THE 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) team of the tournament has
been announced. The team was selected by the Hero CPL commentary team –
Ian Bishop, Danny Morrison, Daren Ganga, Simon Doull and Samuel Badree.
The team features nine Caribbean players and two overseas stars and selection
rewards consistent performances across the 2021 tournament. The team heavily
features young players from across the Caribbean who have been extremely
impressive in this year’s Hero CPL.
The team includes Ravi Rampaul who is the leading wicket taker for this season,
and the World Cup bound Evin Lewis who has been excellent throughout. The
two overseas players who made the team are Faf du Plessis and Tim David, both
from the Saint Lucia Kings. T
The performances of Rampaul and Roston Chase in the tournament has seen
them gain selection for the West Indies squad for the ICC T20 World Cup.
Ian Bishop, former West Indies international and Hero CPL commentator said:
“The commentary panel, in selecting the team of the tournament would like to
commend the teams and players for making the job a very challenging one.
A few players stood head and shoulders above the crowd due to their high level
of excellence, and their performance simply made their case impossible to
ignore. With the remaining selections there was vigorous debate and sometimes
splitting hairs due to the high levels of performance and competition for similar
roles from experienced, mid-level and young players.
“The abundance of talent, enthusiasm and passion shown by so many players in
2021 was laudable and once again made the tournament extremely competitive
and compelling viewing. We accept and welcome the view that fans will have
varying opinions and debates on their favorite commend all the players for their
distinguished efforts throughout the tournament.”
(CPL)
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