Chances are limited for Mortaza, Langeveldt: Buchanan

He is the man in the firing line because everything that he planned has gone wrong, but even in adversity, Kolkata Knight Riders director of cricket John Buchanan has maintained a calm exterior as was on display during the media conference at the end of the day.

Excerpts from Buchanan's press conference:

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On Mortaza not getting a game: Yeah, look at the moment we have adopted a batting strategy. So that's where our international effort is. So does that mean that guys that are international bowlers, whether it be Langeveldt, Mortaza, Mendis whoever it might be their opportunities are limited at this time. It is a question that we have posed to IPL a number of times about the involvement of more players on the field. I have personally mentioned that a number of times. Hopefully IPL will look at that more seriously going forward into next season and beyond.

On poor fielding: And yes as Brendon said today our fielding certainly in the six overs just let us down. I mean we were in a position from where we could have taken the game away from Punjab at that stage I thought. We controlled our innings, as Brendon said. We grafted that batting innings very well. We really needed to back that up straightaway in the first six overs. Unfortunately we just didn't do it, which gave Punjab a little bit of leeway which they used effectively.

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Kolkata Knight Riders KKR XI IPL 2009 Updates

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3-May-09
Port Elizabeth

Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Kings XI Punjab

KKR: 153/3
KXIP: 154/4

Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets.

Man of the match: M Jayawardene (KXIP)
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1-May-09
East London

Mumbai Indians vs. Kolkata Knight Riders

MI: 148/6
KKR: 139/6

MI won by 9 runs.

Man of the match: JP Duminy (MI)
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29-Apr-09
Durban

Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore

KKR: 139/6
RCB: 143/5

RCB won by 5 wickets.

Man of the match: MV Boucher (RCB)
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27-Apr-09
Port Elizabeth

Mumbi Indians vs. Kolkata Knight Riders

MI: 187/6
KKR: 95/9

Mumbai Indians won by 92 runs.

Man of the match: SR Tendulkar (MI)
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25-Apr-09
Cape Town

Chennai Super Kings vs. Kolkata Knight Riders

Match abandoned due to rain.
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23-Apr-09
Cape Town

Rajasthan Royals vs. Kolkata Knight Riders

RR: 150/6
KKR: 150/8

Rajasthan Royals won the match(Super Over method).

Man of the match: YK Pathan (RR)
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21-Apr-09
Durban

KXIP vs. KKR

KXIP: 158/6
KKR: 79/1

KKR won by 11 runs(D/L method).

Man of the match: CH Gayle (KKR)
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19-Apr-09
Cape Town

Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Deccan Chargers

KKR: 101/10
DC: 104/2

DC won by 8 wickets.

Man of the match: RP Singh (DC)

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IPL 2009 News- KKR to have multiple captains

As declared in Press conference by Coach John Buchnan , Team KKR - Kolkata Knight Riders will have 4 captains who will lead the kkr team on the basis of rotation policy.

Hearing this , Fans of Sourav Gangually protested against Coach John Buchanan . SRK the Owner of KKR team said that Sourav is our main man. While Coach John buchanan on protest from fans said that Sourav dada was already knowing about this change.

Kolkata Knight Riders - only IPL team to make substantial profits

Kolkata Knight Riders may not have made the semi-finals of the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) season, but the market grapevine is abuzz that they are, perhaps, the only franchise to make a substantial profit.

Bollywood star SRK(Shahrukh Khan) appeared visibly disappointed with his team's performance, particularly in the later half of the league, as they finished sixth in the eight-team Twenty20 tournament. But market sources insist that his team had broken even before the half-way stage itself, thanks to vigorous merchandising.

The team management has finalised plans to invest the profits in a manner that would enhance the image of the Knight Riders. One of the projects that can give them greater visibility is their ultra modern world class academy headed by their high-profile Australian coach John Buchanan.

"We had a roller-caster ride in the first season, but we see a brighter future for us and for that we have to tap talented players and nurture them. The proposed academy will act as the nursery for the Knight Riders," team director Joy Bhattacharya told reporters.

He also said that the IPL had showcased talent in domestic cricket.

"The IPL gave a great opportunity to local players like Ashoke Dinda or Wrdiddhiman Saha to perform so well on the bigger stage and helped them to get into the India A side. The academy will scout for talent from all over the country so that we get the right mix of players for our side," he said.

Asked if the proposed academy would be a take-over of an existing one as speculated, Bhattacharya said: "It is too early to take the call. All I can say is that the academy would be headed by John Buchanan."

Bhattacharya said a review of the performance of the team was done, but refused to be drawn into any discussion over the reported differences between the franchise owners and the captain. "Everything is fine with the team and the review has addressed the issues that had cropped up during the tournament."

"We are confident the second season will produce better results for us," he said.