By Brandon Corlette
Twenty-four-year-old Guyanese cricketer Sherfane Rutherford is returning to Canada for the 2023 Global T20, which starts on July 20 and concludes on August 6 in Ontario.
Rutherford is no stranger to the Global T20. He blasted a century in 2018 while playing for the West Indies B team, and from since become a recognized T20 star playing in the Indian Premier League, the Pakistan Super League, and the Caribbean Premier League.
Rutherford suffered an injury at the ILT20, but has recovered and is likely to feature at the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League. He was retained by the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.
Rutherford has said: “I am great now, and eager to be back on the field.”
This left-handed batsman who hails from Enmore, ECD was the third highest run-getter at the 2018 tournament in Canada with 230 runs to his name. It included a mind-boggling 134 not out from 66 balls, which is by far the highest individual score in the League.
Besides Rutherford, Andre Russell and Chris Gayle are among the marquee players drafted for the 2023 edition of the Global T20 Canada.
Russell has signed to play for Montreal Tigers, and will play alongside Shakib al Hasan, Sherfane Rutherford, Carlos Brathwaite and Zahir Khan.
Gayle, meanwhile, will suit up for Mississauga Panthers where his power-hitting skills will be complemented by the likes of Shoaib Malik, James Neesham and Cameron Delport.
The other teams in the Global T20 Canada are the Surrey Tigers, Brampton Wolves, Vancouver Knights and Toronto Nationals.
