Jamaica Tallawahs, the champions of the 2022 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), won’t take part within the 2024 season of the match. As an alternative, they are going to be changed by a brand new franchise primarily based in Antigua and Barbuda.
The possession of the Tallawahs franchise, beforehand owned by Kris Persaud, a Guyanese businessman primarily based in Florida, has been transferred again to the CPL.
A CPL spokesperson defined, “The homeowners had been left with no choice however to promote the Tallawahs again to CPL as they might not discover a option to function the staff sustainably.”
The brand new franchise primarily based in Antigua and Barbuda, set to make its CPL debut in 2024, has not but been named. Antigua beforehand hosted a franchise named the Antigua Hawksbills within the first two seasons of the CPL, however they skilled restricted success, profitable solely three matches. They had been subsequently changed by the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in 2015.
The financial advantages
Daryll Matthew, the minister of sports activities within the Antigua and Barbuda Senate, lately disclosed plans to host a CPL franchise in 2024. He highlighted the financial advantages, stating, “We will count on very simply and conservatively to generate roughly US$6 million per 12 months by merely having a CPL franchise primarily based in Antigua and Barbuda,” as reported by the Antigua Observer.
The CPL has affirmed its dedication to relaunching a Jamaica-based franchise sooner or later. Nevertheless, this isn’t anticipated to occur till 2025 on the earliest. Within the 2024 CPL season, there will probably be six taking part groups, with franchises primarily based in Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, St Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad & Tobago.
Jamaican cricketer Rovman Powell, who led the Tallawahs to their third CPL title in 2022, expressed disappointment over his house island’s exit from the CPL. He emphasised the importance of Jamaica in Caribbean cricket and referred to as for discussions between the West Indies Cricket Board and the Jamaican authorities concerning internet hosting worldwide matches.
Jamaica has not hosted any CPL video games since 2019
Sabina Park, the first stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, won’t host any matches within the upcoming T20 World Cup and final hosted worldwide cricket in August 2022. Powell expressed his need to play in entrance of his house crowd and urged stakeholders to have interaction in discussions to handle this problem.
Jamaica has not hosted any CPL video games since 2019, and efforts to have interaction the federal government in cricket discussions have confronted challenges, as highlighted by CPL’s CEO Pete Russell up to now.
The 2024 CPL season is scheduled to start in mid-August and prolong into September.
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