The 11th edition of the Caribbean Premier League is set to take place next month in the West Indies. Six teams will try their luck to become the champions of one of the most exciting T20 leagues in the world. Jamaica Tallawahs will enter the competition as the defending champion and will look to win their fourth title.
On the other hand, the most successful CPL team, Trinbago Knight Riders will look to do a better job this time around. TKR finished the last edition at the bottom of the table. Though the franchise has done an excellent job and assembled a team full of match-winners, and will expect a better show from the team this time around. The tournament will start on August 16 with a match between Saint Lucia Kings and Jamaica Tallawahs.
Trinbago Knight Riders 2023 squad
Every team will play ten matches each and face the remaining five teams twice in the group. The four-time champions will start their campaign with a match against the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots on August 19 in St. Lucia. The Trinbago franchise, owned by Shah Rukh Khan and Jay Mehta, will see Keiron Pollard lead the team in the tournament. Imran Jan is the head coach of the team, and they have retained most of their big names.
TKR won the CPL four times in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2020 and will look to win their fifth championship. Apart from their captain, they have retained Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, Jayden Seales, and Akeal Hosein. One of the biggest trades they made was when they traded in Dwayne Bravo from the St. Lucia Kings in place of spinner Khary Pierre. Mark Deyal is another trade for them.
Apart from the retained players, the franchise has also picked some match-winners in the 2023 draft. Colin Munro, Tim Seifert, Maheesh Theekshana, and Ali Khan are some of the big names to join the team for the upcoming season.
Full TKR Squad for 2023
Retained players: Kieron Pollard (c), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, Jayden Seales, and Akeal Hosein
Draft Signings: Colin Munro, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip, Terrance Hinds, Ali Khan, Seekkuge Prasanna, Tion Webster, Tim Seifert, Leonardo Julien, Shaaron Lewis, Maheesh Theekshana
Trinbago Knight Riders: Overall Top Performers (Batting)
Colin Munro has been the leading scorer for the franchise in CPL history. He was released but later picked up in the draft by the TKR. He, along with Tim Seifert and Keiron Pollard, will have the bulk of the scoring to do this season.
| Player | Span | Mts | Runs | Hs | Avg | 50/100 |
| Colin Munro | 2016-2022 | 73 | 2178 | 100* | 35.70 | 14/1 |
| Kieron Pollard | 2019-2022 | 44 | 949 | 72 | 36.50 | 4/0 |
| Sunil Narine | 2016-2022 | 71 | 833 | 79 | 15.42 | 3/0 |
| Tim Seifert | 2020-2022 | 38 | 615 | 59 | 23.64 | 1/0 |
| Tion Webster | 2019-2022 | 26 | 462 | 66* | 21.00 | 2/0 |
Trinbago Knight Riders: Overall Top Performers (Bowling)
DJ Bravo, who played his last season for TKR in 2020, is back in the side and is the leading wicket-taker and the only TKR bowler with over 100 wickets. He will be assisted by Sunil Narine in the middle overs.
| Bowler | Span | Mts | Wkts | BBI | Econ | 4/5 |
| DJ Bravo | 2013-2020 | 79 | 106 | 5/23 | 8.57 | 4/1 |
| Sunil Narine | 2016-2022 | 69 | 70 | 3/27 | 5.36 | 0/0 |
| Kevon Cooper | 2013-2018 | 56 | 59 | 3/21 | 7.89 | 0/0 |
| Ali Khan | 2018-2021 | 34 | 42 | 4/6 | 8.29 | 1/0 |
| Khary Pierre | 2017-2022 | 44 | 40 | 3/16 | 6.87 | 0/0 |
CPL Team Wise Squad List
| St Lucia Kings Squad | Guyana Amazon Warriors Squad |
| St Kitts Nevis Patriots Squad | Trinbago Knight Riders Squad |
| Jamaica Tallawahs Squad | Barbados Royals Squad |