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Sunil Narine Ready to Play in Any Tournament Where Kolkata Knight Riders Own a Team, Says ‘It’s Like Family to Me’

Narine said that playing in the IPL is the closest it gets for him to playing at home

One of the most important cog in Kolkata Knight Riders setup, West Indian off-spinner Sunil Narine on Tuesday termed the two-time Indian Premier League champions KKR as his ‘family’ and said he would be willing to play for any team in the world that is owned by the franchise.

Narine, who turned 32 on Tuesday, has been playing for KKR since 2012 and has represented the Trinbago Knight Riders, a Caribbean Premier League team owned by KKR’s parent company.

“Any tournament around the globe where Knight Riders have a team, I’d wanna be a part of it. It’s not about the money or the friendships, it’s like a family to me,” Narine said on the Twitter handle of KKR.

“The way they welcome you in India, with arms wide open. It’s like they already know you as a human being – what you don’t like, what you like. They try to make you comfortable. Every year, when I am leaving for India (for the IPL), it’s like I am leaving for my second home.”

Narine said playing in IPL is the closest to playing at home for him. “The closest thing to feel at home playing in the CPL is the IPL. I am missing the excitement of the IPL, the fans, the loved ones watching you perform.”

Whether it is 4 o’clock in the morning (in Trinidad), or 12 o’clock, they (are always) looking forward, that’s something I’m missing a lot,” he said.

The Caribbean spinner has played 110 IPL matches in his career so far, picking up 122 wickets at a brilliant strike-rate of close to 20. He also boasts an outstanding ER of 6.25.

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