Trinbago Knight Riders

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Trinbago Knight Riders
Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel (2013–2015)
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Personnel
Captain Kieron Pollard
Coach Phil Simmons
Owner Knight Riders Group
Chief executive
Team information
City Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
ColoursRed, Black, Purple, Gold
    
Founded2013;11 years ago (2013)
Home ground Queen's Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Capacity20,000
History
CPL  wins4 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020)
6ixty  wins0
Official website www.tkriders.com
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The Trinbago Knight Riders (formerly the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel) are 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.

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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. [3]

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 by 20 runs 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, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo and Chris Lynn have also played for KKR before. Sunil Narine and Andre Russell are the only players who currently plays for both the Knight Riders teams. [4] Simon Katich in 2017, replaced fellow Australian Simon Helmot as the head coach. [5]

Current squad

As of 5 June 2023
No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batsmen
All-rounders
12 Andre Russell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 29 April 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2022
47 Dwayne Bravo Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 7 October 1983 (age 40)Right-handedRight-arm medium2023
55 Kieron Pollard Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 12 May 1987 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2019 Captain
74 Sunil Narine Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 26 May 1988 (age 35)Left-handedRight-arm off-spin 2016
Wicket-keepers
29 Nicholas Pooran Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2 October 1995 (age 28)Left-handedRight-arm off break2022
Spin bowlers
21 Akeal Hosein Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 25 April 1993 (age 30)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2019
27 Mark Deyal Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 7 April 1993 (age 31)Left-handedRight-arm off spin 2023
Pace bowlers
9 Jayden Seales Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10 September 2001 (age 22)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2020

    Administration and support staff

    PositionName
    CEO Venky Mysore
    Head coach Phil Simmons

    Statistics

    As of 18 April 2024

    Most runs

    PlayerSeasonsRuns
    Colin Munro 2016–20222,178
    Darren Bravo 2013–20211,824
    Kieron Pollard 2019–present1,164
    Lendl Simmons 2019–2021979
    Dwayne Bravo 2013–present974
    Source: ESPNcricinfo

    Most wickets

    PlayerSeasonsWickets
    Dwayne Bravo 2013-present110
    Sunil Narine 2016–present80
    Kevon Cooper 2013–201859
    Ali Khan 2018–present50
    Akeal Hosein 2019–present40
    Source: ESPNcricinfo

    Overall results

    Season's summary

    As of 15 September 2021
    CPL summary of results
    YearPlayedWinsLossesTiedNRWin %Position
    2013 8350037.5%4/6
    2014 10640060%4/6
    2015 13840166.67%1/6
    2016 12660050%3/6
    2017 131030076.92%1/6
    2018 13940069.23%1/6
    2019 12560145.45%3/6
    2020 1212000100%1/6
    2021 11650054.54%3/6
    Overall10465370263.72%

    Home ground

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    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.

    Seasons

    Caribbean Premier League

    YearLeague standingFinal position
    2013 4th out of 6Semifinalists
    2014 4th out of 6Playoffs
    2015 3rd out of 6Champion
    2016 4th out of 6Qualifier
    2017 1st out of 6Champion
    2018 1st out of 6Champion
    2019 4th out of 6Qualifier
    2020 1st out of 6Champion
    2021 1st out of 6Semifinalists
    2022 6th out of 6League stage
    2023 2nd out of 6Runners-up
    2024

    The 6ixty

    SeasonLeague standingFinal position
    2022 3rd out of 6Runners-up

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