Talk had been circulating that the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) were looking to snap-up wicketkeeper/batsman Nicolas Pooran for this year's Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 (T20) Tournament but it was unfounded as the T&T-born cricketer remains with the Guyana Amazon Warriors, honouring the second year of his three-year contract.
With Denesh Ramdin moving from the TKR to the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, it was rumoured that Pooran might have been in the sights of the TKR management but he has stayed with the Warriors.
Last year's beaten finalists yesterday announced the West Indian players they will be retaining for the tournament including six local Guyanese players, three regional West Indian players and they have signed a Guyanese player as one of their Emerging West Indies players ahead of the CPL draft.
The local and regional players retained and signed by the franchise for this year's CPL are Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Keemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Kevin Sinclair, Odean Smith and Anthony Bramble.
International retentions and signings will be announced at a later date. This season, teams can retain as many players from their 2019 squads as they wish. They could also transfer players to other teams and sign emerging players.