Queens One Win Away From Being Kings, ACC-NY Decapitated in Semi-final
By John L. AaronThe Caribbean Premier League’s acronym, CPL, is also used as a Cricket Played Louder tagline, and rightly so, as the spectators at CPL matches can be very boisterous in their support of cricket and their teams. Like the CPL’s use of “Cricket Played Louder,” the Queens... Read more
Devon Thomas Receives Five-Year Ban from ICC
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed a five-year period of ineligibility from all cricket on West Indies player Devon Thomas after he accepted breaching seven counts of the anti-corruption codes of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The ICC... Read more
2023 CPL Roster Unveiled With Selections from Overseas and Drafted Players Revealed
Following the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) draft the teams for the 2023 tournaments have been confirmed. Four teams have one more overseas player they can sign with these names to be announced before the tournament gets underway on 16 August in Saint Lucia. The 2023 tournament will... Read more
CPL 2022 Economic Impact Passes US$200 Million For Host Countries
The 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) generated a huge economic impact for the countries who hosted matches with a total figure of US$200,935,772, a 47% increase on the amount generated during the 2019 tournament, the last time the Hero CPL traveled around the region. The total direct economic... Read more
Rovman Powell and Shai Hope Named As New White-Ball Captains
Wednesday, 15 February 2023 — ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced Shai Hope as the new captain of the West Indies Men’s One-Day International (ODI) team and Rovman Powell as the new captain of the West Indies Men’s T20 International (T20I) team. Hope, the wicketkeeper/batter... Read more
Hemnarine Chattergoon Bats for Guyana Amazon Warriors
By Ravendra MadholallFormer Guyana and West Indies youth batsman Hemnarine Chattergoon is batting for Guyana Amazon Warriors to lift the Caribbean Premier League T20 trophy this year. Chattergoon has expressed strong confidence that the Warriors can be triumphant on this occasion. Warriors will begin their campaign on September 3rd... Read more
CPL And Cricket West Indies Launches The 6ixty – Cricket’s Power Game
There is a new format coming to the Caribbean in 2022 with Cricket West Indies and the Caribbean Premier League bringing you THE 6IXTY – Cricket’s Power Game. The first edition of THE 6IXTY will see men’s and women’s teams compete in a new 60-ball tournament featuring many of... Read more
World-Class Cricket Stadium Set For Southern California
Major League Cricket (MLC) announced today the approval of an exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) with the City of Irvine to move forward with lease negotiations and design approvals to build a world class cricket venue on a 15-acre parcel at Great Park. The development would see a significant multi-million... Read more
Guyana To Host CPL Next Three Finals
The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) finals will be hosted by Guyana for the next three years, starting in 2022. This is the first time the Hero CPL final will be held in Guyana and this long-term staging agreement will see the culmination of the tournament also taking place... Read more
St Kitts & Nevis To Host Hero CPL 2021
The 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will take place in St Kitts & Nevis in its entirety, with all 33 games being played in the Federation. The tournament will get underway on 28 August with a similar format of games that worked so successfully in 2020 and delivered... Read more