Owner: Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Jai Mehta

Franchise fee: $75.09 million

Captain: Brendon McCullum

2008 Performance:Sixth

Most expensive player: Sourav Ganguly - USD $1.092 million

The star-studded Kolkata Knight Riders squad comprises of some of the biggest names in world cricket. Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting, Chris Gayle of the West Indies, Brendon McCullum of New Zealand and rising Indian star Ishant Sharma are on this envious roster. Brendon McCullum replaces Sourav Ganguly as the captain of the team after coach John Buchanan suggested a 'four captain' theory for the second season.

Owned by the Badshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan, the franchise has left no stone unturned while spending on the team's promotion. The mission and vision statements of the team clearly signify the power and confidence this side will exude. After all, they are the King's men!

Full squad:

International players: Brad Hodge, Ricky Ponting, David Hussey, Mark Cameron and Moises Henriques (Australia), Angelo Mathews and Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka), Chris Gayle (West Indies), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) and Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh)

Indian players: Sourav Ganguly, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Wridhiman Saha, Ajit Agarkar, Ishant Sharma, Ashoke Dinda, Debrata Das, Murali Karthik, Iqbal Abdulla, Akaash Chopra, Yaspal Singh, Cheteswar Pujara, Anureet Singh, Rajesh Verma, Sanjay Bangar, Monish Parmar, Aditya Dole, Amit Das, Gaurav Chabbra, S Niyaz, Sanjib Sanyal, Natraj Behar, Shatrujay Gaekwad, Rohan Prem, Gnansehwar Rao, Dhiran Salvi, Ameya Sri Khande, Anushtap Mazumdar, Vinit Indulkar, Sanju Samson, Prashanth Parameshwar, Arindam Ghosh, Bharuk Thakka, P Prashnath, Sourav Sarkar, Murtaza Hussain, Kshemal Waigankar, Sheldon Jackson, Sunny Singh, Sachin Rana, MT Sanauth, Ishwar Chaudhury and Avik Chaudhary