Caribbean Premier League – Take 2

By Cosmo Hamilton

It is unlike any other T20 tournament on the planet. It is unique. It has texture. It has flavor. It has taste. It has style. It is symbolic of our culture. It is spontaneous and colorful. It is exotic. It is like bacchanal at a carnival where a cricket match breaks out. It is like a scrubby on steroids. It is the Caribbean Premier League in a league all by itself. It is the Indian Premier League and the Big Bash and then some. It is the Caribbean Premier League where the world comes to play and flamboyance holds sway as day turns into night and white balls take flight hit out of sight by large weapons that masquerade as bats. And stumps explode on impact like fireworks on Independence Day.

The CPL is the debutant that stole the show. Remarkably after just one appearance, it is reasonable to