MUMBAI: With the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) set to kick off on August 26, champions Trinbago Knight Riders on Tuesday released a short film titled - 'We Are TKR'. TKR is the only team to win four CPL titles and also the only side to have an unbeaten championship season.
The short film will give TKR fans a glimpse into the team's journey, which began when the Knight Riders' Group took over the Trinidad & Tobago franchise in 2015. The film will take the audiences through the highs and lows of TKR.
TKR captain Kieron Pollard said: "It was a special feeling winning the tournament in 2020 without losing a game. We have won titles before but winning one where you didn't lose and becoming undisputed champions, I think is a fantastic achievement. Also, that we are the first ones to do this in T20 cricket in the world, is something no one can take away from us."
"Yes, we are TKR, but they support us like it's a country's team not a franchise, because if we lose it's like Trinidad & Tobago lost the game," said spinner Sunil Narine.
Venky Mysore, the Director of TKR said: "A lot of it has to do with the kind of environment we have built in TKR. I have seen other franchises around the world and something like this doesn't happen automatically, it's not an accident, it has to be planned."
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who's the co-owner of the Knight Riders Group, which also own IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, said: "When Mr Venky Mysore said, we have an opportunity to be a part of CPL and acquire the Trinbago Knight Riders, I was really thrilled, as I feel a certain kind of love and attachment for it. I love the idea of music, the way people dance here and are so happy, it's a little more than a sport there. The whole community comes out and enjoys itself & cricket has such a great legacy in the West Indies."
The 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPLT20) will be the ninth season of West Indies' domestic Twenty20 cricket league. Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) will face the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the opening fixture on August 26.
