Cricket team in UAE's ILT20
Cricket team
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 .
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 in September 2022. The Abu Dhabi franchise was purchased & revealed by Kolkata Knight Riders , part of Knight Riders Franchise . The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023, through their social media handles.
The Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi (with the two ends of the crease called the North End and the Pavilion End) is serving as the home ground of the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. It is operated by the Emirates Cricket Board and is the third-oldest cricket stadium in the country . It is also the second-largest stadium in the United Arab Emirates in terms of crowd capacity with the stadium having over 20,000 seats. In 2021, The stadium hosted some matches of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup as the tournament was shifted to UAE after the original hosts India were unable to host the tournament due to the outbreak of second-wave of COVID-19 among the whole country. The stadium also served as the home ground for the Kolkata Knight Riders during the 2020 and 2021 editions respectively.
Player[ a] Tenure Matches Won Lost Tied NR Win% Best Result Sunil Narine 2023-Present 20 5 14 - 1 26.32 4/8 (2024) Andre Russell 2024-2024 1 1 - - - 100.00 Stand-In Last Updated: 13 February 2024 [ 4]
Season League standing Final standing 2023 6th out of 6 League Stage 2024 3rd out of 6 Playoffs Last Updated: 13 February 2024
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win % Position 2023 10 1 8 - 1 11.11 6/6 2024 11 5 6 - - 45.45 4/6 Last Updated: 13 February 2024
Administration and support staff [ edit ] Position Name CEO and Managing Director Venky Mysore Team manager Wayne Bentley Head coach Bharat Arun Assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate Analyst AR Srikkanth Physio Prasanth Panchada Bowling coach Ravi Rampaul Throw down specialist Saurabh Ambatkar Strength and conditioning coach Sagar M.
Knight Riders Group [ edit ] Knight Riders Group also include the following teams in various T-20 format leagues and championships:-
^ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo . This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.
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