DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Twenty20 World Cup hero Carlos Brathwaite along with rising stars Rovman Powell and Nicholas Pooran, were among 14 West Indies players picked up in the players’ draft for the Bangladesh Premier League set to bowl off here next month.
Brathwaite, who smashed four consecutive sixes off the last over in the T20 World Cup final as West Indies dramatically beat England in India last April, has gone to the Barisal Bulls while Powell will turn out for Comilla Victorians and Pooran for new franchise Khulna Titans.
Test and one-day captain Jason Holder has also been picked up by Victorians while superstar opener Chris Gayle has moved from Bulls to Chittagong Vikings for the coming season which bowls off November 4.
West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite … picked up by Barisal Bulls in BPL draft.
The 28-year-old Brathwaite has emerged as one of the most sought-after players on the T20 circuit, ever since his heroics in the T20 World Cup.
He turned out for Delhi Daredevil in the Indian Premier League and is also expected to feature in this year’s Big Bash in Australia.
However, the strapping all-rounder will be unavailable for most of the BPL campaign – between November 10-28.
He is currently part of the West Indies one-day and Test team in the United Arab Emirates for the series against Pakistan.
Powell, meanwhile, was part of the Windies squad for the just concluded T20 International series against Pakistan though he failed to make his debut in the three matches.
He is powerful right-hander and a steady seamer whose cameo performances in this year’s Caribbean Premier League brought him to the fore.
The 20-year-old Pooran is an attacking left-hander who made his T20 debut for West Indies against Pakistan last month in the UAE.
He will be joined at the Titans by the Windies pair of Andre Fletcher and Lendl Simmons, along with Trinidad and Tobago all-rounder Kevin Cooper.
Meanwhile, discarded West Indies T20 captain Darren Sammy is set to lead new franchise Rajshahi Kings, one of two new outfits which will feature in the tournament.
All-rounders Andre Russell and Dwayne Bravo are set to campaign for Dhaka Dynamites.
Windies players
Barisal Bulls: Carlos Brathwaite.
Chittagong Vikings: Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith.
Comilla Victorians: Rovman Powell, Jason Holder.
Dhaka Dynamites: Evin Lewis, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo.
Khulna Titans: Nicholas Pooran, Kevon Cooper, Lendl Simmons, Andre Fletcher.
Rangpur Riders: Gidron Pope.
Rajshahi Kings: Darren Sammy.
