KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – An Antigua-based franchise will change the Jamaica Tallawahs within the Caribbean Premier League subsequent yr.
In response to media studies, Kris Persaud, a Guyanese enterprise govt based mostly in the USA, owned the Tallawahs. Nonetheless, he has offered it again to the CPL as a result of possession couldn’t discover a sustainable working mannequin.
“The house owners had been left with no choice however to promote the Tallawahs again to CPL as they might not discover a approach to function the group sustainably,” a CPL spokesperson advised ESPNcricinfo.
The Antigua Hawksbills performed within the first two seasons of the CPL, successful solely three matches, earlier than being changed by St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, however no title has but been proposed for the brand new franchise to be began in St John’s.
Within the Senate earlier this week, Antigua & Barbuda minister of sport Daryll Matthew stated, “We are able to count on very simply and conservatively to generate roughly U.S. $6 million per yr by merely having a CPL franchise based mostly in Antigua & Barbuda.”
A CPL spokesman stated the League is dedicated to having a group based mostly in Jamaica, however this will likely be “in 2025 on the earliest”.
“In 2024, there will likely be six groups participating within the CPL with franchises based mostly in Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, and Trinidad & Tobago,” the CPL spokesman stated.
Contemporary from a 3-2 collection win towards England, West Indies T20I captain Rovman Powell stated it was “disappointing” for his residence island to not have a franchise.
Powell led the Tallawahs to their second CPL title final yr. Nonetheless, Jamaica has not hosted any CPL video games for the previous 4 years, additionally owing to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) when well being and issues of safety led to the event being staged in a single territory.
“Jamaica is the largest island within the Caribbean, a proud nation, a proud cricketing nation,” he stated. “For these issues to be taking place is somewhat bit disappointing.”
Jamaica didn’t bid and won’t stage any matches within the T20I World Cup subsequent yr and [previously staged an international game in August last year.
“I’m a Jamaican, and I want to play in front of my home crowd, but for the last few years, I haven’t,” Powell said. “(Cricket West Indies) and the Jamaican government have to sit down and discuss that.”
The 2024 CPL season is expected to start mid-August and extend into September.
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