CPL to unveil 2023 squads at draft show on June 30

Organisers of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League and the Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League will unveil all the squads for this season at the draft show on Friday, June 30, from 10:30h (Eastern Caribbean time).

The drafted players and the overseas signings for both tournaments will be revealed during the show.

Alex Jordan will host the show, which features Ian Bishop, Daren Ganga, and Anisa Mohammed giving their expert opinions on the squads for both the CPL and WCPL.

It will be broadcast on CPL’s Facebook page and YouTube.

In the lead-up to the draft, all franchises announced their retained players, and there have already been some big moves.

Shimron Hetmyer leads the retentions for the Guyana Amazon Warriors alongside Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Keemo Paul, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Gudakesh Motie, Matthew Nandu, and Junior Sinclair.

Warriors will have eight slots, of which they can have a maximum of five overseas players, to fill their 17-man squad.

The 11th edition of CPL runs from August 16 – September 24 and will be played in St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana.

From September 13-24, CPL will be staged in Guyana, and tickets are currently on sale online.

Jamaica Tallawahs will enter the tournament as defending champions.