CPL 2026 Squads Set as TKR Keep Title-Winning Core
Matches will run from August 7 to September 20 across eight Caribbean nations.
Overview
- CPL teams confirmed their local rosters Saturday for a season scheduled from August 7 to September 20 across Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.
- Trinbago Knight Riders kept Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Sunil Narine, and Akeal Hosein using the league’s right-to-match rule, and they added Justin Greaves, Dominic Drakes, and wicketkeeper Joshua da Silva.
- The rebranded Jamaica Kingsmen signed Andre Russell, appointed Rovman Powell as captain, and picked 19-year-old left-arm wristspinner Vitel Lawes after his standout Under-19 World Cup.
- Gudakesh Motie moved from Guyana Amazon Warriors to Barbados Tridents, and Guyana brought in left-arm spinner Khary Pierre while retaining Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Romario Shepherd, and Shamar Joseph.
- Overseas players will be named in the coming weeks, and the window overlaps with The Hundred, which could shape player availability and final squad balance.