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TKR draft Amir to join big guns as reigning champs St Lucia Kings secure Tim David
Written by Sports Desk. Posted in CPL. | 18 June 2025 | 706 Views
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Reigning Caribbean Premier League (CPL) champions St Lucia Kings have signed IPL champion Tim David as their first-round pick at the draft for the 2025 season. However, they will be without South African Faf du Plessis, who led them to their maiden title last year.

Du Plessis has opted to prioritize the Hundred over the CPL this season and, as such, will instead play for Southern Brave, whose signing is as a result of his involvement with IPL franchise Delhi Capitals.

England's Moeen Ali, who had announced his international retirement in September last year, has opted to skip the Hundred for the CPL, where he was re-signed as a seventh-round pick by Guyana Amazon Warriors, who also retained 46-year-old veteran Imran Tahir as their first pick. Glenn Phillips will also join Amazon Warriors.

Four-time CPL champions Trinbago Knight Riders have recruited the Pakistani pair of Mohammad Amir and spinner Usman Tariq. While this will be Tariq's maiden CPL stint, Amir is a familiar name in the CPL, having turned out for Jamaica Tallawahs and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons.

The Falcons secured Imad Wasim as their first pick and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as their second pick. Afghanistan's AM Ghazanfar will join compatriot Naveen-ul-Haq at Falcons, along with New Zealand's big hitter Bevon Jacobs, who will make his first CPL outing.

Left-arm spinner Waqar Salamkheil moved from TKR to St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, while Mujeeb Ur Rahman will return to Barbados Royals, with bowling all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai also joining the Royals.

Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, and Andre Russell were all retained by TKR, while Darren Bravo will also return to reunite with his brother Dwayne Bravo, who is set to take over as head coach.

For this season, each franchise must play at least one player from the Breakout League, a new tournament to identify emerging talent from the region, in every game. This also gives the franchise the option of picking five overseas players in their XI to go with their 'breakout' player.

Squads: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots: Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder (traded), Rilee Rossouw, Evin Lewis, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Corbin Bosch, Waqar Salamkheil, Andre Fletcher, Alick Athanaze (traded), Mohammad Nawaz, Dominic Drakes, Mikyle Louis, Ashmead Nedd, Jeremiah Louis, Jyd Goolie, Navin Bidaisee, Leniko Boucher

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons: Imad Wasim, Shakib Al Hasan, Fabian Allen, Naveen-ul-Haq, Obed McCoy, Justin Greaves, Bevon Jacobs, Jayden Seales, AM Ghazanfar, Rahkeem Cornwall (traded), Odean Smith, Jewel Andrew, Shamar Springer, Amir Jangoo, Karima Gore, Kevin Wickham, Joshua James

Barbados Royals: Rovman Powell, Brandon King (traded), Sherfane Rutherford (traded), Quinton de Kock, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai, Jomel Warrican, Kadeem Alleyne, Shaqkere Parris, Kofi James, Nyeem Young, Rivaldo Clarke, Zishan Motara, Johann Layne, Ramon Simmonds

Trinbago Knight Riders: Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, Alex Hales, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Amir, Colin Munro, Usman Tariq, Ali Khan, Darren Bravo, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Terrance Hinds, McKenny Clarke, Joshua Da Silva, Nathan Edward

Guyana Amazon Warriors: Imran Tahir, Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Shai Hope, Glenn Phillips, Gudakesh Motie, Moeen Ali, Shamar Joseph, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Shamarh Brooks, Kemol Savory, Hassan Khan, Jediah Blades, Kevlon Anderson, Quentin Sampson, Riyad Latif

Saint Lucia Kings: Tim David, Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Tim Seifert, Roston Chase, Tabraiz Shamsi, David Wiese, Delano Potgieter, Matthew Forde, Aaron Jones, Khary Pierre, Javelle Glen, Micah McKenzie, Shadrack Descarte, Johann Jeremiah, Keon Gaston, Ackeem Auguste