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Nicholas Pooran Takes Over TKR Captaincy from Kieron Pollard

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Nicholas Pooran Named TKR Captain for CPL 2025 Season

The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025 has kicked off with a big announcement from the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) camp β€” star left-hander Nicholas Pooran will lead the side this season, taking over from veteran all-rounder Kieron Pollard.

Pollard will continue playing for the team, but the leadership baton has now officially passed on as TKR aim for another championship. Pooran expressed his pride in captaining a team filled with global T20 icons like Pollard, Sunil Narine, and Andre Russell. Former TKR all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has also returned to the franchise, this time as head coach.

β€œπ‘°π’• π’Šπ’” 𝒂 π’‘π’“π’Šπ’—π’Šπ’π’†π’ˆπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π‘°β€™π’Ž π’ˆπ’†π’•π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’‘π’‘π’π’“π’•π’–π’π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’‡π’“π’‚π’π’„π’‰π’Šπ’”π’†. 𝑻𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“π’” π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒅, π‘΅π’‚π’“π’Šπ’π’†, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒍 π’Žπ’†π’‚π’π’” 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒕. 𝑰’𝒍𝒍 π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’† π’Šπ’• π’Žπ’š 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’“π’†π’π’š 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’†π’™π’‘π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’„π’† 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 π’Žπ’†,” 𝑷𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 π‘¬π‘Ίπ‘·π‘΅π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’π’‡π’.

Pollard on Leadership Transition

Pollard revealed that the team had been grooming Pooran for captaincy over the past few years, and with Bravo stepping in as coach, the timing was perfect for the transition. He praised Pooran’s understanding of the team’s culture and values, calling it a natural move.

β€œπ‘·π’π’π’“π’‚π’ π’Šπ’” π’‰π’π’Žπ’†π’ˆπ’“π’π’˜π’, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’†β€™π’—π’† 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 π’‘π’“π’†π’‘π’‚π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’‰π’Šπ’Ž 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’šπ’†π’‚π’“π’”. 𝑯𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’˜π’Šπ’π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“π’” π’˜π’π’“π’π’…π’˜π’Šπ’…π’†. 𝑭𝒐𝒓 π’Žπ’†, π’Šπ’• π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒂𝒏 π’†π’‚π’”π’š π’…π’†π’„π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’π’,” 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒅 π’”π’‚π’Šπ’….

The former skipper also hinted that he is nearing the end of his playing career but is committed to supporting Pooran in his leadership journey.

TKR will kickstart their CPL 2025 campaign against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots on Sunday, August 17 at Warner Park in Basseterre. Pooran will be eager to begin his tenure with a winning performance.

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