Trinbago Knight Riders

Trinbago Knight Riders
Personnel
Captain Trinidad and Tobago Dwayne Bravo
Coach Australia Simon Katich[1]
Owner Shah Rukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment)
Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta (Mehta Group)
Chief executive Rajeev Singh, Lloyd Rangiah
Team information
City Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Colours      Red,      Black and      White.
Founded 2013
Home ground Queen's Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Capacity 20,000
History
CPL wins 3 (2015, 2017, 2018)
Official website: http://www.tkriders.com/

T20I kit

The Trinbago Knight Riders (formerly the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel) is a franchise cricket team of the Caribbean Premier League based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Red Steel was one of the original six teams created for the tournament's inaugural 2013 season. Their home ground is Queen's Park Oval.

In 2015, Red Chillies Entertainment, the parent company of Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders, purchased stake in the Red Steel.[2] The Red Steel went on to win the 2015 tournament.[3] After the season, the name was changed to Trinbago Knight Riders.

History

The Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel were one of the six teams created for the Caribbean Premier League's inaugural 2013 season. In 2015, they won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Barbados Tridents 178–158 at Queen's Park Oval.[3]

Also in 2015, Red Chillies Entertainment led by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and Mehta Group of businessman Jay Mehta and his wife Juhi Chawla, purchased stake in the Red Steel. Red Chillies Entertainment also owns the Indian Premier League's Kolkata Knight Riders; this was the first time an IPL team had invested in a Twenty20 cricket league outside India.[2] In 2016, Red Chillies Entertainment took over the team's operations and changed the name to the Knight Riders. The core team remained the same in 2016, with Dwayne Bravo at the helm. However, the team's marquee foreign player is New Zealand's Brendon McCullum, who has played for KKR in the past. Brad Hogg, Javon Searles, Brendon McCullum and Colin Munro have also played for KKR before. Darren Bravo Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine currently play for both the Knight Riders teams.[4] Simon Katich in 2017, replaced fellow Australian Simon Helmot as the head coach.[1]

Current squad

As of 23:21, Tuesday, October 23, 2018 (UTC)
No. Name Nat Birth Date Batting Style Bowling Style Signed Year Notes
Batsmen
42Brendon McCullumNew Zealand27 September 1981Right-handedRight arm medium2016Overseas
46Darren BravoTrinidad and Tobago6 February 1989Left-handedRight-arm medium2013
50Chris LynnAustralia10 April 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2018Overseas
82Colin MunroNew Zealand11 March 1987Left-handedRight-arm medium2016Overseas
41Colin IngramSouth Africa3 July 1985Left-handedRight-arm leg spin2018Overseas
All-rounders
49Shadab KhanPakistan4 October 1998Right-hanedRight-arm leg break2017Overseas, Unavailable
47Dwayne BravoTrinidad and Tobago7 October 1983Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2013Captain
74Sunil NarineTrinidad and Tobago26 May 1988Left-handedRight-arm off break2016
20Kevon CooperTrinidad and Tobago2 February 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2017Overseas
86Javon SearlesBarbados21 December 1986Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2015
—Khary PierreTrinidad and Tobago22 September 1996Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2016
Wicket-keepers
80Denesh RamdinTrinidad and Tobago13 March 1985Right-handed—2016
61Hamza TariqCanada21 July 1990Right-handed—2016Overseas
—Amir Jangoo Trinidad and Tobago14 July 1997Left-handed—2016
Bowlers
3Junior DalaSouth Africa29 December 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast2018Overseas, Unavailable
79Ronsford BeatonGuyana16 February 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2016
33Nikita MillerJamaica16 May 1982Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2016
38Shannon GabrielTrinidad and Tobago28 April 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2014
52Fawad AhmedAustralia5 February 1982Right-handedRight arm leg spin2018Overseas
23Ali KhanUnited States13 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018Overseas
—Anderson PhillipTrinidad and Tobago22 August 19962016
—Terrance HindsTrinidad and TobagoLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2017

Home ground

QPO – Flood lights turned on

The Trinbago Knight Riders plays their home games at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. The QPO was also the host ground of the semi-finals and finals of 2013 and 2015 editions of the CPL. The Queen's Park Oval is one of the oldest and most historic of grounds in the Caribbean as well as having one of the largest capacities, accommodating approximately 20,000 spectators in comfort. Home of the Queen's Park Cricket Club (QPCC) since 1896, it has hosted Test matches since 1930, ODIs since 1983 and T20s since 2009.

Results

References

  1. 1 2 "Simon Katich to coach Trinbago Knight Riders". news.com.au. 17 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 ESPN Sports Media. "KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Caribbean Premier League, Final: Barbados Tridents v Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel at Port of Spain, Jul 26, 2015". www.espncricinfo.com. ESPN. 26 July 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "No More Red Steel: T&T Knight Riders takes over CPL franchise". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper.
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