Trinbago Knight Riders Keep Pooran, Narine and Pollard for CPL 2026
The defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) have used their Right to Match option to bring back their three biggest stars. Nicholas Pooran, Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard will all play for TKR in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season.
Pooran led the team to their fifth CPL title last year. Pollard was named Player of the Tournament for his brilliant performances. Narine has been a loyal servant of the Knight Riders family across many leagues around the world.
ICYMI: Here are the confirmed local players for the 2026 Caribbean Premier League 🏆
RMO – Right to Match
RET – Retained
* – Breakout player#CPL26 #CPLDraft #CricketPlayedLouder #BiggestPartylnSport pic.twitter.com/wOIOGeBL9F— CPL T20 (@CPL) May 15, 2026
The draft for CPL 2026 was held on Friday, May 15. All seven teams have now locked in their domestic players.
TKR used two more Right to Match options to keep Akeal Hosein and Terrance Hinds. They also added all-rounders Justin Greaves and Dominic Drakes to their squad.
Other Teams’ Key Picks
Guyana Amazon Warriors kept their core players. They used their Right to Match options on Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, white-ball captain Shai Hope and fast bowler Shamar Joseph.
Jamaica Kingsmen, a new franchise, picked Rovman Powell and Andre Russell. Both players were once part of the old Jamaica Tallawahs team.
- Barbados Tridents- Gudakesh Motie and Sherfane Rutherford, Brandon King and Kadeem Alleyne.
- St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots- Jason Holder and Johnson Charles
- Antigua & Barbuda Falcons- Alzarri Joseph and Evin Lewis. They kept Jayden Seales, Amir Jangoo and Fabian Allen.
- St. Lucia Kings- Roston Chase, Matthew Forde and Keon Gaston.
The #CPL26 fixtures are here‼️
39 games, eight countries, one #BiggestPartyInSport
𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲.
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— CPL T20 (@CPL) April 28, 2026
Overseas players for all teams will be announced later. CPL 2026 will begin on August 7 and end on September 20.
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