St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (SKNP) have announced their final list of players who have been retained for the upcoming edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
They have roped in all-rounder Dwayne Bravo who has been traded from the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in favour of Denesh Ramdin. Meanwhile, they have also signed a contract with Sherfane Rutherford who they have acquired from the Guyana Amazon Warriors.
As far as star players are concerned, SKNP have also retained the likes of swashbuckling opener Evin Lewis. The left-handed opening batsman on his day can be a destructive batsman.
Meanwhile, left-arm pacer Sheldon Cottrell, spin all-rounder Fabian Allen, Jon Russ Jaggesar and Rayad Emrit have also been retained.
Joshua de Silva who made a name for himself in the previous edition of the CPL has also been retained. The Patriots will still require to fill in 8 spots which they will do in the coming few weeks.
The 9th edition of the CPL will kick off on 18th August with the final slated to be played on 19th September. Keeping in mind the prevailing COVID situation across the world, all the 33 matches will be hosted by the Warner Parker in St Kitts and Nevis.
Patriots' owner Mahesh Ramani said, “St Kitts and Nevis Franchise extends a warm welcome to the new players joining us this year as well as to our retained core team for yet another exciting season of the Hero CPL. This year makes it extra special with us playing at our home – Warner Park. I would like to thank all our team players, support staff and management as well as our global fan base for their continued love and support. I look forward to an amazing season in 2021,” SKNP owner Mahesh Ramani said.
Retained players: Dwayne Bravo (FROM TKR), Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Sherfane Rutherford (FROM GAW), Sheldon Cottrell, Rayad Emrit, Jon Russ Jaggesar, Dominic Drakes, Joshua Da Silva