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Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

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Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
LeagueInternational League T20
Personnel
CaptainSunil Narine[1]
CoachBharathi Arun
OwnerKnight Riders Group
Chief executiveVenky Mysore
ManagerWayne Bentley
Team information
CityAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
ColoursPurple and gold
   
Founded2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Home groundSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Capacity20,000
Official websitewww.adkriders.com

2023 T20 kit

Seasons
Knight Riders Group
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 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.

History

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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.

Home ground

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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.

Captains

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Player[a] Tenure Matches Won Lost
Cricket West Indies Sunil Narine 2023-Present 30 9 21
Cricket West Indies Andre Russell 2024 1 1 -

Statistics

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Season summary

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Season League standing Final standing
2023 6th out of 6 League Stage
2024 4th out of 6 Playoffs
2025 6th out of 6 League Stage

Overall results

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Year Played Wins Losses NR
2023 10 1 8 1
2024 11 5 6 -
2025 10 3 7

Against Teams

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Team Span Played Won Lost NR
Gulf Giants 2023-2025 6 2 3 1
Dubai Capitals 2023-2025 7 1 6 -
Desert Vipers 2023-2025 6 2 4
MI Emirates 2023-2025 6 1 5
Sharjah Warriors 2023-2025 6 3 3

Current squad

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Name Nationality Batting style Bowling style
Batsmen
Alishan Sharafu  United Arab Emirates Right-handed Right-arm medium
Laurie Evans  England Right-handed Right-arm off break
Charith Asalanka  Sri Lanka Left-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-Keepers
Michael Pepper  England Right-handed —
Joe Clarke  England Right-handed
Andries Gous  United States Right-handed
Philip Salt  England Right-handed
All-rounders
Sunil Narine (c)  West Indies Left-handed Right-arm off break
Jason Holder  West Indies Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
Andre Russell  West Indies Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
David Willey  England Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
Kyle Mayers  West Indies Left-handed Right-arm medium
Roston Chase  West Indies Right-handed Right-arm off break
Bowlers
Ali Khan  United States Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Adhitya Shetty  United Arab Emirates Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Gudakesh Motie  West Indies Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Ibrar Ahmed  United Arab Emirates Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
Shahid Bhutta  United Arab Emirates Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
Sufiyan Muqeem  Pakistan Left-handed Left-arm chinnaman
Terrance Hinds  West Indies Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth  Sri Lanka Right-handed Right-arm leg break

Administration & support staff

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Position Name
CEO/Managing Director Venky Mysore
Team Manager Adrian Wayne Bentley
Head Coach

Bharat Arun

Physio

Prasanth Panchada

Assistant Coach Riyan Ten Doeschate

Knight Riders Group

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Notes

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  1. ^ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.

References

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  1. ^ "SUNIL NARINE APPOINTED SKIPPER OF ABU DHABI KNIGHT RIDERS FOR THE UPCOMING ILT20 LEAGUE IN UAE". adkriders. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Knight Riders Acquires Abu Dhabi Franchise in the New T20 League in UAE". Kolkata Knight Riders. 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ "ILT20 brings 'Smartball's' 'Smarter Play' technology to its inaugural tournament". www.adkriders.com. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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