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Shah Rukh Khan-Led Knight Riders Group Acquire Abu Dhabi Franchise In UAE T20 League

UAE's T20 League on Thursday announced that the Knight Riders Group has acquired the rights to own and operate the Abu Dhabi franchise and will set up Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR). Over the last decade, the Knight Riders Group has become a household name in T20 cricket. After establishing Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2008 in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Knight Riders became owners of the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in 2015. Recently, the Knight Riders Group made a significant investment in Major League Cricket (MLC) in the USA and intends to set up a franchise in the greater Los Angeles area.

Shah Rukh Khan's Knight Riders Group acquires Abu Dhabi franchise in UAE T20 League

Franchise cricket's most diverse entity - the Knight Riders Group - is all set to enter UAE cricket after it acquired the rights to own and operate the Abu Dhabi franchise in the UAE’s flagship T20 league.

Now, Knight Riders acquire Abu Dhabi franchise in new UAE T20 League

Knight Riders Group has bought another T20 team, this time the Abu Dhabi franchise, in UAE's new T20 League. The Knight Riders already own the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL (from 2008), and the Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (from 2015). "Recently, the Knight Riders Group made a significant investment in Major League Cricket (MLC) in the USA and intends to set up a franchise and build a world-class cricket stadium, in the greater Los Angeles area. This investment by the Knight Riders Group, which is led by Bollywood superstar, Shah Rukh Khan, along with Juhi Chawla & her husband Jay Mehta, will establish their 4th T20 franchise around the world in IPL, CPL, MLC and now in UAE's T20 league," a release from the Knight Riders on Thursday said.