Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025 The world has emerged as one of the most exciting Twenty20 cricket tournaments, including six franchisees owned by some of the most prominent personalities in the entertainment, business and sports. Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan From actress Preity Zinta Till, CPL’s ownership scenario shows an attractive mixture of star power and business skills.
West Indies Caribbean Premier League ready for a bang start
The thirteenth edition of the Caribbean Premier League is scheduled to begin on August 14, 2025, and end on 21 September 2025, which will be spread to six Caribbean countries. In this tournament, 34 matches will be played at many places, of which Antigua In Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Barbados In Kensington Oval, Guyana In Providence Stadium, St. Kitts and Nevis In Warner Park, Daran Sammy Cricket Ground in St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago The Bryan Lara Cricket Academy is included. St. Lucia Kings enters the 2025 season as the defending winner, defeating Guyana Amazon Warriors in 2024 to win their first CPL title. The tournament follows a double round-robin format where each team plays ten matches in the league stage.
A look at CPL team owners
The ownership of CPL reflects the increasing globalization of cricket, with three out of six franchisees owners of the IPL team owners. This trend reflects the strategic vision of expansion of cricket brands in various T20 leagues around the world. Let us consider CPL franchise owners for 2024:-
1. Trinbago Knight Riders
Shahrukh Khan And Jai Mehta With Red Chillies Entertainment, CPL owns the most successful franchise in history. In 2015, Shahrukh Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel Got a 50% stake in the franchise at about $ 75.09 million, which later Trinbago Knight Riders Rebranded as In ownership of SRK, TKR has become the most successful team in the history of Caribbean Premier League with four CPL titles (2015, 2017, 2018 and 2020). The team’s 2020 season was particularly notable, which completed the undefeated run throughout the tournament. Actress Juhi Chawla K co-owner and husband Mehta have played an important role in expanding the Knight Riders brand globally as part of their Cricket Empire, in which India, UAE And United States The franchisees of are included.
2. Barbados roles
Manoj’s larger And Manish Patel Barbados roles The Royals Sports Group of Badale has an 80% stake while Patel has a 20% stake. In 2021, Badale, which IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals He is the lead owner of Barbados tridents Got a majority stake in the team to be known, it Rebranded as Barbados Royals. The franchise has achieved considerable success with two CPL championships in 2014 and 2019. British Indian businessman and enterprise capital Expert Badale saw the acquisition as a strategic move to expand the Royals brand globally.
3. Guyana Amazon Warriors
Dr. Ranjiaghi “Bobby” Ramroop Through your company New GPC Inc. Guyana of Amazon Warriors Are owners. Ramroop, a prominent Guyana businessman in the pharmaceutical industry, owns the franchise since the inaugural CPL season in 2013. His company also worked as the title sponsor of the entire CPL tournament under the Limakol brand for some time. Despite being one of the most consecutive teams in CPL history, despite reaching six finals, Amazon Warriors finished their first championship in 2023 and ended the title drought. The team has received significant support from major sponsors including Exonmobil Guyana, which has been supporting the franchise since 2017.
4. Antigua and Barbuda Falcons
Florida -based Guyana businessman Chris Persad Through its Worldwide Sports Management Group Of Jamaica Tallawahs Was the owner. Persad in 2017 Manish Patel Got 100% ownership rights from. This franchise was extremely successful and won three CPL titles in 2013, 2016 and 2022. However, due to lack of support from the Jamaican government and highly operating costs, Persad sold the franchise back to CPL in 2023. This team replaced by 2024 season Antigua and Barbuda Falcons Has taken, and Persad will remain the owner of the new Antigua franchise.
5. St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Through Winning Wilose Limited Mahesh Ramani St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots Are owners. Ramani, whose commercial background is in finance, won the franchise from the previous owners City Sports in 2019. Patriots achieved their biggest success by winning the 2021 CPL Championship and also won the first 6IXTY tournament title in 2022. In ownership of Ramani, the team has focused on creating a strong foundation and developing local talents. The franchise has faced challenges in the recent season, finishing in both 2023 and 2024, but Ramani is committed to long -term success.
6. Saint lucia kings
Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta And Karan Paul Collectively through KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited Of St. Lucia Kings The owner is the same consortium which IPL franchise Of Punjab Kings Is the owner. The group acquired franchise in 2020 when it St. Lucia Jox As known as it was rebranded in 2021 as St. Lucia Kings. After years of struggle, the franchise finally won its first CPL title in 2024, in the final Guyana Amazon Warriors Defeated This victory has given 11 -year -old trophy Dried Ended and marked an important achievement for the Punjab Kings Ownership Group, Who Looking for great success in his cricket investments.
