Knight Riders acquire Abu Dhabi franchise in UAE’s T20 League

Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will now have a ser franchise in UAE’s flagship T20 league as the Knight Riders Group has acquired the rights to own and operate the Abu Dhabi franchise. The UAE’s T20 League is Emirates Cricket Board’s sanctioned, flagship professional T20 League.
The Knight Riders group, which is led Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan with Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta as co-owners, has already acquired Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), made investments in Major League Cricket (MLC) in the USA and has shown interest to set up a franchise in the greater Los Angeles area.

Get set for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders! 🤩
🚨 The Knight Riders Group has acquired the rights to own and operate the Abu Dhabi franchise and will set up ADKR as an integral part of the @EmiratesCricket’s flagship UAE T20 league.
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— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 12, 2022
In a statement released the UAE’s T20 League, Shahrukh Khan has said, “For several years now, we have been expanding the Knight Riders brand globally and closely watching the potential for T20 cricket in the UAE. We are excited about becoming part of UAE’s T20 League, which no doubt will become hugely successful.”
While the UAE T20 League chairman said, “The commitment to grow the T20 format and the expertise gathered the Knight Riders Group, through their involvement in franchise cricket across the world, is undisputed. We are exceptionally pleased with their foresight to join forces with the UAE’s T20 League and firmly believe it will elevate the reputation, and professionalism of the League throughout the cricket community.”
The UAE’s T20 League is a professional franchise-based T20 format cricket tournament with 6 franchise teams competing in a 34-match event.