Limacol Caribbean Premier League bowls off today

THE 2014 Limacol Caribbean Premier League begins today, from 2 pm at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada. The league will run from July 11 to August 16 with 30 matches taking place over 37 days.

The tournament will kick-off with the Guyana Amazon Warriors, captained by new West Indies Test skipper Denesh Ramdin and featuring global T20 stars Sunil Narine and Lendl Simmons, taking on Antigua Hawksbills, led by Marlon Samuels, coached by former Australian boss Tim Nielsen, and mentored by Sir Viv Richards.

Trinidad-born ex-India all-rounder Robin Singh, coach of Barbados Tridents said, “I’ve coached and played all over the world, but the atmosphere in CPL is something else. The players are raring to go and we’re looking forward to putting on a good show for the people of the Caribbean.”

Gayle  remarked, “there’s nothing better than playing in front of full crowds in the Caribbean. CPL is the Biggest Party in Sport and I’ve already seen how excited everybody is for the tournament to come to Grenada, so I can’t wait to give the fans something to cheer about.”