Trinbago Knight Riders
| Captain: | Dwayne Bravo |
|---|---|
| Coach: | Simon Helmot |
| City: | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Owner: |
Shah Rukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment) Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta (Mehta Group) |
| Founded: | 2013 |
| Home ground: | Queen's Park Oval |
| Capacity: | 20,000 |
| Chief executive: | Venky Mysore |
| CPL wins: | 1 (2015) |
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.[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 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.[2]
Also in 2015, Red Chillies Entertainment, led by Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla and their families, purchased stake in the Red Steel. Red Chillies Entertainment also owns the Indian Premier League's Kolkata Knight Riders; this is the first time an IPL team has 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 will remain the same in 2016, with Dwayne Bravo at the helm. However, the team's marquee foreign player will be New Zealand's Brendon McCullum, who has played for KKR in the past. Colin Munro and Sunil Narine currently play for both the Knight Riders teams.[3]
"Forty percent of the population in Trinidad & Tobago is of Indian origin. There is a very strong connect of those people to Bollywood. They are all extremely big Shah Rukh fans. And Trinidad is among the most advanced economies in the Caribbean."[4]
—Venky Mysore, Chief executive of Red Chillies Entertainment on investing in CPL
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name[5] | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 42 | Brendon McCullum |  | 27 September 1981 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | Marquee Player |
| 1 | Hashim Amla |  | 31 April 1983 | Right | Righ-arm medium-fast | International |
| - | Ramnaresh Sarwan |  | 23 June 1980 | Left | left-arm Leg Break | Local franchise player |
| - | Umar Akmal |  | 26 May 1990 | Right | Right-arm off spin | International franchise player |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo |  | 7 October 1983 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | Local franchise player/Captain |
| - | Colin Munro | | 11 April 1987 | Left | Righ-arm medium-fast | International franchise player |
| 20 | Kevon Cooper | | 2 February 1989 | Right | Right-arm medium | Local franchise player |
| — | Anton Devcich | | 28 August 1985 | left | Left-arm Slow | International franchise player |
| - | Javon Searles |  | 21 December 1986 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | Local franchise player |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 40 | William Perkins | | 8 October 1986 | Right | Local franchise player | |
| — | Hamza Tariq |  | 21 July 1990 | Right | ICC Americas Player | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| - | Nikita Miller |  | 16 May 1982 | Right | Left-arm Slow | Local franchise player |
| 74 | Sunil Narine | | 26 May 1988 | Left | Right-arm Off break | Local franchise player |
| 62 | Sulieman Benn | | 22 July 1981 | Left | Slow left arm orthodox | Local franchise player |
| - | Ronsford Beaton | | 8 September 1992 | Right | Right-arm fast | Local franchise player |
| - | Yannic Cariah | | 22 June 1992 | Left | left-arm Leg Break | Local franchise player |
Home ground
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.
References
- 1 2 ESPN Sports Media. "KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- 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.
- ↑ No More Red Steel: T&T Knight Riders takes over CPL franchise
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/caribbean-premier-league-2015/content/story/889387.html
- ↑ "Caribbean Premier League squads finalised". Cricinfo (ESPN). 6 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
External links
- Trinidad and Tobago on CPLT20.com
- Trinbago Knight Riders on SportsMaza.com
- TT Red Steel on Twitter
- Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel on Facebook
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