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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. They are the most successful team in the CPL, with 4 titles as of the end of the 2023 season of Caribbean Premier League.
In 2015, Knight Riders Group, 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] The franchise is owned by the Knight Riders Group, a sporting subsidiary alliance between the Red Chillies Entertainment and the Mehta Group, which also owns the Trinbago Knight Riders (Women's) team in the Women's Caribbean Premier League.[4]
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.[5] Simon Katich in 2017, replaced fellow Australian Simon Helmot as the head coach.[6]
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- As of 7 July 2024
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
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Batsmen | |||||||
Jason Roy | ![]() | (1990-07-21) July 21, 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | ||
![]() | Keacy Carty | (1997-03-19) 19 March 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | ||
Tim David | ![]() | (1996-03-16) March 16, 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin | 2024 | ||
All-rounders | |||||||
12 | Andre Russell | ![]() | (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | |
47 | Dwayne Bravo | ![]() | (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | |
55 | Kieron Pollard | ![]() | (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2019 | Captain |
74 | Sunil Narine | ![]() | (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm off-spin | 2016 | |
Wicket-keepers | |||||||
29 | Nicholas Pooran | ![]() | (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | |
Spin bowlers | |||||||
21 | Akeal Hosein | ![]() | (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2019 | |
27 | Mark Deyal | ![]() | (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2023 | |
Waqar Salamkheil | ![]() | (2001-10-02) October 2, 2001 (age 22) | Right handed | Left-arm wrist spin | 2024 | ||
Pace bowlers | |||||||
9 | Jayden Seales | ![]() | (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | |
Terrance Hinds | ![]() | (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | ||
82 | Josh Little | ![]() | (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 | |
Ali Khan | ![]() | (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 |
- Source: Trinbago Knight Riders players
Administration and support staff
Position | Name |
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CEO | Venky Mysore |
Head coach | Phil Simmons |
Statistics
- As of 18 April 2024
Most runs
Player | Seasons | Runs |
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Colin Munro | 2016–2022 | 2,178 |
Darren Bravo | 2013–2021 | 1,824 |
Kieron Pollard | 2019–present | 1,164 |
Lendl Simmons | 2019–2021 | 979 |
Dwayne Bravo | 2013–present | 974 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Most wickets
Player | Seasons | Wickets |
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Dwayne Bravo | 2013-present | 110 |
Sunil Narine | 2016–present | 80 |
Kevon Cooper | 2013–2018 | 59 |
Ali Khan | 2018–present | 50 |
Akeal Hosein | 2019–present | 40 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Overall results
Season's summary
- As of 15 September 2021
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % | Position |
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2013 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37.5% | 4/6 |
2014 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60% | 4/6 |
2015 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 1/6 |
2016 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 3/6 |
2017 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76.92% | 1/6 |
2018 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69.23% | 1/6 |
2019 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 45.45% | 3/6 |
2020 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1/6 |
2021 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54.54% | 3/6 |
Overall | 104 | 65 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 63.72% |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[7]
- Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
- Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied
- Tied+Win - Counted as a win and Tied+Loss - Counted as a loss
- NR indicates - No Result
Home ground
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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
Year 2014 | League standing | Final position |
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2013 | 4th out of 6 | Semifinalists |
2014 | 4th out of 6 | Playoffs |
2015 | 3rd out of 6 | Champion |
2016 | 4th out of 6 | Qualifier |
2017 | 1st out of 6 | Champion |
2018 | 1st out of 6 | Champion |
2019 | 4th out of 6 | Qualifier |
2020 | 1st out of 6 | Champion |
2021 | 1st out of 6 | Semifinalists |
2022 | 6th out of 6 | League stage |
2023 | 2nd out of 6 | Runners-up |
2024 |
The 6ixty
Season | League standing | Final position |
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2022 | 3rd out of 6 | Runners-up |
Knight Riders Group
Knight Riders Group also include the following teams in various T-20 format leagues and championships:-
- Trinbago Knight Riders (Women's)
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
- Los Angeles Knight Riders
References
- ^ a b ESPN Sports Media. "KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ a b "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 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Red Steel renamed Trinbago Knight Riders". www.stabroeknews.com. Stabroek News. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ ESPN Sports Media. "KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "No More Red Steel: T&T Knight Riders takes over CPL franchise". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper.
- ^ "Simon Katich to coach Trinbago Knight Riders". news.com.au. 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
External links
- Trinidad and Tobago on CPLT20.com
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