| Owner | Red Chillies Entertainment |
| Home Ground | Eden Gardens |
| Captain | Sourav Ganguly |
| Icon Player | Sourav Ganguly |
| Coach | John Buchanan |
| Team Value | US$ 79.09 million |
Franchisee Shahrukh Khan and icon player Sourav Ganguly's plans might have been affected by the absence of Shaoib Akhtar. But the presence of the sole Twenty20 centurion Chris Gayle and Ishant Sharma will boost the spirit of the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Sourav Ganguly (Captain)
Specialisation: Left hand batsman, Right medium
Nationality: Indian
Ishant Sharma
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Right medium
Nationality: Indian
Chris Gayle
Specialisation: Left hand batsman, Off break
Nationality: West Indian
Brendon McCullum
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Wicket keeper
Nationality: New Zealander
David Hussey
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Off break
Nationality: Australian
Shoaib Akhtar
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Right arm fast bowler
Nationality: Pakistani
Ricky Ponting
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Off break, Right medium
Nationality: Australian
Ajit Agarkar
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Right arm fast medium
Nationality: Indian
Murali Kartik
Specialisation: Left hand batsman, Slow left-arm orthodox
Nationality: Indian
Umar Gul
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Right arm fast medium
Nationality: Pakistani
Tatenda Taibu
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Right medium, Wicketkeeper
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Salman Butt
Specialisation: Left hand batsman, Off break
Nationality: Pakistan
Md Hafeez
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Off break
Nationality: Pakistan
Iqbal Abdulla
Specialisation: Slow left-arm orthodox
Nationality: Indian
Siddarth Kaul
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Right arm medium
Nationality: Indian
Akash Chopra
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm medium
Nationality: Indian
Cheteshwar Pujara
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Leg break
Nationality: Indian
Yashpal Singh
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm medium
Nationality: Indian
Laxmi Ratan Shukla
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm medium
Nationality: Indian
Sourashish Lahiri
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm offbreak
Nationality: Indian
Rohan Banerjee
Speciality: Left hand batsman, Right arm medium
Nationality: Indian
Debabrata Das
Speciality: Right hand batsman, leg break googly
Nationality: Indian
W P Saha
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Wicketkeeper
Nationality: Indian
John Buchanan
Coach
Nationality: Australian
Ranadeb Bose
Speciality: Right-arm fast-medium bowling
Nationality: Indian
Ashok Dinda
Speciality: Right-arm medium-fast bowling
Nationality: Indian
points table
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | PTS | NRR |
| Delhi Daredevils | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.263 |
| Chennai Superkings | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.743 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.525 |
match schedule
- 5/3/2008Bangalore vs Hyderabad M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka Match 21
- 5/3/2008Mohali vs Kolkata Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali - Chandigarh Match 22
- 5/4/2008Mumbai vs Delhi Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai Match 23
- 5/4/2008Jaipur vs Chennai Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Chogan Stadium), Jaipur Match 24
- 5/5/2008Bangalore vs Mohali M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka Match 25