Trinbago Knight Riders

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
  Gold
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Home groundQueen's Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Capacity20,000
History
CPL winsUltimate
6ixty winsUltimate
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. They are the most successful team in the CPL, with 4 titles as of the end of the 2023 season of Caribbean Premier League.

In 2015, Knight Riders Group, 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.[3] The franchise is owned by the Knight Riders Group, a sporting subsidiary alliance between the Red Chillies Entertainment and the Mehta Group, which also owns the Trinbago Knight Riders (Women's) team in the Women's Caribbean Premier League.[4]

  1. ^ ESPN Sports Media. "KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  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. ^ "Red Steel renamed Trinbago Knight Riders". www.stabroeknews.com. Stabroek News. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ^ ESPN Sports Media. "KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.