Rajasthan Royals (RR) have become the third Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise to be associated with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings as their owners acquired a majority stake in CPL team Barbados Tridents.
The owners of Royals made this announcement on Friday with a tweet from Rajasthan Royals’ official Twitter handle as the two-time CPL champions Barbados Tridents will be rebranded as the Barbados Royals.
Have a look at the tweet from Rajasthan Royals:
Desert meets island.
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) July 30, 2021
Rajasthan meets Barbados.
The #RoyalsFamily just got bigger. ????@BIMTridents | @CPL pic.twitter.com/KVtEAs9Kr9
Royals Sports Group Chairperson, and the Lead Owner of Rajasthan Royals, Manoj Badale in his recent interaction was really happy with the deal.
He said, “We are delighted to have signed this deal with Manish Patel, to acquire a majority stake in the Barbados CPL franchise. We are extremely grateful to the Barbados government for their continued support, and we look forward to making a positive impact on both cricket and tourism for the country.”
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Apart from that, Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara will also be monitoring the progress of the Barbados franchise.
“Barbados Royals will be an important part of the Royals’ cricket ecosystem. With a fantastic talent pool of local players, we have the opportunity to innovate and develop strategies that will benefit the Royals Group. We are also excited at the prospect of how we can promote growth in the game of cricket,” the legendary Sri Lankan wicket-keeper batsman said.
As far as the teams are concerned, the Jason Holder-led Barbados Royals will be in action in the upcoming CPL scheduled from 26 August while the Rajasthan Royals will be back on the field in the second-led of IPL 2021 slated to begin from 19 September in the UAE.
(With PTI Inputs)
