CPL 2021: Full squads of the six participating teams after the players’ draft

The 2021 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is set to get underway on August 28 and the tournament will take place in St Kitts and Nevis. The Trinbago Knight Riders, captained by Kieron Pollard, are the defending champions after they beat the St Lucia Zouks by eight wickets in the final last season at the Brian Lara Stadium.

Lendl Simmons turned out to be the Player of the Match. In the meantime, ahead of the upcoming season three months later, the focus was on the players’ draft that took place on Friday, May 28. The full squads of all the six participating teams were released.

The Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors had already retained most of their players and hence, they didn’t have to make many changes to their squad. The tournament will be a witness to several overseas stars, including Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Anrich Nortje, and Wanindu Hasaranga among others.

Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh all-rounder, who still holds the record for the only six-wicket haul in the tournament, will turn out for the Jamaica Tallawahs. Chris Gayle, after taking a break, is set to ply his trade for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.

Here are the squads of the six teams for CPL 2021:

Trinbago Knight Riders

Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Khary Pierre, Sikandar Raza, Anderson Phillip, Tion Webster, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Ali Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Isuru Udana, Leonardo Julian, Ravi Rampaul, Denesh Ramdin

St Lucia Zouks

Andre Fletcher, Kesrick Williams, Rahkeem Cornwall, Roston Chase, Obed McCoy, Mark Deyal, Javelle Glenn, Faf du Plessis, Keemo Paul, Wahab Riaz, Matthew Wade, Usman Qadir, Samit Patel, Mark Deyal, Keron Cottoy, Jeavor Royal, Kadeem Alleyne

Jamaica Tallawahs

Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Rovman Powell, Fidel Edwards, Veerasammy Permaul, Ryan Persaud, Shakib Al Hasan, Haider Ali, Chadwick Walton, Qais Ahmed, Jason Mohammed, Migael Pretorius, Kennar Lewis, Ibrahim Zadran, Abhijai Mansingh, Joshua James, Kirk McKenzie

Guyana Amazon Warriors

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

Barbados Tridents

Jason Holder, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Kyle Mayers, Hayden Walsh Jr, Raymon Reifer, Justin Greaves, Nyeem Young, Joshua Bishop, Chris Morris, Thisara Perera, Mohammad Amir, Oshane Thomas, Azam Khan, Ashley Nurse, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Smit Patel

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Rayad Emrit, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Joshua Da Silva, Dominic Drakes, Chris Gayle, Anrich Nortje, Rassie van der Dussen, Dwayne Bravo, Sherfane Rutherford, Wanindu Hasaranga, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Colin Archibald, Mikyle Louis, Devon Thomas

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