The former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been appointed as Trinidad Knight Riders head coach for the upcoming edition of the Carribean Premier League.
He will be replacing Phil Simmons who is current the head coach for Bangladesh Men’s team. The TKR manager Colin Borde confirmed Dwayne Bravo’s appointment as head coach. Border expressed confidence in Bravo’s transition to the new role saying that he has the ability to guide the team forward.
“Dwayne’s cricket knowledge not only as a player but as the world knows, a mentor and strategist, is legendary,” said Border.
“We’re happy that he’s in his new role and we all look forward to his guidance and leadership together with the captain and leadership group. The circle is complete.”
Sir Champion is back again, but this time he will wear a new hat for TKR 🎩
Welcome, Head Coach, Dwayne Bravo 👏
“It’s an honor to be given the opportunity to be Head Coach of TKR, a team that’s very close to my heart. I would like to personally thank Coach Phil Simmons for his… pic.twitter.com/biNfvtvrho
— Trinbago Knight Riders (@TKRiders) June 20, 2025
Bravo has played 107 CPL games and also lifted the trophy five times, including a memorable title win as captain of St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 2021.
Dwayne Bravo has worked as mentor for Kolkata Knight Riders during IPL 2025. He also made an impressive stint as bowling consultant with Afghanistan during the 2024 T20 World Cup, helping them reach the semi-finals on Caribbean soil before they were knocked out by South Africa.
Last year, he was appointed the head coach of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the ILT20, owned by the Knight Riders group. He served as a mentor for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025 and had worked as a bowling consultant for CSK in 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Bravo was the bowling consultant for the Afghanistan team that lost to South Africa in the semi final.
The 13th edition of the CPL will be held from August 14 to September 21 this year. TKR finished third on the points table and were knocked out of the Eliminator last year after they lost to Barbados Royals.
