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 (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.

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

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
As of 5 June 2023
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
All-rounders
12Andre Russell Jamaica29 April 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022
47Dwayne Bravo Trinidad and Tobago7 October 1983Right-handedRight-arm medium2023
55Kieron Pollard Trinidad and Tobago12 May 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2019Captain
74Sunil Narine Trinidad and Tobago26 May 1988Left-handedRight-arm off-spin2016
Wicket-keepers
29Nicholas Pooran Trinidad and Tobago2 October 1995Left-handedRight-arm off break2022
Spin bowlers
21Akeal Hosein Trinidad and Tobago25 April 1993Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2019
27Mark Deyal Trinidad and Tobago7 April 1993Left-handedRight-arm off spin2023
Pace bowlers
9Jayden Seales Trinidad and Tobago10 September 2001Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020

    Administration and support staff

    Position Name
    CEOVenky Mysore
    Head coachPhil 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 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
    Overall 10465370263.72%
    • Source: ESPNcricinfo[5]
    • 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

    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

    The 6ixty

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

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 ESPN Sports Media. "KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
    2. 1 2 "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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