CPL 2023 will start soon. It is a much-awaited tournament for the fans in the Caribbean, who are in high spirits after the West Indies cricket team recorded a historic 3-2 series win in the T20I series against the Indian cricket team.
The Caribbean stars will feature in the region’s top T20 league now. Six teams, namely St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Trinbago Knight Riders, Barbados Royals, St Lucia Kings, Jamaica Tallawahs and Guyana Amazon Warriors will play in this year’s CPL tournament. There will be a women’s CPL as well, featuring Trinbago Knight Riders, Barbados Royals and Guyana Amazon Warriors.
The BCCI does not allow the active Indian cricketers to participate in foreign T20 leagues. However, women’s cricketers have permission to play overseas, while even the retired men’s cricketers can participate in foreign T20 tournaments. Here’s a list of two such Indian cricketers who will play in CPL 2023.
1. Ambati Rayudu will make his CPL debut in 2023
After pulling out of Major League Cricket, Ambati Rayudu will make his return to cricket in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League. He was a member of the Chennai Super Kings squad that won the Indian Premier League title earlier this year.
Rayudu was expected to turn up for the Texas Super Kings in MLC 2023. However, he pulled out of the competition due to personal reasons. The former Indian wicketkeeper is set to play for the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots team now.
2. Shreyanka Patil
Shreyanka Patil will become the first Indian female cricketer to participate in the Caribbean Premier League. Patil, who turned up for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women’s Premier League earlier this year, will don the Guyana Amazon Warriors jersey in the women’s CPL tournament.
