A familiar-looking Guyana Amazon Warriors side will this year have the services of locals, Anthony Bramble, Clinton Pestano and Chandrapaul Hemraj for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) following yesterday’s draft in London.
Bramble, a solid wicket-keeper batsman had featured for the four-time finalists in the past when he appeared in the 2016 edition and subsequently captained the West Indies B in the Canada Global T20 League where they finished second.
Hem raj, who was snapped up in the 13th round, had played for the St. Lucia Stars last season while 27-year-old all-rounder, Pisano was bought for the first time in his career in the 16th round.
These players feature among newcomers, Brandon King of Jamaica, Australia’s Ben Laughlin, Shahab Khan and Marque player, Nicholas Poor an.
The Warriors look all too familiar with the likes of Chris Green, Shoji Malik, Keego Paul, Shimon Helmer, Sherfam Rutherford, Veerasammy Permaul and Romario Shepherd all returning.
Amazon Warriors had picked Raymon Reifer in the 14th round but Barbados Tridents used their right to confiscate the all-rounder.
Trinbago Knight Riders also looked to use their right to match card when Mark Dyal was selected by St. Lucia Stars in the 10th round.
Interestingly, Kaveem Hodge had set his base price at US$5000 but St. Lucia Stars were barred from picking him in the 15th round due to the round attracting a price of US$4000. Steven Jaccobs and Christopher Barnwell are the only two Guyanese playing out of their home country, They will appear for Jamaica Tallawahs and St. Lucia Stars respectively.
Most teams opted to continue with their local players from the Caribbean with Barbados Pride and Trinbago Knight Riders leading the pack.
The draft saw each team selecting only five overseas players, two developmental players, one ICC America player and nine local players.
The CPL will be played from August 21 to September 27.
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Shadab Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Shoaib Malik, Shimron Hetymer, Ben Laughlin, Chris Green, Keemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford, Brandon King, Romario Shepherd, Keagan Simmons, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Veerasammy Permaul, Clinton Pestano, Odean Smith, Anthony Bramble, Netravalkar Saurabh
Barbados: Alex Hales, Jason Holder, Asif Alli, Wahab Raiz, Sandeep Lamichamie, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Imad Wasim, Jonathan Carter, Chemar Holder, Leniko Boucher, Roshan Primus, Raymon Reifer, Justin Greaves, Joshua Bishop, Hayden Walsh
Trinbago Knight Riders: Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Bravo, Muhammid Hasnain, Kharry Pierre, James Neesham, Seekkuagee Persaana, Amir Jangoo, Anderson Phillip, Mark Dyal, Tion Webster, Jevon Searles, Akeal Hossain, Ali Khan
Jamaica Tallawahs: Andre Russell, Chris Gayle, Chadwick Walton, Rovman Powell, Zahir Khan, Oshane Thomas, Glen Phillips, George Worker, Amad Butt, Christopher Lamount, Shamar Springer, Ramaal Lewis, Steven Jaccobs, Derval Green, Javelle Glen, Imram Khan, Xavier Marshall
St. Lucia Stars: Lasith Malinga, Fawad Ahmed, Darren Sammy, Thisara Perera, Andre Fletcher, Kesrick Williams, John Campbell, Norshan Dickwella, Obed McCoy, Rahkeem Cornwall, Roland Cato, Jeavor Royal, Andre McCarthy, Beuran Hendricks, Christopher Barnwell, Nitish Kumar, Keddy Lesporis
St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Isuru Udana, Fabian Allen, Evin Lewis, Carlos Brathwaite, Rassie van der Dussen, Laurie Evans, Sheldon Cottrell, Devon Thomas, Rayad Emrit, Shamarah Brooks, Jeremiah Louis, Dominic Drakes, Afif Hussain, Usama Mir, Akeem Jordon, Aaron Jones, Keron Cattoy
