CPL 2021: Final squads of all the teams announced

The Caribbean Premier League 2021 is all set to begin on August 26 and the final squads of the six franchises have been announced. The tournament will be entirely played in St Kitts this time around. The only venue which has been selected is Warner Park in Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts, and Nevis. 

The latest announcement regarding the change of squad members was the addition of Yasir Shah to the Trinbago Knight Riders team. The Pakistan leg-spinner replaced Sandeep Lamicchane of Nepal in the final squad of the defending champions. Knight Riders have the services of Colin Munro, Isuru Udana and Tim Seifert as their overseas picks for this season. 

Dwayne Bravo, who shifted to St Kitts and Nevis Patriots this season will team up with Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis. The franchise has signed Ravi Bopara, Paul van Meerekan, Fawad Ahmed, and Asif Ali as their overseas picks. Guyana Amazon Warriors, on the other hand, have a new captain in Nicholas Pooran. Shoaib Malik, Imran Tahir, and Mohammad Hafeez will return to the side while Waqar Salamkheil of Afghanistan will also feature for them. 

Faf du Plessis to lead St Lucia Kings; Thisara Perera in Barbados Royals

The team from Barbados and St Lucia have had a makeover. After the acquisition by the brands of the IPL teams, Barbados has been named Royals while St Lucia has been named Kings. Barbados Royals have Thisara Perera, Mohammad Amir, Azam Khan, and Glenn Philips and they will be led by Jason Holder. 

St Lucia Kings will be led by Faf du Plessis. Apart from the South African, they have Wahab Riaz, Usman Qadir, and Samit Patel as some of their other overseas stars. Jamaica Tallawahs have Haider Ali, Chris Green, Qais Ahmed along with West Indian stars like Carlos Brathwaite and Andre Russell. 

The opening match will be played between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinbago Knight Riders. On the opening day of the tournament, fans will also witness a match between Barbados Royals and St Kitts and Nevis. Over the years, CPL has been a tremendous success and has provided entertaining cricket. The 2021 edition will be expected to do the same.

Here are the final squads of all the six teams:

Trinbago Knight Riders:

Kieron Pollard (c), Denesh Ramdin, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Khary Pierre,  Anderson Phillip, Tion Webster Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Ali Khan, Ravi Rampaul, Isuru Udana, Leonardo Julien, Yasir Shah

Barbados Royals:

Jason Holder (c), Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Kyle Mayers, Hayden Walsh Jr., Raymon Reifer, Justin Greaves, Nyeem Young, Joshua Bishop, Mohammad Amir,  Thisara Perera, Azam Khan, Oshane Thomas, Ashley Nurse, Smit Patel, Glenn Phillips

St Kitts and Nevis Patroits:

Rayad Emrit (c), Dwayne Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Dominic Drakes, Joshua Da Silva, Chris Gayle, Devon Thomas, Colin Archibald, Mikyle Louis, Asif Ali, Ravi Bopara, Fawad Ahmed, Paul van Meekeren

Jamaica Tallawahs:

Rovman Powell (c), Carlos Brathwaite, Chadwick Walton, Fidel Edwards, Veerasammy Permaul, Ryan Persaud, Andre Russell, Haider Ali, Jason Mohammed, Qais Ahmad, Migael Pretorius, Kennar Lewis, Abhijai Mansingh. Joshua James, Kirk McKenzie

Guyana Amazon Warriors:

Nicholas Pooran (c), Imran Tahir, Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Naveen-ul-Haq, Romario Shepherd, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Odean Smith, Anthony Bramble, Kevin Sinclair, Ashmead Nedd, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Waqar Salamkheil, Nial Smith, Gudakesh Motie

Saint Lucia Kings:

Faf du Plessis (c), Rahkeem Cornwall, Andre Fletcher, Kesrick Williams, Obed McCoy, Mark Deyal, Roston Chase, Javelle Glen, Samit Patel, Keemo Paul, Wahab Riaz, Usman Qadir, Keron Cottoy, Jeavor Royal, Kadeem Alleyne, Alzarri Joseph