Vaibhav Tripathi
Sunil Narine, the veteran West Indies all-rounder, has been appointed as the captain of Los Angeles Knight Riders, owned by the Knight Riders Group, for the first edition of the 2023 Major League Cricket (MLC).
Joining Narine in the LA Knight Riders team will be his Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) teammate and hard-hitting all-rounder, Andre Russell. The Knight Riders squad also features other renowned players such as Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, and Adam Zampa, Jason Roy, Rilee Rossouw.
“I’ve always spoken about wanting to represent the Knight Riders wherever they play. We’ve long talked about coming to the United States and I’m glad it’s finally happening. As captain of this side, I am looking forward to the challenge. There are a lot of experienced guys in this team who I can bounce information off, so it will be an exciting time for us,” Sunil Narine said in a LA Knight Riders release.
Scheduled from July 14 to 31 at two venues, the USA-based MLC tournament will feature six teams. Joining the Los Angeles Knight Riders are MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings, and Washington Freedom in the competition.