CPL 2016: Preview of all the 6 teams

St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots:

They are also known as SKN patriots because a commentator’s time is valuable. We can’t have him saying the full name again and again. SKN Patriots is a fresh side which participated in the competition for the first time in 2015. Its only advantage is that from the start of the competition till the end, this team will be touted as the underdogs, the advantage part here is that people always like to root for the underdogs and if a West Indian crowd gets behind you, your morale is sure to rise!

The St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots have replaced the Antigua Hawkbills, a dormant side which participated in the first two editions of the CPL. Following the diffusion of the Hawkbills team, SKN Patriots went forward and retained some of the players which were released by the Hawkbills such as Carlos Braithwaite and Devon Thomas among others. The patriots have their home ground at Warner Park, Basseterre located on Saint Kitts. They are going to take the field in this season, much like what was done by Deccan Chargers in the second edition of the Indian Premier League. Being touted as the underdogs can actually be an invisible advantage and the Patriots might just go about proving this point again.

St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots squad:

Samuel Badree, Shamarh Brooks, Faf du Plessis, Brad Hodge, Evin Lewis, Thisara Perera, Krishmar Santokie, Lendl Simmons, Devon Thomas, Tino Best, Jonathan Carter, Nikhil Dutta, Alzarri Joseph, Jeremiah Louis, Kieran Powell, Tabraiz Shamsi, JJ Smuts, Carlos Brathwaite