While some say it has been copied, other reckon the two particular colours have been used because the owner of the Kolkata club is Sanjiv Goenka, who also happens to be the owner of the particular IPL team.
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders host Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday on Sunday at the Eden Gardens. On the eve of the big game, the Lucknow franchise confirmed that they would be wearing their new jersey for the match. The new green and maroon jersey looks very similar to the Mohun Bagan football club outfit and that has got fans talking. While some say it has been copied, other reckon the two particular colours have been used because the owner of the Kolkata club is Sanjiv Goenka, who also happens to be the owner of the particular IPL team.
Green & Maroon. Us & You. See you tomorrow 💚♥️ pic.twitter.com/8D8uzFsVU0
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 13, 2024
Here are some of the comments that followed:
— Mariner (@Sayak61) April 13, 2024
Not surprising with Goenka being owner of Mohun Bagan, same jersey being used for LSG in Kolkata.
— Nagarjun R S (@NagarjunRS2) April 13, 2024
Joy MOHUN BAGAN 🙏
Ami KKR 💪— Sandy (@Sandy1693746) April 13, 2024
such a cheap way to gain fans. you cant disrespect MB’s legacy
— KKR Nerd (@CricNerd3) April 13, 2024
While the Knight Riders have won three and lost one, the Super Giants have played five and won three of them.
KKR vs LSG Predicted XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders predicted playing XI: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Lucknow Super Giants predicted playing XI: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Mohsin Khan.