Trinbago Knight Riders

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Trinbago Knight Riders
Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel (2013–2015)
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Personnel
CaptainKieron Pollard
CoachImran Jan[1]
OwnerKolkata Knight Riders
Chief executiveRajeev Singh,
Lloyd Rangiah
Team information
CityPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Colours  Red,   Black,   Purple and   Gold.
Founded2013; 8 years ago (2013)
Home groundQueen's Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Capacity20,000
History
CPL wins4 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Official websitewww.tkriders.com
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T20 kit

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]

Team logo as the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel, 2013-2015 seasons.

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
Batsmen
54 Lendl Simmons Trinidad and Tobago (1985-01-25) 25 January 1985 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019
82 Colin Munro New Zealand (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 34) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2016 Overseas
46 Darren Bravo Trinidad and Tobago (1989-02-06) 6 February 1989 (age 32) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2013
Tion Webster Trinidad and Tobago (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2019
All-rounders
55 Kieron Pollard Trinidad and Tobago (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2019 Captain
Wicket-keepers
80 Dinesh Ramdin Trinidad and Tobago (1985-03-13) 13 March 1985 (age 36) Right-handed N/A 2021
Tim Seifert New Zealand (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 26) Right-handed N/A 2020 Overseas
Leonardo Julien Trinidad and Tobago (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 19) Left-handed 2021
Spin Bowlers
Yasir Shah Pakistan (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 Overseas
74 Sunil Narine Trinidad and Tobago (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm off-spin 2016
Khary Pierre Trinidad and Tobago (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2017
Akeal Hosein Trinidad and Tobago (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 28) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2019
Pace Bowlers
14 Ravi Rampaul Trinidad and Tobago (1984-10-15) 15 October 1984 (age 36) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021
50 Isuru Udana Sri Lanka (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 33) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2021 Overseas
23 Ali Khan United States (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018
Anderson Phillip Trinidad and Tobago (1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2016
Jayden Seales Trinidad and Tobago (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 19) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020
Source:Trinbago Knight Riders players

Administration and support staff[]

Position Name
Owner India Shah Rukh Khan, Jay Mehta
CEO India Venky Mysore
Head Coach Trinidad and Tobago Imran Jan[1]
Team Advisor Trinidad and Tobago Dinanath Ramnarine
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
New Zealand Colin Munro 2016–present 54 53 1753 39.84 100* 1 14
Trinidad and Tobago Darren Bravo 2013–present 81 72 1726 33.19 94* 0 11
Trinidad and Tobago Dwayne Bravo 2013– 2020 79 60 965 22.97 67 0 2
New Zealand Brendon McCullum 2016–2018 33 33 836 30.96 91 0 6
Trinidad and Tobago 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
Trinidad and Tobago Dwayne Bravo 2013- 2020 79 106 21.96 5/23 8.57 15.3 4 1
Trinidad and Tobago Kevon Cooper 2013–2018 56 59 23.64 3/21 7.89 17.9 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago Sunil Narine 2016–present 49 47 23.25 3/27 5.67 24.5 0 0
Australia Fawad Ahmed 2018–present 24 35 15.40 4/21 6.34 14.5 1 0
United States 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
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[]

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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[]

Year League standing Final Position
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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Brendon McCullum 'unavailable' for CPL 2021, Imran Jan appointed Trinbago Knight Riders head coach". WioNews. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b ESPN Sports Media. "KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "No More Red Steel: T&T Knight Riders takes over CPL franchise". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper.
  5. ^ "Simon Katich to coach Trinbago Knight Riders". news.com.au. 17 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

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