Miller, de Kock among Royals’ retentions for CPL 2024

South African batters Quinton de Kock and David Miller will return for the Barbados Royals in CPL 2024 to give their line-up explosive power. Overseas bowlers Maheesh Theekshana, Naveen ul Haq and Keshav Maharaj will also be with the Barbados franchise this season.

The Royals have also retained West Indies T20 captain Rovman Powell, along with hugely experienced all-rounder Jason Holder.

Left-arm seamer Obed McCoy and exciting youngster Ramon Simmonds are also returning for the Royals.

Also retained are Rahkeem Cornwall, Alick Athanaze and Kevin Wickham, along with Nyeem Young and Rivaldo Clarke.

The Republic Bank CPL 2024 will have two legs running concurrently, with all six teams hosting home matches.

For the first time since 2019, the event will visit six host countries, with matches set to take place in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago.

There will be 34 matches in total, with each of the six teams playing 10 group matches. The knockout stages will take place in Guyana, with the home team, the Guyana Amazon Warriors, looking to defend the title they won in 2023.