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The team came 6th in the inaugural season while Ganguly faced some issues with the team management. KKR�s Australian coach John Buchanan employed a multiple captaincy policy and it did not produce the best of results in the initial few years of the league. KKR ended up last in the second season as Buchanan was sacked by the franchise.

Sourav Ganguly was a star player when the first season of the Indian Premier League took place in the 2008, and it was no surprise that The �Prince of Kolkata� was selected as the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise. With the former India captain leading the side, fans expected fireworks from KKR from the get go.

But that did not happen as KKR finished 6th in the inaugural season while Ganguly faced some issues with the team management. KKR�s Australian coach John Buchanan employed a multiple captaincy policy and it did not produce the best of results in the initial few years of the league.

KKR ended up with a wooden spoon in the second season after which Buchanan was sacked by the franchise. Ganguly came back as captain in the third season but KKR still ended up outside the top-four. Eventually, Gautam Gambhir took over from Ganguly in 2011 and led KKR to two IPL titles in 2012 and 2014.