Thus, it was only logical that the men in suits at Discovery Channel went about capturing the roller-coaster ride of the much-followed, cheered and at times jeered outfit in its first four years of the T20 league through a documentary.
A slick preview of the four-part series 'Living With KKR' in a suburban hotel here on Thursday left Shah Rukh Khan - the co-owner of the team - a tad emotional.
"I felt like crying...I had tears in my eyes when I was watching it, so I had to wear my glares. It's a very emotional moment for me and I am overwhelmed," he said.
The 48-year-old revealed that despite the unpredictable and emotionally draining times, he and other partners - Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta - would never put KKR on the block. "We will never sell the team. It goes up and down with us. The players are like our children and now that we have won, we are all the more happy. I'll never bail out no matter what," said Shah Rukh.
In a mood to chat, the Bollywood super star went at length to explain why the franchise didn't retain players from Kolkata. Players like Manoj Tiwary, Laxmi Ratan Shukla and Mohammad Shami were snapped by other franchises at higher prices.
"We wanted to be professional while finalising the squad. I love these guys, Laxmi, Manoj and Shami. In fact the higher price they got was because they flourished at KKR. The reason why we didn't get them is because their prices kept soaring at the auction. At times, things do get out of hand.
But we do have Debabrata Das and a few other Bengal players. I am sure when these players come over to the Eden Gardens, they will drop in for a chat in the dressing room," he said.
Analysing the team's strategy in the auction, Khan said, "The team we picked is according to a plan. The idea was to pay more attention to the Indians in the team and pick three foreign players and shift the fourth around (in the playing XI.)," he added.
On the possibility of IPL 7 shifting to South Africa, Shah Rukh said that for him "The madness of Kolkata mattered more than revenues," and he would any day prefer to see the City of Joy hosting the games.
He ruled out the possibility of watching a game at the Wankhede, from where he has been banned by the Mumbai Cricket Association. "I would prefer to watch it on my 50 inch screen," he said.
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