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“Fast forward to the equally radical CWI-sanctioned CPL T20 league and its recalibrating of the traditional model of country representation, through a process of team ‘franchising’. “This is Stanford on steroids—national flags; but this time with juggled regional and international names attached.” Regional columnist Wesley Gibbings shares with Wired868 readers …

Trinbago Knight Riders captain and international T20 star Dwayne “DJ” Bravo talks to Wired868 about leadership, the TKR family, turning the tables on the Guyana Amazon Warriors and his target of a West Indies’ 2019 World Cup team spot:

“Aye, brudder, yuh cud fly dah flag half-mast now; Guyana dogs dead!” It was supposed to be fourth time lucky for the Guyana Amazon Warriors. But although Providence had earlier twice favoured the brave home side, the Brian Lara Cricket Academy smiled on Trinbago Knight Riders’ Dwayne Bravo, hosting his …

West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara declares what went wrong for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the CPL final, the Trinbago Knight Riders’ best assets and how the repeat Caribbean T20 champions can get even stronger:

Don’t diss the Trinidad and Tobago flag! Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) captain Dwayne “DJ” Bravo suggested that a video of two female Guyanese fans trampling on a T&T flag was extra motivation for his troops last night, as they defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) by eight wickets to storm …

The biggest party in sport came back to the Brian Lara Academy in Tarouba on Friday and the Trinis were in their glee. Chris Gayle’s STKNP were bidding to become the St Kitts and Nevis Party Poopers, thus confirming recent whispers by a little voice to the effect that, for …

West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara credits the Trinbago Knight Riders for their Eliminator win against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and explains what fans can expect from Sunday’s final against Shimron Hetmyer’s Guyana Amazon Warriors:

Trinbago Knight Riders will be back in Tarouba on Sunday to defend their CPL title after Fawad Ahmed’s spin heroics of three for 13 sent the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots out of the tournament last night at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba. Once again, TKR did it …

The Wired868 management felt that, in the run-up to Trinbago Knight Riders’ second qualifier against Chris Gayle’s St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, it would be a good idea to actually get inside the head of TKR captain Dwayne Bravo. But old habits die hard. I was busy, time was short …

The time to be in front, every athlete knows, is at the end. And if, come Sunday evening, Trinbago Knight Riders are not at the front of the race for the 2018 CPL title, their fans will probably feel justified in pointing fingers at their skipper, Dwayne Bravo. “Bravo the …

For the third time in the last four Caribbean Premier League (CPL) seasons, the Trinbago Knight Riders will be forced to take the long way to the finals after tonight’s dramatic loss to the Guyana Amazon Warriors at Providence Stadium in Georgetown forced them into a do-or-die eliminator contest on …

One day fuh police, the old people tell us, and one day fuh tief. With Trinbago Knight Riders now carded to take on—for the third time in the space of a week—the Guyana Amazon Warriors in tomorrow’s first qualifier in Providence, what I think interests the fans is whose way …