Nicholas Pooran has been named Captain of the Trinbago Knight Riders squad for 2025, taking over from Kieron Pollard, who served five years in the role.
Pooran, upon acceptance of the leadership, said he wants to give it his best shot and make as many correct decisions as he can.
“It’s a responsibility that has been passed on from (Dwayne) Bravo (2013 – 2019) to Pollard (2019 – 2024) and now to me. For me, the most satisfying thing is that Pollard is still playing, Sunil (Narine) and Andre (Russell) are here too. That’s a lot of experience I can bank on. To lead them on the field – it means a lot to me.” “I started my career at the age of 17 right here, playing for T&T Red Steel, where Bravo was my captain. Then, after recovering from a career-threatening accident I suffered in 2015, Pollard picked me in the Barbados franchise, where he was my captain. All three of us finally ended up together at TKR a couple of years back, and even though we haven’t won a title together yet, I’m hopeful that we can do it this year.”
He has big shoes to fill, as under Pollard’s reign, TKR was the league’s most consistent team. Between 2019 and 2024 they won a CPL title, had a record unbeaten season, and made two additional playoff appearances.
Pollard said he believes grooming the next generation is very important. With Dwayne Bravo named as Head Coach this year, KP believes this is the right time to get a new captain in.
“We’ve actually been preparing him for this over the years. I don’t know how much longer I’m gonna be playing for, but I’m happy for the opportunity to still be on the field and help Nicholas ease into this role. He’s someone who we’ve seen grow in front of us and he understands our values and principles. He understands how we want to play cricket, he understands the winning culture that we want to create, and he shares a lot of respect with a lot of players around the world” Pollard said.
