CPL 2021 Draft updates & full squads of all Teams
It was St Lucia Zouks’ maiden stint in a Caribbean Premier League final, and Trinbago Knight Riders came back from behind and dashed their hopes at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad.
Back on September 2020, TKR won by eight wickets. Phew! More than eight and half months and it seems like yesterday when Darren Bravo inside-edged one off speedster Kesrick Williams and led the Knight Riders to glory. It remains a mystery as to how Kieron Pollard’s men won the trophy without losing a single match in the tournament.
The focus now shifts to the 2021 CPL and teams have already started their preparations after announcing their retentions, releases, trades and some fresh buys. The tournament starts on August 28 with all the 33 matches to take place in St Kitts and Nevis, the home of the Patriots, who finished at the bottom of the points table last season with one win from 10 matches.
With three months before action kicks off at the Warner Park, it’s time for the players’ draft on Friday, May 28, where the squads will be revealed. Fasten your seat belts as it’s gonna be a exciting journey as we take you through the squads of the six participating teams in the championship.
Here’s the list of retentions, trades, releases and direct picks for CPL 2021:
Trinbago Knight Riders
Retained– Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Khary Pierre, Sikandar Raza, Anderson Phillip, Tion Webster, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Ali Khan
Trade– Denesh Ramdin (from St Kitts and Nevis Patriots)
Players released – Pravin Tambe, Tim Seifert, Fawad Ahmed, Amir Jangoo, Dwayne Bravo
Direct Picks– Sandeep Lamichhane
BREAKING NEWS!!! The @TKRiders announce 2021 retentions. Read more ▶️ https://t.co/djGJHd53aW #CPL21 #CPLDraft #CricketPlayedLouder #TrinbagoKnightRiders #KnightRiders pic.twitter.com/eU9jj86s9t
— CPL T20 (@CPL) May 6, 2021
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Retained– Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Rayad Emrit, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Joshua Da Silva, Dominic Drakes
Trades– Sherfane Rutherford (from Guyana Amazon Warriors), Dwayne Bravo (from Trinbago Knight Riders)
Players released – Chris Lynn, Kieran Powell, Nick Kelly, Denesh Ramdin, Ben Dunk, Jahmar Hamilton, Sohail Tanvir, Ish Sodhi, Alzarri Joseph, Colin Archibald, Imran Khan
Direct Picks– Chris Gayle
BREAKING NEWS!!! The @sknpatriots announce 2021 retentions. Read more ▶️ https://t.co/hNzXwoULVN #CPL21 #CPLDraft #CricketPlayedLouder #StKittsAndNevisPatriots pic.twitter.com/TEqy02hnMj
— CPL T20 (@CPL) May 21, 2021
Barbados Tridents
Retained– Jason Holder, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Kyle Mayers, Hayden Walsh Jr, Raymon Reifer, Justin Greaves, Nyeem Young, Joshua Bishop
Players released – Rashid Khan, Mitchell Santner, Corey Anderson, Shamarh Brooks, Ashley Nurse, Jonathan Carter, Keon Harding and Shayan Jahangir
Direct Picks– Mohammad Amir
BREAKING NEWS!!! The @BIMTridents announce 2021 retentions. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/5vCXx1js9c #CPL21 #CPLDraft #CricketPlayedLouder #BarbadosTridents pic.twitter.com/1x4zCgeRsO
— CPL T20 (@CPL) May 13, 2021
Guyana Amazon Warriors
Retained– Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Imran Tahir, Brandon King, Naveen-ul-Haq, Romario Shepherd, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Odean Smith, Anthony Bramble, Kevin Sinclair, Ashmead Nedd
Players released – Chris Green, Ross Taylor, Keemo Paul, Kissoondath Magram, Sherfane Rutherford and Jasdeep Singh.
Direct Picks– Shoaib Malik
BREAKING NEWS!!! The @GYAmazonWarrior announce 2021 retentions. Read more ▶️ https://t.co/KvSYTL0jFk #CPL21 #CPLDraft #CricketPlayedLouder #GuyanaAmazonWarriors pic.twitter.com/ehS1dYlRQm
— CPL T20 (@CPL) May 11, 2021
Jamaica Tallawahs
Retained– Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Rovman Powell, Fidel Edwards, Veerasammy Permaul, Ryan Persaud
Players released – Asif Ali, Nicholas Kirton, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkumrah Bonner, Ramaal Lewis, Glenn Phillips, Oshane Thomas, Sandeep Lamichhane, Preston McSween, Mujeeb ur Rahman
Direct Picks– Shakib Al Hasan
BREAKING NEWS!!! The @JAMTallawahs announce 2021 retentions. Read more ▶️ https://t.co/Y40dwTyMc7 #CPL21 #CPLDraft #CricketPlayedLouder #JamaicaTallawahs pic.twitter.com/F7ZXF58Kub
— CPL T20 (@CPL) May 22, 2021
St Lucia Zouks
Retained– Andre Fletcher, Kesrick Williams, Rahkeem Cornwall, Roston Chase, Obed McCoy, Mark Deyal, Javelle Glenn
Players released – Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Scott Kuggeleijn, Leniko Boucher, Kavem Hodge, Kimani Melius, Daren Sammy, Chemar Holder, Saad Bin Zafar, Zahir Khan
Direct Picks– Faf du Plessis
BREAKING NEWS!!! The St Lucia Zouks announce 2021 retentions. Read more ▶️ https://t.co/SiyMbN71az #CPL21 #CPLDraft #CricketPlayedLouder #StLuciaZouks pic.twitter.com/cc819Mxc2e
— CPL T20 (@CPL) May 18, 2021