Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
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| League | International League T20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Sunil Narine[1] | |
| Owner | Knight Riders Group | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Colours | Purple and Gold | |
| Founded | 2022 | |
| Home ground | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | |
| Capacity | 20,000 | |
| Official website | www | |
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The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, sometimes shortened to the AD Knight Riders, are a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team.[2][3] that competes in The inaugural season of ILT20 tournament. International League T20 (ILT20).[4] The team is based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and was originally announced in 2022 as a team to play in International League T20.[5][6][7]
Franchise History
In August 2022, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) announced the establishment of the International League T20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of United Arab Emirates, including Abu Dhabi, were put up on auction in UAE on September 2022.The Abu Dhabi franchise was purchased was revealed that Kolkata Knight Riders, lead by Knight Riders Group will be owning a team in the league.The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023,through their social media handles.
Seasons
| Year | League standing | Final standing |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6nd out of 6 | Group stage |
Squads
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | |||||||
| 74 | Sunil Narine |  West Indies |
26 May 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player | |
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 48 | Sam Hain |  England |
16 July 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| 32 | Laurie Evans | England |
12 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| 19 | Michael Pepper | England |
25 June 1998 | Right-handed | — | ||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 12 | Andre Russell |  |
29 April 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium (Pace) | ||
| 15 | David Willey | England |
28 February 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas | |
| Brandon McMullen |  Scotland |
18 October 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| 9 | Imad Wasim |  Pakistan |
18 December 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 33 | Joe Clarke | England |
26 May 1996 | Right-handed | — | ||
| Andries Gous |  United States |
November 24, 1993 | Right-handed | ||||
| Bowlers | |||||||
| 82 | Josh Little |  Ireland |
1 November 1999 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player | |
| Ali Khan | United States |
December 13, 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |||
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bureau, BL New Delhi (13 May 2022). "Shah Rukh Khan-led Knight Riders Group to set up Abu Dhabi franchise in UAE T20 League". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 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.
- ^ "SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED: Inaugural ILT20 to launch with blockbuster clash between DC and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders". www.adkriders.com. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) UAE ILT20". india cricket schedule. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Desk, The Hindu Net (12 May 2022). "Shah Rukh Khan's Knight Riders Group acquires new Abu Dhabi franchise". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 December 2023.