Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
| Nickname | Knights | |
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| League | International League T20 | |
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Jason Holder | |
| Coach | Dwayne Bravo | |
| Owner | Knight Riders Group | |
| Chief executive | Venky Mysore | |
| Manager | Wayne Bentley | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Colours | Purple and gold | |
| Founded | 2023 | |
| Home ground | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | |
| Capacity | 20,000 | |
| Official website | www | |
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| Seasons |
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| Knight Riders Group | |
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| Current Teams | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (2008-present) 3 (2012, 2014, 2024) Trinbago Knight Riders (2015-present) 5 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2025) Trinbago Knight Riders Women (2022-present) 1 (2022) Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (2023-present) Los Angeles Knight Riders (2023-present) | |
| Defunct Teams | |
| Cape Town Knight Riders (2017) |
The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the International League T20, a men's Twenty20 league hosted by the Emirates Cricket Board. The franchise is owned by the Knight Riders Group, a sporting subsidiary alliance between the Red Chillies Entertainment and the Mehta Group. Their home ground is the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.