Trinbago Knight Riders
Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel (2013–2015) | ||
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Personnel | ||
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Captain | Kieron Pollard | |
Coach | Imran Jan[1] | |
Owner | Kolkata Knight Riders | |
Chief executive | Rajeev Singh, Lloyd Rangiah | |
Team information | ||
City | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
Colours | Red, Black, Purple and Gold. | |
Founded | 2013 | |
Home ground | Queen's Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy | |
Capacity | 20,000 | |
History | ||
CPL wins | 4 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020) | |
Official website | www | |
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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.
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.[citation needed]
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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.[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, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo and Chris Lynn have also played for KKR before. Sunil Narine is the only player 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[]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
As of 30 May 2021
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Notes |
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Batsmen | |||||||
54 | Lendl Simmons | ![]() |
25 January 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | |
82 | Colin Munro | ![]() |
11 March 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | Overseas |
46 | Darren Bravo | ![]() |
6 February 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2013 | |
Tion Webster | ![]() |
21 April 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | ||
All-rounders | |||||||
55 | Kieron Pollard | ![]() |
12 May 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2019 | Captain |
Wicket-keepers | |||||||
80 | Dinesh Ramdin | ![]() |
13 March 1985 | Right-handed | N/A | 2021 | |
Tim Seifert | ![]() |
14 December 1994 | Right-handed | N/A | 2020 | Overseas | |
Leonardo Julien | ![]() |
9 September 2001 | Left-handed | 2021 | |||
Spin Bowlers | |||||||
Yasir Shah | ![]() |
2 May 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | Overseas | |
74 | Sunil Narine | ![]() |
26 May 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-spin | 2016 | |
Khary Pierre | ![]() |
22 September 1991 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2017 | ||
Akeal Hosein | ![]() |
25 April 1993 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ||
Pace Bowlers | |||||||
14 | Ravi Rampaul | ![]() |
15 October 1984 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
50 | Isuru Udana | ![]() |
17 February 1988 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | Overseas |
23 | Ali Khan | ![]() |
13 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | |
Anderson Phillip | ![]() |
22 August 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ||
Jayden Seales | ![]() |
10 September 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ||
Source:Trinbago Knight Riders players |
Administration and support staff[]
Position | Name |
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Owner | ![]() |
CEO | ![]() |
Head Coach | ![]() |
Team Advisor | ![]() |
Batting Coach | Vacant |
Bowling Coach | Vacant |
Physio | Vacant |
Trainer | Vacant |
Analyst | Vacant |
Statistics[]
Most runs[]
Nat. | Player | Span | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Colin Munro | 2016–present | 54 | 53 | 1753 | 39.84 | 100* | 1 | 14 |
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Darren Bravo | 2013–present | 81 | 72 | 1726 | 33.19 | 94* | 0 | 11 |
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Dwayne Bravo | 2013– 2020 | 79 | 60 | 965 | 22.97 | 67 | 0 | 2 |
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Brendon McCullum | 2016–2018 | 33 | 33 | 836 | 30.96 | 91 | 0 | 6 |
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Denesh Ramdin | 2016–2019 | 46 | 40 | 809 | 33.70 | 59* | 0 | 5 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 10 September 2020
Most wickets[]
Nat. | Player | Span | Matches | Wickets | Avg | BBI | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
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Dwayne Bravo | 2013- 2020 | 79 | 106 | 21.96 | 5/23 | 8.57 | 15.3 | 4 | 1 |
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Kevon Cooper | 2013–2018 | 56 | 59 | 23.64 | 3/21 | 7.89 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 |
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Sunil Narine | 2016–present | 49 | 47 | 23.25 | 3/27 | 5.67 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
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Fawad Ahmed | 2018–present | 24 | 35 | 15.40 | 4/21 | 6.34 | 14.5 | 1 | 0 |
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Ali Khan | 2018–present | 30 | 34 | 23.41 | 3/22 | 8.16 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 10 September 2020
Overall results[]
Season's summary[]
CPL summary of results | |||||||
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% | 3/6 |
2015 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 61.54% | 3/6 |
2016 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 4/6 |
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 | 41.67% | 4/6 |
2020 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1/6 |
Overall | 93 | 59 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 63.44% | |
Last updated : 20 March 2021 | |||||||
Source:ESPNcricinfo[6] |
Note:
- 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[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Queens_Park_Oval_as_night_sets_in.jpg/220px-Queens_Park_Oval_as_night_sets_in.jpg)
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[]
Year | League standing | Final Position |
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2013 | 4th out of 6 | Semifinalists |
2014 | 3rd 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 | TBD | TBD |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Brendon McCullum 'unavailable' for CPL 2021, Imran Jan appointed Trinbago Knight Riders head coach". WioNews. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b ESPN Sports Media. "KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ "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 20 March 2021.
External links[]
- Trinbago Knight Riders cricketers
- Cricket in Trinidad and Tobago
- Cricket teams in the West Indies
- Caribbean Premier League teams
- Cricket clubs established in 2013
- Former senior cricket clubs of the West Indies
- 2013 establishments in Trinidad and Tobago
- Red Chillies Entertainment