Trinbago Knight Riders
Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel (2013–2015)
Personnel
CaptainKieron Pollard
CoachPhil Simmons
OwnerKnight Riders Group
Chief executive
Team information
CityPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Colours  Red,   Black,   Purple and   Gold.
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Home groundQueen's Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Capacity20,000
History
CPL wins4 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020)
6ixty wins0
Official websitewww.tkriders.com

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.[1] The Red Steel went on to win the 2015 tournament.[2] After the season, the name was changed to Trinbago Knight Riders.[citation needed]

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.[3] Simon Katich in 2017, replaced fellow Australian Simon Helmot as the head coach.[4]

Current squad

As of 5 June 2023
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
All-rounders
12 Andre Russell  Jamaica (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2022
47 Dwayne Bravo  Trinidad and Tobago (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023
55 Kieron Pollard  Trinidad and Tobago (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2019 Captain
74 Sunil Narine  Trinidad and Tobago (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off-spin 2016
Wicket-keepers
29 Nicholas Pooran  Trinidad and Tobago (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2022
Spin bowlers
21 Akeal Hosein  Trinidad and Tobago (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 30) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2019
27 Mark Deyal  Trinidad and Tobago (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm off spin 2023
Pace bowlers
9 Jayden Seales  Trinidad and Tobago (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 22) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020

Administration and support staff

Position Name
CEO Venky Mysore
Head coach Phil Simmons

Statistics

As of 5 September 2021

Most runs

Player Seasons Runs
Colin Munro 2016–present 1,881
Darren Bravo 2013–2021 1,743
Dwayne Bravo 2013–2020; 2023 965
Lendl Simmons 2019–2021 902
Denesh Ramdin 2016–2019, 2021 879

Most wickets

Player Seasons Wickets
Dwayne Bravo 2013-2020; 2023 106
Kevon Cooper 2013–2018 59
Sunil Narine 2016–present 54
Fawad Ahmed 2018–2020 35
Khary Pierre 2017–2022 35

Overall results

Season's summary

As of 15 September 2021
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% 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%

Home ground

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

Year League standing Final position
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

The 6ixty

Season League standing Final position
2022 3rd out of 6 Runners-up

See also

References

  1. ^ a b ESPN Sports Media. "KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "No More Red Steel: T&T Knight Riders takes over CPL franchise". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper.
  4. ^ "Simon Katich to coach Trinbago Knight Riders". news.com.au. 17 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

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