Kolkata
Knight
Riders
have
asked
Manish
Malhotra
to
design
outfits
for
96
cheerleaders.
Shahrukh
Khan's
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
will
stride
into
the
Indian
Premier
League
not
wearing
black
and
gold
-
as
worn
for
the
last
two
years,
but
dark
purple
and
gold.
His
cheerleaders
too
will
be
a
mix
of
foreigners
and
Indians
and
will
sport
the
team's
colours
of
dark
purple
and
gold
with
a
dash
of
lilac
in
it.
MiD
Day
imaging
"Yes
the
colours
of
the
KKR
team
and
cheerleaders
have
changed," Shah
Rukh
told
MiD
Day
last
night.
Manish
Malhotra
who
has
designed
the
KKR
cheerleaders'
outfits
(and
the
new
KKR
team
jersey
as
he
has
been
doing
for
the
last
couple
of
years)
said,
"There
will
be
12
cheerleaders
in
each
match
and
I
have
been
asked
to
design
96
cheerleader
outfits
as
all
cheerleaders
might
not
be
repeated
in
all
the
matches."
He
added,
"This
year
the
cheerleaders'
outfits
will
be
according
to
the
team's
colours
-
brinjal
purple
with
a
hint
of
lilac
and
gold.
There
are
no
accessories
except
gold
tassels
hanging
from
the
drawstrings
of
the
shorts.
The
girls
will
be
wearing
special
dull
gold
shoes.
The
jersey
will
be
a
long
sleeveless
sporty
top
with
fitted
long
shorts
below.
The
shorts
will
be
above
the
knee."
In
2009,
NDTV
Imagine
and
Red
Chillies
extended
their
partnership
with
a
reality
show,
Knights
and
Angels
where
auditions
for
cheerleaders
were
conducted
across
the
country
with
six
girls
being
selected
for
the
cheerleading
squad.
This
year,
Shahrukh
along
with
KKR
members
handpicked
girls
from
all
over
India
and
abroad.
The
girls
wore
black
and
gold
jerseys
with
short
skirts.
Story first published: Monday, March 8, 2010, 14:54 [IST]