 113.68. In Kolkata Knight Rider's inaugural IPL match, Ganguly scored just 10 runs of 12 balls, but picked up 2 wickets with the ball.

Ganguly is regarded as one of the greatest captains in the history of Indian Cricket, having led India to the finals of World Cup 2003, with his aggressive captaincy and was also influential in India winning test matches in overseas conditions, under his captaincy.

Ganguly retired from international cricket in October 2008, there by ending his 16 years long international career with more than 18000 international runs and 38 hundreds to his name in all formats of the game.

Ganguly was part of Kolkata Knight Riders franchise from 2008-2010, and then played for now defunct Pune Warriors India from 2011 to 2012, even captaining the Pune Warriors in IPL 2012, and retired from IPL Cricket at the end of IPL 2012.

Currently, Ganguly is President of the Cricket Association of Bengal, and also one of the four members of the IPL Governing Council, responsible for all the functions of the tournament.

#2 Brendon McCullum

In the inaugural IPL match, the then Kiwi wicket keeper Brendon McCullum played one of the best innings in the history of IPL. McCullum smashed RCB bowlers to all corners of the stadium, by scoring 158 runs of just 73 balls containing 10 fours and 13 sixes, there by making the people all around the world realise, IPL has arrived in the cricketing world and would stay for a very long time.

McCullum played just 4 matches in the inaugural edition of IPL, as he had to leave for national duty. But in the 4 matches he played McCullum scored 188 runs at an average of 47, with a stunning strike rate of 204.35 and smashed 15 sixes.

Brendon McCullum started playing international cricket for New Zealand from 2002, and retired in February 2016 at the age of 35. In the IPL McCullum was part of Kolkata Knight Riders from 2008-2010, and again in 2012-2013. Apart from Kolkata Knight Riders, McCullum has played for 3 other IPL franchises and will now appear for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2018 which will be his 4th IPL franchise.

Currently, Brendon McCullum is one of the few cricketers in the world to be playing in all the global T20 leagues happening around the world such as PSL, CPL, BPL and Big Bash League.