Trinbago Knight Riders

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.

Trinbago Knight Riders
Personnel
Captain Kieron Pollard
Coach Brendon McCullum
OwnerShah Rukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment)
Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta (Mehta Group)
Chief executiveRajeev Singh, Lloyd Rangiah
Team information
CityPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Colours     Red,      Purple and      Yellow.
Founded2013
Home groundQueen's Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Capacity20,000
History
CPL wins3 (2015, 2017, 2018)
Official websitehttp://www.tkriders.com/

T20I kit

In 2015, Red Chillies Entertainment, the parent company of Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders, purchased stake in the Red Steel.[1] The Red Steel went on to win the 2015 tournament.[2] After the season, the name was changed to Trinbago Knight Riders.

History

The Trinidad & 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.[2]

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.[1] 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.[3] Simon Katich in 2017, replaced fellow Australian Simon Helmot as the head coach.[4]

Current squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
46Darren Bravo (1989-02-06) 6 February 1989Left-handedRight-arm medium2013
54Lendl Simmons (1985-01-25) 25 January 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2019
82Colin Munro (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987Left-handedRight-arm medium2016Overseas
24Sikandar Raza (1986-04-24) 24 April 1986Right-handedRight-arm off break2020Overseas
All-rounders
55Kieron Pollard (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2019Captain
47Dwayne Bravo (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2013
74Sunil Narine (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988Left-handedRight-arm off break2016
18Khary Pierre (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2016
21Tion Webster (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995Right-handedRight arm off break2017
Wicket-keepers
24Tim Seifert (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994Right-handed—2020Overseas
25Amir Jangoo (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997Left-handed—2016
Bowlers
52Fawad Ahmed (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982Right-handedRight-arm leg break2020Overseas
47Ali Khan (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm fast medium2020Overseas
22Akeal Hosein (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2019
23Jayden Seales (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001Left-handedRight-arm medium2020
55Anderson Phillip (1996-08-22) 22 August 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2016
24Pravin Tambe (1971-10-08) 8 October 1971Right-handedRight-arm leg break2020Overseas

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
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References
  1. ESPN Sports Media. "KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  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.
  3. "No More Red Steel: T&T Knight Riders takes over CPL franchise". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper.
  4. "Simon Katich to coach Trinbago Knight Riders". news.com.au. 17 January 2017.
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