3. Kolkata Knight Riders (2012 and 2014 champions)
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Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders lit up the tournament in the first ever IPL match when Brendon McCullum scored 158 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore. They looked like a dangerous unit, but they soon started loosing.
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Needless to say, their IPL journey was rocky in the first 3 years. It wasn’t until 2011 that they qualified for the playoffs for the first time. Since then, KKR have qualified for playoffs 6 times and have been involved in the finals twice.
Their best performances came in 2012 and 2104 when they beat the Chennai Superkings and Kings XI Punjab respectively to lift the IPL trophy twice. They are also the only team who has not lost an IPL final.
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Seeing all their accolades over the years, it should come as no surprise to everyone that KKR are one of the most successful franchises in IPL history.
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Sunil Joseph
Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.
Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.
If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.
Always focused on making his work accurate and reliable, Sunil thoroughly checks his facts before writing his articles. When not writing for pro wrestling, he spends his time watching cricket.
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