Guyana Amazon Warriors’ Platoon of 2022 confirmed!

Hope, Nandu, Sinclair drafted; Permaul, Beaton return

The Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW), like the other 5 franchises in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL), have announced the remainder of their team for the 2022 season of the regional franchise tournament.
After naming a balanced but electric group of international players, the Warriors sought to draft another balanced group that would certainly boost the already talented batting and bowling departments.
According to the draft rules, after retaining/signing up to five locals and a maximum of 5 international players, the teams are required to select two emerging players. Those players do not necessarily need to be from the West Indies’ recent Under-19 teams, but being uncapped is a requirement.
When it was the Warriors’ turn at the draft, leading West Indian batsman Shai Hope headlined the Warriors’ draft picks, being scooped up in Round 8. Another batsman that is seeing success at the international level is Jermain Blackwood. He also heads to the Land of Many Waters, having being drafted in Round 12.
In Round 13, Veerasammy Permaul came back home to Guyana, after a few years with the Jamaica Tallawahs franchise in recent years.
Ronsford Beaton, another player that is making a return, will feature in his first Regional T20 franchise tournament since having had to correct his bowling action. He was Warriors’ Round 15 pick.
For the Warriors’ emerging players, under-19 Cricket World Cup centurion Matthew Nandu was drafted in Round 16, while Junior Sinclair, an off spinner hailing from Berbice, also earned his maiden call up to the local franchise in Round 17.
The remainder of the Warriors’ franchise reads: Imran Tahir, Shimron Hetmyer, Tabraiz Shamsi, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Colin Ingram, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Paul Stirling, Heinrich Klassen, Keemo Paul, and Gudakesh Motie.
The Hero CPL will bowl off on Wednesday, August 31, in St Kitts and Nevis before moving to St. Lucia on September 7. The tournament then heads to Trinidad and Tobago on September 13, and later to Guyana on September 21, where it will conclude on Friday, September 30.