Checkout KKR’s Official Statement on Mohun Bagan’s Complaints of Fans Being Refused to Enter at Eden Gardens

On Monday, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) provided an official clarification in response to the statement made by Mohun Bagan. The football team from Kolkata alleged on Sunday that the KKR management barred some of its supporters from entering Eden Gardens because they were wearing the century-old jersey.

under their match against KKR on Saturday, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who share owners with the current Indian Super League champions Mohun Bagan under the RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, wore the recognizable green-and-maroon uniforms. In order to cheer the Krunal Pandya-led team, the club supporters arrived at the Eden Gardens, but, according to a statement issued by Mohun Bagan, they were not allowed entry.

“It was a special match for the supporters of Mohun Bagan because LSG was wearing a new Green and Maroon Jersey. But, the KKR management curtailed the freedom of the Mohun Bagan supporters (who are also fans of KKR and LSG) by not allowing them to enter the stadium as they were wearing the jersey of Mohun Bagan,” Mohun Bagan general secretary Debashish Dutta said in a media release.

KKR’s Official Statement on Mohun Bagan’s Complaints of Fans Being Refused to Enter at Eden Gardens

In response to the press release, the KKR said that crowd control at the stadium is unrelated to KKR management.

“There are some misleading reports that are floating around that KK management had stopped some fans from entering Eden Gardens during the KK vs LSG IPL game on May 20.

For the record, KK management has nothing to do with crowd management at the stadium. We were told that some ambush marketing was attempted by some vested interests, which as per IPL league policy was promptly stopped by the IPL league Anti-Ambush Marketing team.

“KKR is grateful for the great relationship with all its fans in Kolkata and for making every game at Eden Gardens a full house! It has among the largest fan bases of any franchise and would never disrespect anyone.”

The KKR statement read

In an appropriate nod to the 132-year history of the football team, LSG eliminated KKR with a one-run victory that also guaranteed the Lucknow team’s second consecutive playoff berth.

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