KKR new team appointed Sunil Narine as new captain

Los Angeles Knight Riders (LA KR) will be led by Sunil Narine in the new T20 League Major League Cricket 2023 which will start from July 14 in USA. Through this, the spin all-rounder of Windies is going to make his debut as a captain in league cricket. KKR new team appointed Sunil Narine as new captain.

The franchise is slated to play in the opening contest against the Texas Super Kings at the Grand Prairie Stadium. The veteran spinner is a revered legend at the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the parent franchise of the Knight Riders Group.

He will have several of his KKR teammates like Lockie Ferguson, Jason Roy, and Andre Russell at his disposal at the Los Angeles Knight Riders. He even represents the Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The LA-based franchise also has other reputed international players among its ranks, namely Adam Zampa, Martin Guptill, and Rilee Rossouw.

Narine was in contention to lead KKR as well during the 2023 IPL season after Shreyas Iyer was ruled out due to injury. However, the role ultimately went down to Nitish Rana, who guided the team to a seventh-place finish in the table. Currently playing for Surrey in the Vitality T20 Blast, the Caribbean ace is expected to travel to the US and commence preparation for the upcoming season.

He recently scored an unbeaten 78 off 38 deliveries while batting at No. 5 in Sussex’s last-ball defeat to Essex at The Oval. “I’ve always spoken about wanting to represent the Knight Riders wherever they play. We’ve long talked about coming to the United States and I’m glad it’s finally happening.

As captain of this side, I am looking forward to the challenge. There are a lot of experienced guys in this team who I can bounce information off, so it will be an exciting time for us,” the Trinidadian cricketer said in a Knight Riders release.

Los Angeles Knight Riders Squad: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Adam Zampa, Jason Roy, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Riley Rossow, Ali Khan, Ali Sheikh, Bhaskar Yadram, Carne Dry, Jaskaran Malhotra, Nitish Kumar, Saif Bader, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Unmukt Chand.

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