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.

Trinbago Knight Riders

Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel (2013–2015)
Personnel
Captain	Kieron Pollard
Coach	Abhishek Nayar
Owner	Knight Riders Group
Chief executive	Rajeev Singh Lloyd Rangiah
Team information
City	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Colours	Red,   Black,   Purple and   Gold.
Founded	2013; 9 years ago (2013)
Home ground	Queen's Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Capacity	20,000
History
CPL wins	4 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020)
6ixty wins	0
Official website	www.tkriders.com
T20 kit

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 is the only player 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 16 July 2022

No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Signed year	Notes
Batsmen
—	Tion Webster		(1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2019
—	Shaaron Lewis		(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 24)	Right-handed	Left-arm medium	2022
—	Colin Munro		(1987-03-01) 1 March 1987 (age 35)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	2016
All-rounders
—	Andre Russell		(1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2022
—	Seekkuge Prasanna		(1985-06-27) 27 June 1985 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2022
—	Khary Pierre		(1991-09-22) 22 September 1991 (age 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm Slow left-arm orthodox	2017
55	Kieron Pollard		(1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2019	Captain
74	Sunil Narine		(1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 34)	Left-handed	Right-arm off-spin	2016
Wicket-keepers
—	Nicholas Pooran		(1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	2022
—	Leonardo Julien		(2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 21)	Left-handed	-	2022
—	Tim Seifert		(1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 27)	Right-handed	-	2022
Spin Bowlers
—	Akeal Hosein		(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 29)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2019
—	Mahesh Theekshana		(2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak	2022
Pace Bowlers
—	Jayden Seales		(2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 21)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2020
—	Anderson Phillip		(1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2021
—	Terrance Hinds		(1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2022
—	Ali Khan		(1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2018
Source:Trinbago Knight Riders players

Administration and support staff

Position	Name
Owner	Shah Rukh Khan, Jay Mehta
CEO	Venky Mysore
Head Coach	Abhishek Nayar

Statistics

Most runs

Nat.	Player	Span	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100	50
	Colin Munro	2016–present	60	59	1881	38.38	100*	1	14
	Darren Bravo	2013–2021	84	74	1743	32.88	94*	0	11
	Dwayne Bravo	2013– 2020	79	60	965	22.97	67	0	2
	Lendl Simmons	2019–2021	29	28	902	34.69	96	0	9
	Denesh Ramdin	2016–2019, 2021	52	44	879	32.55	59*	0	5

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 5 September 2021

Most wickets

Nat.	Player	Span	Matches	Wickets	Avg	BBI	Econ	SR	4w	5w
	Dwayne Bravo	2013- 2020	79	106	21.96	5/23	8.57	15.3	4	1
	Kevon Cooper	2013–2018	56	59	23.64	3/21	7.89	17.9	0	0
	Sunil Narine	2016–present	55	54	22.31	3/27	5.56	24.0	0	0
	Fawad Ahmed	2018–2020	24	35	15.40	4/21	6.34	14.5	1	0
	Khary Pierre	2017–present	37	35	25.20	3/18	6.86	22.0	0	0

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 5 September 2021

Overall results

Season's summary

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

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

The 6ixty

See also

• Trinbago Knight Riders (WCPL)

References

External links

• Trinidad and Tobago on CPLT20.com