Cricket will attempt to build on its
popularity across the United States
as Caribbean Premier League
announced, on Thursday (February
11), its plan to stage six leagues
games in America during the 2016
edition after obtaining the
necessary approvals from
International Cricket Council (ICC).
Though CPL is yet to announce the
dates and venues, as per the report
published in ESPNCricinfo.com, the
Central Broward Regional Park
(CBRP) in Lauderhill, Florida has
been marked out to stage some, if
not all, the six games. Lauderhill's
CBRP, USA's only ICC One-Day
International certified venue, will
be in use for the first time since
June 2002 when the West Indies
hosted two Twenty20
Internationals against New
Zealand.
Indianapolis World Sports Park is
another venue that can be used for
the 2016 edition after it successfully
hosted the ICC Americas Division
One T20 championship in 2015.
"Today is a landmark day for the CPL
and a massive boost for cricket
followers across the USA," Damien
O'Donohoe, CPL chief executive
said. "This project has been in
discussion for many months and we
are grateful to the ICC for
supporting this move which
enables us to step up our planning
and open up opportunities for the
cricket-hungry American public."
"The CPL has already had a positive
impact in the Caribbean and we are
excited about bringing top quality
cricket to the USA. We are
committed to developing the next
generation of cricketers and we
believe that by exposing the best
talent from across the Caribbean
and the Americas region in the CPL,
we can inspire a new generation of
cricketers in the USA," O'Donohoe
added.
The association with the United
States is an extension of the recent
activities in WI cricket which has
seen them welcome and try to
develop cricket in the US. The
Nagico Super50, which is a
domestic one-day cricket
competition in the West Indies, saw
the inclusion of an ICC Americas
Regional team for the very first
time. In the CPL, one player from
the ICC Americas will be assigned to
each franchise in the tournament,
lending some local American
flavour to the tournament.
"I would also like to acknowledge
the ongoing support of Dave
Cameron and our partners in the
West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in
this process," O'Donohoe said. "The
participation of the ICC Americas
team in the recent Nagico Super 50
has proven to be a hugely
important step forward and we are
committed to providing more
opportunities for players. That
experience will certainly count for
those six ICC Americas players who
will be selected in this year's Draft."
Tim Anderson, ICC Head of Global
Development, lauded the decision
to play in the United States, saying
that the move was a "positive step
forward for all cricket followers in
the US."
"We are also delighted that a
number of development activities
will take place around the matches,
ensuring that the expertise and
experience of the CPL players,
coaches and officials contribute to
the exciting growth of the game in
the USA."
Since the inaugural edition in 2013,
all CPL games have been confined
to the Caribbean islands at venues
involving the six franchises.
Trinbago Knight Riders, co-owned
by Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan and
formerly known as Trinidad and
Tobago Red Steel club, are the
defending champions. Other clubs
include Barbados Tridents, Jamaica
Tallawahs, Guyana Amazon
Warriors, St. Lucia Zouks and St.
Kitts and Nevis Patriots. The multi-
starrer tourney is expected to kick
off in July USA to host Caribbean Premier League games in 2016 - Cricbuzz
popularity across the United States
as Caribbean Premier League
announced, on Thursday (February
11), its plan to stage six leagues
games in America during the 2016
edition after obtaining the
necessary approvals from
International Cricket Council (ICC).
Though CPL is yet to announce the
dates and venues, as per the report
published in ESPNCricinfo.com, the
Central Broward Regional Park
(CBRP) in Lauderhill, Florida has
been marked out to stage some, if
not all, the six games. Lauderhill's
CBRP, USA's only ICC One-Day
International certified venue, will
be in use for the first time since
June 2002 when the West Indies
hosted two Twenty20
Internationals against New
Zealand.
Indianapolis World Sports Park is
another venue that can be used for
the 2016 edition after it successfully
hosted the ICC Americas Division
One T20 championship in 2015.
"Today is a landmark day for the CPL
and a massive boost for cricket
followers across the USA," Damien
O'Donohoe, CPL chief executive
said. "This project has been in
discussion for many months and we
are grateful to the ICC for
supporting this move which
enables us to step up our planning
and open up opportunities for the
cricket-hungry American public."
"The CPL has already had a positive
impact in the Caribbean and we are
excited about bringing top quality
cricket to the USA. We are
committed to developing the next
generation of cricketers and we
believe that by exposing the best
talent from across the Caribbean
and the Americas region in the CPL,
we can inspire a new generation of
cricketers in the USA," O'Donohoe
added.
The association with the United
States is an extension of the recent
activities in WI cricket which has
seen them welcome and try to
develop cricket in the US. The
Nagico Super50, which is a
domestic one-day cricket
competition in the West Indies, saw
the inclusion of an ICC Americas
Regional team for the very first
time. In the CPL, one player from
the ICC Americas will be assigned to
each franchise in the tournament,
lending some local American
flavour to the tournament.
"I would also like to acknowledge
the ongoing support of Dave
Cameron and our partners in the
West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in
this process," O'Donohoe said. "The
participation of the ICC Americas
team in the recent Nagico Super 50
has proven to be a hugely
important step forward and we are
committed to providing more
opportunities for players. That
experience will certainly count for
those six ICC Americas players who
will be selected in this year's Draft."
Tim Anderson, ICC Head of Global
Development, lauded the decision
to play in the United States, saying
that the move was a "positive step
forward for all cricket followers in
the US."
"We are also delighted that a
number of development activities
will take place around the matches,
ensuring that the expertise and
experience of the CPL players,
coaches and officials contribute to
the exciting growth of the game in
the USA."
Since the inaugural edition in 2013,
all CPL games have been confined
to the Caribbean islands at venues
involving the six franchises.
Trinbago Knight Riders, co-owned
by Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan and
formerly known as Trinidad and
Tobago Red Steel club, are the
defending champions. Other clubs
include Barbados Tridents, Jamaica
Tallawahs, Guyana Amazon
Warriors, St. Lucia Zouks and St.
Kitts and Nevis Patriots. The multi-
starrer tourney is expected to kick
off in July USA to host Caribbean Premier League games in 2016 - Cricbuzz
