The Trinbago Knight Riders franchise of the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) has shared reactions from their overseas signings for the 2024 WCPL on their social media. The Knight Riders recently announced the additions of Meg Lanning, Shikha Pandey, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Jess Jonassen for the upcoming season.
Meg Lanning, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Shikha Pandey all expressed their excitement about joining the Trinbago Knight Riders, emphasizing their eagerness to play good cricket and be part of the TKR family. Knight Riders won the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Premier in 2022, recently they announced Jhulan Goswami as their mentor ahead of WCPL Season 3.
Jhulan expressed her excitement about joining the TKR women’s team as a mentor. She highlighted the honour of joining a quality franchise and emphasized TKR’s impact on promoting local talent in Trinidad. Goswami noted TKR’s success in both the inaugural WCPL 2022 and as the most successful Caribbean men’s team, underscoring her enthusiasm to contribute to such a prestigious team.
She shared, “Hi I’m Jhulan Goswami, I’m joining TKR women’s team as a mentor. Well, you know, it’s an honour to join such a quality franchise. I’m also looking forward to join TKR Team. They bring a lot of value to the local society (in Trinidad) and in promoting local, young cricketers. The first edition (WCPL 2022) – they won the competition and the same with the men’s team – they are the most successful Caribbean team over there. It is an honour for me to join such a quality team and I’m really, really super excited to join TKR team. We are TKR! Let’s go girls.”
Beginning of a great association to #WaveTheRed together! ❤️@JhulanG10 | @iamsrk | @VenkyMysore pic.twitter.com/rjLclx4QEk
— Trinbago Knight Riders (@TKRiders) July 13, 2024
Meg Lanning expressed her excitement about joining the Trinbago Knight Riders, highlighting the strong squad and her eagerness to start the season.
“Hey, everyone it’s Meg Lanning here. Just wanted to say how pumped I am to be joining the Trinbago Knight Riders this season. It’s an exciting competition, and I feel like we’ve got a really great squad together, so I can’t wait to get over there and get stuck in. We are TKR,” said Lanning.
It’s going to be an exciting season with you on board, Meg! ♥️ pic.twitter.com/0WE0Nbd29r
— Trinbago Knight Riders (@TKRiders) July 12, 2024
Jemimah Rodrigues shared her enthusiasm for being part of the TKR family, looking forward to playing good cricket and having fun.
Rodrigues said, “Hello everyone! I’m super excited to be a part of the TKR family. Can’t wait to come out there, play some good cricket and have lots of fun! See you then!”
We can’t wait to see you #WaveTheRed, @JemiRodrigues ♥️ pic.twitter.com/T1Rm5mrhUy
— Trinbago Knight Riders (@TKRiders) July 12, 2024
Shikha Pandey also conveyed her thrill about joining the team for this year’s WCPL and her anticipation of experiencing the Caribbean atmosphere.
Pandey said, “Hey, TKR fans, thrilled to be joining the team for this year’s WCPL. Can’t wait to get to the Caribbean and experience the atmosphere. See you there then. We are TKR.”
The newest star of our fast bowling unit has a special message for you ♥️ pic.twitter.com/zmpOavGkTM
— Trinbago Knight Riders (@TKRiders) July 12, 2024