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| League | Major League Cricket | |
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| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Sunil Narine | |
| Owner | Knight Riders Group[1] | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Los Angeles, California, United States (planned) | |
| Colours | Purple and Gold | |
| Founded | 2020 | |
| Home ground | Great Park Cricket Stadium (planned) | |
| Capacity | 10,000 (planned) | |
| Official website | https://www.lakriders.us/ | |
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| Knight Riders Group | |
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| Current Teams | |
Kolkata Knight Riders (2008-present) X 3 (2012, 2014, 2024)Trinbago Knight Riders (2015-present) X 4 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020)Trinbago Knight Riders Women (2022-present) X 1 (2022)Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (2023-present) Los Angeles Knight Riders (2023-present) | |
| Defunct Teams | |
| Cape Town Knight Riders (2017) |
The Los Angeles Knight Riders, otherwise known as the LA Knight Riders, are an American professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in Major League Cricket (MLC).[2] The team plans to be based in Los Angeles, California and was originally announced in 2020 as a team to play in Major League Cricket.[3] The franchise is owned by the Knight Riders Group, a sporting subsidiary alliance between the Red Chillies Entertainment and the Mehta Group.[4]
The team plans to have their home ground at Great Park in Irvine, California.[5] The stadium is expected to cost $30 million and seat upwards of 10,000 spectators once its completion around 2024 and 2025.[6] The Knight Riders' minor league affiliate—the SoCal Lashings also separately play in MLC's developmental league, Minor League Cricket.[7]
- ^ Shamya Dasgupta and Peter Della Penna (November 30, 2020). "Knight Riders Group buys stake in USA T20 franchise project Major League Cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "KKR's Shah Rukh Khan buys LA-based team, hopes to bring Hollywood closer to cricket with LA Knight Riders". Times Now. December 1, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Badwe, Akshay (December 1, 2020). "One more in the bag: Shah Rukh Khan buys Los Angeles franchise LA Knight Riders". The Bridge Chronicle. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (May 1, 2022). "Shah Rukh Khan's Knight Riders Group to Invest in $30 Million Cricket Stadium Near Los Angeles". Variety. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Gupta, Gaurav (April 30, 2022). "Shah Rukh Khan's Knight Riders and MLC to build cricket stadium in Los Angeles". The Times of India. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Della Penna, Peter (April 29, 2022). "MLC, Knight Riders team up for 10,000-seat stadium near Los Angeles". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Meyer, Nhat (August 14, 2022). "Photos: Fans flock to professional cricket match". The Mercury News. Retrieved May 2, 2023.