The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is widely recognized as a top-notch T20 league from a comfortably thrilling perspective, mainly from the Caribbean spirit vibes that transport the fans on a journey to another dimension.
Beside the venue, the life-styling cricketers of both Caribbean and foreign origin were very much a part of the very successful CPL enterprises that were crowned with a series of good results. They play for six different franchises each belonging to a different island in the Caribbean.
But, who indeed are the CPL teams’ owners?
1. Antigua and Barbuda Falcons
Team Owner: Krishna Persaud (Worldwide Sports Management Group)
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons is a team that is quite young in the CPL. But it is under the ownership of a seasoned CPL bettor – The Worldwide Sports Management Group.
The conglomerate, among them a cricket enthusiast, previously was running Jamaica Tallawahs until the year 2023. However, they did fan out to Antigua and Barbuda in 2024.
What for? The Jamaican administration did not rally so much with the cricket cause.
Therefore, Krishna Persaud, the group’s owner, divested the Jamaica franchise and turned instead to establish one more in Antigua and Barbuda.
He and his group are totally from the cricket world as they have been associated with it for a very long time now. They are hosts and organizers of cricket festivals in Florida where Persaud is residing.
2. The Barbados Royals
Team Owners: Royals Sports Group & CMG Companies
Barbados Royals are associated with the Indian Premier League (IPL). What is the connection?
The majority owner of the team, Royal Sports Group, is the owner of Rajasthan Royals (RR) as well.
The head of the group, Manoj Badale bought a big share of the Barbados franchise from CMG Companies in 2021. Now, CMG Companies are not the controlling investors.
The Royals have continued the relationship with Caribbean cricket by running a women’s CPL team. The group is also the owner of a team in SA20 – Paarl Royals.
3. Guyana Amazon Warriors
Team Owner: Ranjisinghi Ramroop (New GPC Inc.)
The CPL team Guyana Amazon Warriors has been listed from day one (first season-2013) and only CPL team. Are you aware of that?
It’s the guy with East Indian roots – Ranjisinghi Ramroop. The Guyanese franchise is under New GPC Inc. which is the manufacturing and supplying pharmaceuticals sector.
Ramroop not only owns a TV broadcast channel and newspaper (Kaieteur News) in Guyana but also has his hands in many different businesses in and outside the country.
The Warriors team also has its women’s CPL team with the same name.
4. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Team Owner: Mahesh Ramani (Winning Willows Ltd)
It is also the case of the CPL that every team would have an Indian owner or an India connection. The team with its prominent Indian ownership is the St Kitts and an Indian businessman has this team as his asset.
Through his company Winning Willows Ltd, Mahesh Ramani is the owner of the team and he has worked on the acquisition of the team in the year 2019. And he also engages in several businesses and takes a hands-on approach.
5. Saint Lucia Kings
Team Owner: KPH Dream Cricket Pvt Ltd
This is similar to the situation when another IPL team owner became the owner of an IPL team with the same name. But what do you think is the IPL team?
It is and has always been Punjab Kings (PBKS) that KPH Dream Cricket Pvt Ltd, the PBKS owners, manage the Saint Lucia Kings for.
The group of investors behind the Kings consists of mainly of one cricket crazy Bollywood producer, Mohit Burman, and one of the most influential persons in the IPL, Karan Paul.
6. Trinbago Knight Riders
Team Owner: Knight Riders Sports Pvt Ltd
The Knight Riders. It may be a name you are familiar with.
It is highly probable that in the program IPL you have definitely experienced the team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), right?
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) owners are the ones who have the management of this Trinidad and Tobago-based CPL team as well. Don’t you know the owners of KKR yet?
The Knight Riders Sports Pvt Ltd is the answer. This company is a partnership of Red Chillies Entertainments by Shah Rukh Khan and Jay Mehta’s Mehta Group.
The Knight Riders Sports Pvt Ltd got the same year a majority stake in Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel franchise. They worked on the rebranding to Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) one year later.
The Knight Riders Sports Pvt Ltd also has a team in the Women’s CPL with its traditional name. They not only play in CPL, but they also have Knight Riders Cricket Association teams in ILT20 (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) and MLC (Los Angeles Knight Riders) as well.
