00:00Speaking for the first time after being announced as the captain of the Trinbago Knight Riders,
00:05Nicholas Puran touched on his pride at being able to lead his home franchise and the quality players in the squad.
00:11It's a wonderful opportunity for me to obviously lead TKR.
00:15Again, we have a lot of experienced players.
00:18We have some of the best T20 players in the world and that hasn't come by guess.
00:22These guys have put in a lot of work over the years and so it's truly a privilege for me.
00:27Dwayne Bravo has also taken up a new capacity within the TKR team, that of head coach.
00:32Puran had this to say about his former teammates' time so far in the post.
00:36DJ has been really good so far. Obviously we know he's the life of the party for us and he's the heartbeat of our team.
00:43He's been really professional with the guys. He has expectations of all the guys because he holds them to high expectations. So far he's been good.
00:51Puran also spoke about the team's mindset towards this year's tournament with the main aim being to win the title.
00:57Something that has eluded Nicky P throughout his CPL career.
01:00We keep striving about the process. What is our process in this tournament?
01:05And if we can trust that process then the results will take care of itself.
01:10Obviously this team is a really, really special team.
01:13And again, the likes of Trieros, Pauli, even Braves there, Sunil, Monroe, Hales.
01:18These guys are on top of the charts when it comes to T20 cricket.
01:21You don't get better names than that in T20 cricket. To have all of these guys in our team, Mohamed Amiri, Aki Lusain.
01:31To have these guys, all these guys in one team and for us to come together and figure it out.
01:35I mean the ultimate goal is to win a championship.
01:37He also touched on how things have changed over the years for him during his career and his current mental state towards the game.
01:43Things have changed a lot for me. I never saw myself to this level throughout my career at a young age.
01:51If I'm getting into that accident, getting banned from Westernese cricket, going around the league, learning my trade, applying my trade and developing.
02:03For me, it's been different from other players around the Westernese and that's something which is really special and I'm grateful for.
02:11I'm really happy that I could have lived with the consequences of my decisions.
02:15Puran and his Knight Riders team won their opening game of the 2025 CPL against the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 12 runs.
02:22They're next in action on Wednesday night against the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons.
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