Shah Rukh Khan makes BIG move, names star player from Sanjiv Goenka's LSG as Knight Riders captain, Bravo to be...
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is owner of Kolkata Knight Riders team in IPL. KKR have won the IPL title thrice.
Shah Rukh Khan is also owner of Trinbago Knight Riders team in Caribbean Premier League. TKR have also won the CPL title thrice.
Shah Rukh Khan has appointed Nicholas Pooran new captain of TKR for CPL 2025 season. Pooran replaces Kieron Pollard as captain.
Nicholas Pooran was retained for Rs 21 crore by Sanjiv Goenka's Lucknow Super Giants ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction last year.
Nicholas Pooran scored 524 runs in the IPL 2025 season in 14 matches at a strike-rate of 196 with 5 fifties. Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
Dwayne Bravo has been appointed new coach of TKR for CPL 2025 season. Sharing his thoughts on the transition, Dwayne Bravo said: 'When it comes to leadership, it's important to plan for the future. Once I felt I had achieved enough as the captain of Red Steel (2013, 2014) and TKR (2015 to 2019), I wanted to see who is the next best person to take over, to make sure that the legacy continues and the franchise remains in safe hands. At that time, Pollard was the best person for that role. Until I retired (in 2024), it was good to play under his captaincy, someone I regard as one of the best leaders in this format. Pollard and myself, we share similar values in life, on and off the field.' Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
Dwayne Bravo was captain of TKR team from 2013 to 2019 season in CPL. He led TKR to back-to-back titles in CPL 2017 and 2018.
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