Following the completion of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League draft, the squads for this year’s tournament have been confirmed.
The biggest move of the draft saw Shai Hope sign for the Guyana Amazon Warriors where he will join Ronsford Beaton and Veerasammy Permaul.
Rahkeem Cornwall has moved from the Saint Lucia Kings to join the Barbados Royals. The Royals also picked up exciting youngster Teddy Bishop and seamer Nyeem Young.
Tallawahs Jamaica signed Trinidadian shooter Amir Jangoo and experienced Barbadian player Raymon Reifer.
The St Kitts & Nevis Patriots re-drafted Joshua da Silva and Jon Russ Jaggesar and they brought in Keacy Carty and Jaden Carmichael.
Saint Lucia Kings have signed Ackeem Auguste, who captained West Indies at the 2022 U-19 Cricket World Cup, along with Preston McSween and Leroy Lugg.
Trinbago Knight Riders re-drafted the experienced Khary Pierre along with fellow Trinidadians Anderson Phillip and Terrence Hinds.
Saint Lucia Kings and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots each have one overseas spot yet to be filled, these players will be announced in the coming weeks.
With the draft now complete, the squads for CPL Hero 2022 are as follows:
* Qasim Akram will be with the Patriots until September 12 when he will be replaced by Wanindu Hasaranga.
+ Ravi Rampaul will be with Knight Riders till September 12 when he will be replaced by Maheesh Theekshana
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First launched in 2013, the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is a franchise-based cricket tournament, T20 format, which combines two of the most compelling aspects of Caribbean life – dramatic cricket and a vibrant carnival atmosphere.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots are the current Hero CPL champions and the other competing teams are Barbados Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, Saint Lucia Kings and Trinbago Knight Riders.
Hero CPL Men’s Tournament 2022 will be held from August 31 to September 30.
The host countries for 2022 will be St Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana.
2022 will see the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL), which will feature Barbados Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinbago Knight Riders. The WCPL will take place in St Kitts & Nevis from August 31 to September 4.
