Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders have unveiled a new-look jersey for the upcoming 18th edition of the TATA Indian Premier League. As part of an unprecedented campaign, KKR released the Official Jersey Launch Video, where fans of the team are seen being obsessed with “Number 3”.
The video culminates into ‘Three Stars’ being woven into the fabric of the new jersey, depicting the three titles in KKR’s Trophy cabinet. Cricketers Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Mayank Markande and Luvnith Sisodia feature in the video, sporting the new kit.
Apart from the newly-added third star on top of the team crest, KKR’s jersey also carries a special Golden TATA IPL badge on the arm this year, introduced by the tournament to recognise the defending champions of the 2025 edition.
Embellished with a design themed around the “Three-edged Star,” the jerseys were simultaneously launched for sale, made available for purchase on Knight Club, the team’s official App, Website and KKR’s Social Media Channels.
Choosing 03/03 as the date to launch their new Purple and Gold threads, Knight Riders also announced a unique move to go from being a global franchise to a notch higher – out in the cosmos with their #InTheKnightSky campaign.
Three actual stars in the sky have been registered and named after the team’s inspiring team motto: ‘Korbo’, ‘Lorbo’, and ‘Jeetbo’, as a tribute to their championship wins in 2012, 2014, and 2024. This celestial tribute can be viewed on a clear night using the coordinates or the QR Codes provided in the certificates.
KKR will begin their TATA IPL 2025 campaign with the season opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens on Saturday, March 22, in the hopes of adding a fourth star above their badge.
*About Kolkata Knight Riders*
The Knight Riders brand is a global brand in International Cricket, with eight trophies to its name and four professional franchises under its wings – Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the TATA IPL, Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in the Caribbean Premier League, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) in UAE’s International League T20 and Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) in USA’s Major League Cricket, making it one of the most versatile brands in T20 cricket globally.
KKR has made four appearances in the TATA IPL final, winning the championship thrice (2012, 2014, 2024). They finished runners-up in the 2021 season, staging one of the most remarkable comebacks in the tournament’s history. TKR’s Men’s Team has won the CPL championship 4 times in 10 years since the Knight Riders took over the franchise. They are the most successful team in the Caribbean and hold a unique feat of having won the trophy in 2020 without losing a single game in the whole tournament. TKR Women, the Knight Riders’ first ever Women’s Team, were champions of the inaugural WCPL in 2022.
For many years now, the Knight Riders Academy has been actively scouting talented cricketers from across India and around the world. The sole objective of the Academy is to identify and help cricketers make an overall round-the-year improvement in their cricketing skills and fitness.
