MY FAULT

Dwayne “DJ” Bravo put Trinbago Knight Riders’ disappointing Caribbean Premier League season squarely on himself. After Wednesday night’s eight-run loss to the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons at Queen’s Park Oval, the coach said, “For me I take responsibility for that and ownership for it.”

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For me I take responsibility for that and ownership for it.

The defeat left TKR with four losses in five home matches. The defending champions have won only two of eight games and sit sixth on four points, four behind the Guyana Amazon Warriors, St Lucia Kings and Jamaica Kingsmen, all of whom have eight points and matches in hand. Two games remain on TKR’s schedule.

Bravo pointed to injuries and poor form as the main setbacks. “Obviously, we had injuries and bad form throughout the tournament,” he said. “We honestly didn’t play good cricket.” The team’s fast-bowling attack also came under scrutiny, particularly in the closing overs, when the quicker bowlers proved expensive.

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Obviously, we had injuries and bad form throughout the tournament. We honestly didn’t play good cricket.

Kieron Pollard provided one of the clearest examples of commitment during the campaign. Playing through injury against the Falcons, he scored 41 from 36 balls. Bravo said Pollard played “under some serious pain, a lot of injections” and “wears his heart on his sleeve” for the supporters.

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There will definitely be some changes, that’s for sure.

TKR retained about 80 to 85% of the squad that won the title in 2025, but Bravo acknowledged that strategy had failed this season. “There will definitely be some changes, that’s for sure,” he said. He promised that the team would do everything possible to win its final two matches, then “regroup, rethink, re-strategize and come forward to look for our sixth trophy.”

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regroup, rethink, re-strategize and come forward to look for our sixth trophy.