Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) appointed Dwayne Bravo for his head coach for the release of the Caribbean Premier League 2025 (CPL), which in the new era introduced the most successful franchise in the tournament history. Bravo is replaced by Phil Simmons, who took over the role of head coach Bangladeshi national team of men.
Bravo’s Association with a tournament in 2013 is stretched by the CPL, Bravo with a tournament. He played 107 matches in 11 seasons and ended with 129 goals at an economic rate of 8.74. Nine of these seasons were spent with TKR, a franchise that helped with four titles, and the fifth with St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in 2021 – his lonely season, which also saw him leading to their first crown.
“It is an honor to get the opportunity to be the head coach of TKR, a team who is very close to my heart,” Bravo said in a post on social media. “I would like to thank the coach Phil Simmons for his time and determination in the last few years, and now I look forward to this new challenge for me and my employees.”
This appointment continues the growing portfolio of Bravo. Last year he was appointed head coach of ABU Dhabi Knight in ILT20, another team owned by Knight Riders Group. He also worked as a mentor for Kalkata Knight in IPL 2025 and had a bowling consultant with Chennai Super Kings in 2022 in 2022 in 2022.
At the international level, Bravo was a consultant of Bowling for Afghanistan during the World Cup 2024 T20, where the team performed a historical run to the semifinals before being eliminated by the South Africa.
TKR will hope that Bravo’s experience and management can return them back after a mixed campaign in CPL 2024.
Despite his transition to coaching, Bravo has not yet ended. Forty -year -old will present together with Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard for the Champions West Indics Champions in the second edition of the World Championship (WCL), which started in England on July 18th. The campaign against the South African Champion in Edgbaston 19 July last year reached the semifinal semi -finals.
With Bravo at the helm, TKR will try to combine youth experience because they focus on a record -long prolonged CPL title.
Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
June 20, 2025
