The six Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchises have selected their teams for the 2020 tournament which is scheduled to take place from 18 August to the 10 September. The draft was carried out remotely and the six teams have successfully filled out their rosters with both Caribbean and overseas players with Rashid Khan, Marcus Stoinis, Ross Taylor, Pravin Tambe and Carlos Brathwaite all being signed up.
Defending champions, the Barbados Tridents, have signed superstar Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan, powerful English opener Alex Hales and Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis. Their other overseas players are Englishman Harry Gurney and Afghani Rahmanullah Gurbaz. They have retained the core of their championship winning side from last year and they have signed Kyle Mayers to join a strong set of Caribbean players.
Trinbago Knight Riders have signed Pravin Tambe, and the spinner will become the first Indian to play at the CPL. They have also brought back Australian leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed who was part of their Championship winning team in 2018. They have signed New Zealand wicket keeper Tim Seifert and Zimbabwean batsman Sikandar Raza. They Knight Riders have retained the core of their local players for the 2020 season.
The Guyana Amazon Warriors have retained 13 players from the team that went unbeaten during the league stage of last year’s tournament and have added New Zealander Ross Taylor and Afghani Naveen-ul-Haq. Imran Tahir, Chris Green, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul and Sherfane Rutherford all return to the Amazon Warriors for 2020.
The St Kitts & Nevis Patriots have signed Australians Chris Lynn and Ben Dunk and have also recruited Ish Sodhi and Sohail Tanvir. Rassie van der Dussen returns to the Patriots after a successful spell with the team in 2018 and they welcome back Fabian Allen, Evin Lewis, Sheldon Cottrell and their captain Rayad Emrit.
The Jamaica Tallawahs are looking to rebuild after a poor season in 2019 which saw them finish in last place in the table. They have recruited Carlos Brathwaite who was released by the Patriots. They have also signed Nepalese leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane and South African left arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi. They have brought in exciting Pakistani batsman Asif Ali and retained their leading run scorer from last season, Glenn Phillips. These overseas players will combine with a strong local contingent which includes Andre Russell, Rovman Powell and Oshane Thomas.
RETAINED (R) SIGNED (S) TRANSFERRED (TFR) DRAFTED (D)
| JAMAICA TALLAWAHS | ST LUCIA ZOUKS | TRINBAGO KNIGHT RIDERS |
| ANDRE RUSSELL (R) | RILEE ROSSOUW (S) | DWAYNE BRAVO (R) |
| S LAMICHHANE (D) | MOHAMMAD NABI (D) | KIERON POLLARD (R) |
| CARLOS BRATHWAITE (D) | DAREN SAMMY (R) | SUNIL NARINE (R) |
| ROVMAN POWELL (R | COLIN INGRAM (R) | COLIN MUNRO (R) |
| TABRAIZ SHAMSI (S) | ANDRE FLETCHER (R) | FAWAD AHMED (S) |
| GLENN PHILLIPS (R) | KESRICK WILLIAMS (R) | DARREN BRAVO (R) |
| CHADWICK WALTON (R) | ANRICH NORTJE (S) | LENDL SIMMONS (R) |
| OSHANE THOMAS (R) | CHEMAR HOLDER (D) | KHARY PIERRE (R) |
| ASIF ALI (D) | OBED McCOY (R) | TIM SEIFERT (S) |
| FIDEL EDWARDS (D) | RAHKEEM CORNWALL (R) | SIKANDAR RAZA (D) |
| PRESTON MCSWEEN (D) | MARK DEYAL (D) | ANDERSON PHILLIP (D) |
| ANDRE MCCARTHY (D) | NOOR AHMAD (S) | PRAVIN TAMBE (D) |
| NICHOLAS KIRTON (D) | KIMANI MELIUS (S) | JAYDEN SEALES (S) |
| JEAVOR ROYAL (D) | LENIKO BOUCHER (D) | AMIR JANGOO (R) |
| NKRUMAH BONNER (D) | KAVEM HODGE (R) | TION WEBSTER (R) |
| V PERMAUL (D) | JAVELLE GLEN (D) | AKEAL HOSEIN (R) |
| RYAN PERSAUD (D) | SAAD BIN ZAFAR (D) | MUHAMMAD ALI KHAN (R) |
| ST KITTS & NEVIS PATRIOTS | BARBADOS TRIDENTS | GUYANA AMAZON WARRIORS |
| CHRIS LYNN (S) | RASHID KHAN (S) | IMRAN TAHIR (R) |
| BEN DUNK (D) | JASON HOLDER (R) | NICHOLAS POORAN (R) |
| EVIN LEWIS (R) | MARCUS STONIS (S) | BRANDON KING (R) |
| FABIAN ALLEN (R) | HARRY GURNEY (R) | ROSS TAYLOR (S) |
| R van der DUSSEN (S) | ALEX HALES (D) | SHIMRON HETMYER (R) |
| SOHAIL TANVIR (S) | JOHNSON CHARLES (R) | CHRIS GREEN (R) |
| ISH SODHI (S) | SHAI HOPE (R) | QAIS AHMAD (S) |
| SHELDON COTTERELL (R) | HAYDEN WALSH, JR (R) | KEEMO PAUL (R) |
| DENESH RAMDIN (TFR) | ASHLEY NURSE (R) | S RUTHERFORD (R) |
| RAYAD EMRIT (R) | JONATHAN CARTER (R) | ROMARIO SHEPHERD (R) |
| DENNIS BULLI (D) | RAYMON REIFER (R) | NAVEEN UL HAQ (D) |
| ALZARRI JOSEPH (R) | KYLE MAYERS (D) | CHANDRAPUL HEMRAJ (R) |
| JOSHUA DE SILVA (D) | JOSHUA BISHOP (D) | KEVIN SINCLAIR (S) |
| DOMINIC DRAKES (R) | NYEEM YOUNG (S) | ASHMEADE NEDD (D) |
| COLIN ARCHIBALD (D) | JUSTIN GREAVES (R) | ODEAN SMITH (R) |
| JON RUSS JAGGESAR (D) | R GURBAZ (D) | ANTHONY BRAMBLE (R) |
| SUNNY SOHAL (D) | SHAYAN JAHANGIR (D) | JASDEEP SINGH (D) |
ABOUT THE HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE:
First started in 2013, the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is a franchise-based T20 format cricket tournament that combines two of the most compelling aspects of Caribbean life – dramatic cricket and a vibrant Carnival atmosphere. There was a combined broadcast and digital viewership of 312million during the 2019 season to make it one of the fastest growing leagues in world cricket. In 2019 the tournament made a positive economic impact across the Caribbean of US$136million. Barbados Tridents are the current Hero CPL champions and the other competing teams are Trinbago Knight Riders, Guyana Amazon Warriors, St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots, St. Lucia Zouks and Jamaica Tallawahs. The 2020 tournament is scheduled to take place between 18 August and 10 September. For further information visit www.cplt20.com
