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| League | International League T20 | |
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| Personnel | ||
| Captain |  Sunil Narine[1] | |
| Coach |  Bharathi Arun | |
| Owner | Knight Riders Group | |
| Chief executive | Venky Mysore | |
| Manager | Wayne Bentley | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Colours | Purple and Gold | |
| Founded | 2022 | |
| Home ground | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | |
| Capacity | 20,000 | |
| Official website | www | |
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| Seasons |
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| Knight Riders Group | |
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| Current Teams | |
Kolkata Knight Riders (2008-present) X 3 (2012, 2014, 2024)Trinbago Knight Riders (2015-present) X 4 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020)Trinbago Knight Riders Women (2022-present) X 1 (2022)Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (2023-present) Los Angeles Knight Riders (2023-present) | |
| Defunct Teams | |
| Cape Town Knight Riders (2017) |
The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the International League T20, a Men's Twenty20 franchise-based cricket league hosted by the Emirates Cricket Board.[2] The franchise is owned by the Knight Riders Group, a sporting subsidiary alliance between the Red Chillies Entertainment and the Mehta Group. [3] Their home ground is the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
- ^ "SUNIL NARINE APPOINTED SKIPPER OF ABU DHABI KNIGHT RIDERS FOR THE UPCOMING ILT20 LEAGUE IN UAE". adkriders. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Knight Riders Acquires Abu Dhabi Franchise in the New T20 League in UAE". Kolkata Knight Riders. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "ILT20 brings 'Smartball's' 'Smarter Play' technology to its inaugural tournament". www.adkriders.com. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.