Green moves to Tallawahs as CPL confirms final squads

With the beginning of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021 being just 9 days away, the organisation has released the final squad lists ahead of the 9th edition of the tournament.
Many of the tournament’s six teams have revealed alterations, which have been described by CPL as necessary as a result of changes to players’ availability.
Nonetheless, the tournament continues to feature some big names, with the best in the Caribbean and around the World still on board.

Local franchise the Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) are the only team without changes, with the likes of Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez locked in.
The newly rebranded Barbados Royals have made two changes with the introduction of New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips and Englishman Jake Lintott. This means that Chris Morris and Shafiqullah Ghafari are no longer available to the Bajans.
Former GAW captain Chris Green moves to the Jamaica Tallawahs alongside Shamarh Brooks. They replace No. 1 ranked T20 and ODI allrounder Shakib Al Hassan and Ibrahim Zadran respectively.
For the St Lucia Kings, it appears as though Matthew Wade will miss out on the Biggest Party in Sport, with Singaporean-Australian batsman Timothy David being named as his replacement.

The Trinbago Knight Riders have two changes. Tim Seifert who was previously released by the franchise has been recalled, and Yasir Shah returns following stints with the team in 2015 and 2017. Missing out will be Sikandar Raza and Sandeep Lamichanne.

The team with the most changes are the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, who have had to swap 4 players. Ravi Bopara, Paul van Meekeren, Fawad Ahmed and Asif Alli will get their time in the Caribbean sun, while Rassie van der Dussen, Anrich Nortje, Wanindu Hasaranga and Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be absent from this year’s action.

The Hero CPL will bowl off next Thursday morning, August 26, with the Warriors taking on the Knight Riders from 10am local time. The tournament is being played exclusively at Warner Park, Basseterre, in St. Kitts and Nevis in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
As had obtained in the CPL, 2020 season, the ‘bio secure bubble’ would be utilised.