The inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL) was launched Tuesday night at the Country Club, Sandy Lane Hotel, St. James, Barbados with entrepreneur Ajmal Khan, founder and chairman of the Verus International, organisers of the event, (along with the West Indies Cricket Board) promising to make the event the biggest party on the planet.
A small gathering of politicians including Guyana’s Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony and Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali, West Indies cricket legends including Sir Wes Hall, Sir Garfield Sobers, Clive Lloyd, Joel Garner, Ian Bishop and others, officials of the West Indies and Barbados Cricket Boards including WICB CEO Michael Muirhead, Jaime Stewart, CEO of Commune and members