West Indies’ T20 Captain and Caribbean premier League 2022 winning captain Rovman Powell, will be the man in charge in the Barbados Royals Camp for the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League.
Powell, who led the Tallawahs to their 3rd CPL title in 2022 was transferred to the Barbados Royals back in May; in a deal which saw Hayden Walsh Jr. moving over to the Tallawahs. Powell now takes over from David Miller, who led the Barbadian franchise in 2022.
The new Barbados Royals Captain moves to the camp with a wealth of experience, having played 73 matches in the CPL from 2016 to present, racking up 1337 runs, 17 wickets and a high score of 84*. Up until now, Powell has spent the entirety of his CPL career at his local franchise, the Tallawahs.
New Barbados Royals Captain Rovman Powell dons the team’s signature pink jersey
In an official announcement on Wednesday morning, Powell shared a brief message with Royals’ fans. “This is your captain speaking, I’m excited to lead the Barbados Royals for the 2023 season of the Caribbean Premier League. I’m definitely looking forward to this season, to see how best myself and the players can put smiles on the people of Barbados face, and by extension all the Royals supporters across the globe,”
Powell shared in the video message via the team’s social media handles.
Rovman Powell led the Jamaica Tallawahs to their 3rd CPL title last year
The Republic Bank CPL is set to bowl off on Wednesday August 16th in St. Lucia, and moves across the Caribbean in St. Kitts and Nevis, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, before concluding in Guyana with the grand finale on Sunday, September, 24th.
