Kolkata, April 5: Trinbago Knight Riders on Tuesday announced that in addition to retaining their long standing players -Skipper Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hussein, Jayden Seales and Tion Webster, they have signed Andre Russell, a long-time franchise player for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and also welcomed Nicholas Pooran back to Trinidad & Tobago. Making the announcement, Venky Mysore, Director of TKR said, “We have consistently focused on building our franchise by identifying local Caribbean talent & providing them with opportunities. “Among those retained, Akeal Hussein, Jayden Seales & Tion Webster are great examples of players who have taken big strides recently. These. along with Skipper Pollard & Sunil Narine, who has been a pillar of the Knight Riders set up, form a fantastic core.” “In addition, to be able to bring Pooran back home & also add our long standing franchise player Andre Russell to the TKR contingent is a massive boost. We look forward to announcing our exciting foreign signings shortly and also complete our squad at the CPL draft,” he said. “We can’t wait for the CPL 2022 season and I am sure TKR will again be very competitive & continue to entertain our fans,” Venky added
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