RBL CPL 2024: Patriots sign Stubbs, Royals sign de Kock as more teams announce retentions
In holding on to the majority of their regional players, the Barbados Royals have confirmed the players they have retained and signed ahead of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) draft. They have 14 confirmed players for the 2024 season and will have three spots to fill at the draft in July.
South African batters Quinton de Kock and David Miller return for the Royals in 2024 to give their line-up explosive power while overseas bowlers Maheesh Theekshana, Naveen ul Haq and Keshav Maharaj will also be with the Barbados franchise this season.
A look at the retained and signed players for the Barbados Royals
Captain Rovman Powell returns alongside other West Indian players such as Jason Holder, Obed McCoy, Ramon Simmonds, Rahkeem Cornwall, Alick Athanaze, Kevin Wickham, Nyeem Young, and Rivaldo Clarke.
On the other hand, the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots have 13 confirmed players for the 2024 season and will have four spots to fill at the draft in July.
South African batter Tristan Stubbs, Sri Lankan legspinner Wanindu Hasaranga and another South African in Rilee Rossouw headline their 2024 signings, with Zimbabwean international Sikandar Raza and Sri Lankan seam bowler Nuwan Thusara also in the squad.
A look at the retained and signed players for the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Guyanese Sherfane Rutherford and Ashmead Nedd have been retained by the Patriots, with Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher, Joshua DaSilva, Dominic Drakes and Johan Layne among the other retentions.
Finally, former Guyana Amazon Warriors player Odean Smith has been transferred to the Patriots for 2024.
The Barbados Royals will begin their campaign on Sunday, September 1 against the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, while the Patriots will get going on the very first day of the tournament, also against the Falcons on Thursday, August 29.
