The Knight Riders Group, which owns and operates IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, has acquired the rights to own an Abu Dhabi-based franchise of the UAE T20 League. The team, christened Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, will participate in the country’s new T20 tournament that is expected to begin in June-July.
The UAE T20 League is a professional franchise-based T20 format cricket tournament with six franchise teams competing in a 34-match event. Four of the other teams are already owned by Indian firms namely the Adani Group, Capri Global, Reliance Strategic Business Ventures and the GMR group.