The franchise Royal Desert Champions was founded by businessman and former banker Amit Narang. Narang has over 17 years of experience working with leading international banks in India and the UAE. He has also built a successful fintech in the UAE. His team will make a debut in the forthcoming season of the tournament, with Robin Singh as the team director.
In the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Nicholas Pooran captains the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR), having taken over the captaincy from Kieron Pollard ahead of the 2025 season, and successfully continued leading TKR through their 2026 campaign. He also leads MI New York and MI Emirates in the MLC and the ILT20, respectively.
Nicholas Pooran's record as captain
He also led the Trinbago Knight Riders to a comprehensive CPL 2025 championship victory. The former West Indies batter was also the vice-captain of IPL side Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) last season, and for the upcoming season he has the interim captaincy as Rishabh Pant has been traded to Delhi Capitals ahead of the next season. It will be interesting to see whether LSG hands Pooran the captaincy.
Phil Salt added to the Royal Desert Champions squad
Salt played for the UAE Bulls during the late 2025 Abu Dhabi T10 League season, where he delivered several explosive batting performances. While Rutherford played for the Aspin Stallions in the 2025/26, previously in 2024 he made history in the Abu Dhabi T10 by becoming the first player to score a century in the tournament's history, playing for the Northern Warriors.
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