Flamboyant West Indies’ Chris Gayle, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and South African senior batsman Faf du Plessis will be part of the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to be performed at St Kitts and Nevis from 28 August to 19 September.
A launch said that Gayle would return with the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots, a crew he represented in 2017 and 2018.
The self-proclaimed ‘Universe Boss’ led the Patriots to their solely Hero CPL ultimate of their first yr with the franchise. As the very best run-scorer in T20 historical past, he has introduced with him lots of expertise for the Patriots crew.
The world’s premier spin all-rounder Shakib has rejoined the Jamaican Tallawahs for the 2021 season after taking part in for the franchise in 2016 and 2017 earlier than transferring to the Barbados Tridents in 2019 and profitable the title with them.
Du Plessis will play for St. Lucia Jokes this season. The former South Africa captain has been in super kind in latest months for the Chennai Super Kings within the Indian Premier League, the place he scored 4 consecutive half-centuries together with an unbeaten 95 towards Kolkata Knight Riders. This is his second stint in Hero CPL, taking part in for the Patriots in 2016.
All 33 matches of the T20 event will likely be performed at Warner Park in St. Kitts in view of the Kovid-19 pandemic.
The event was held fully in 2020 in Trinidad and Tobago, with matches performed at Queens Park Oval and Brian Lara Stadium.
The St. Kitts and Nevis authorities said that followers can be allowed to go to the venue however solely 50 % of tickets can be bought and all patrons ought to be vaccinated towards COVID-19.
Trinbago Knight Riders gained the earlier version in 2020 by defeating St. Lucia Jokes by eight wickets within the ultimate.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
