CPL 2021: Jamaica Tallawahs Full Squad
Jamaica Tallawahs roped in 10 players in the CPL 2021 draft to finish their squad of 16. Each team is allowed to pick a maximum of 17 players including a maximum of 5 overseas cricketers. Tallawahs retained as many as 7 players going in to the draft after dropping out spinner Sandeep Lamicchane and Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman from the the squad.
Jamaica Tallawahs brought back their ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan back in to the squad again. The other overseas players include Afghanistan leg spinner Qais Ahmed, Pakistan young batting sensation Haider Ali, Proteas cricketer Migael Pretorius and Afghanistan top order batsman Ibrahim Zadran.
The domestic sign ups include Kennar Lewis, Abhijai Mansingh, Joshua James, Kirk McKenzie and Jason Mohammed.
29-year old Kennar Lewis is known for his top order batting skills, has played in the T10 league in Abu Dhabi for the Pune Devils team. 24-year old Abhijai Mansingh represented Jamaica at the U-19 level and is known for his batting skills and occasional leg spin. Mansingh just played 1 List A match in competitive cricket.
Jason Mohammed represented West Indies in 34 ODIs and 9 T20Is. The 34-year old can add value to the team with his experience with both bat and ball.
20-year old Joshua James represented West Indies in the ICC U-19 World Cup 2020 edition. He is known to be a bowling all-rounder. He is yet to play any competitive match in his career.
Another U-19 World Cup prodigy Kirk McKenzie was drafted in Tallawahs squad. McKenzie was one of the prolific performers in the 2020 edition of ICC U-19 World Cup. The 20-year old has scored 152 runs in his 5 innings at an average of 82.60 in the tourney.
Clearly Jamaica Tallawahs is looking in to infuse fresh blood in to the team this time round.
The tournament gets away from August 28 after a busy season for the West Indies at home with series lined up against South Africa, Australia and Pakistan. The CPL 2021 final is scheduled to place on September 19.
Jamaica Tallawahs Squad:
Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Rovman Powell, Chadwick Walton, Fidel Edwards, Jason Mohammed, Kennar Lewis, Veersammy Permaul, Abhijai Mansingh, Joshua James, Kirk McKenzie, Ryan Persaud
Overseas Players: Shakib Al Hasan, Qais Ahmed, Migael Pretorius, Ibrahim Zadran, Haider Ali
My dream team will feature Marcus Trescothick and Anil Kumble
