Shahid Afridi the all-rounder and Jacques Kallis, Batsmen Mahela Jauawardene and Ross Taylor and the pace bowler Lasith Malinga were the top profile international players was picked at the Caribbean Premier League 2015’s player’s draft, in Jamaica. Afridi, in the top grade of the eleven payment brackets at the draft, was stated by the League’s latest Franchise from ST Kitts and Nevis.
Kallis selected to Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel, Jayawardene to Jamaica Tallawahs, Taylor to St Lucia Zouks and Malinga to Guyana Amazon Warriors. Among the biggest local names in the draft was Marlon Samuels and several others were kept by their franchises before the draft – and he was requested by St Kitts and Nevis. The St Kitts and Nevis franchise swapped Antigua Hawksbills in the competition and was allowed to retain four of the Antigua team members, have also proclaimed that from South African Eric Simons will be coaching for them, who have already worked with Delhi Daredevils and the Indian team in coaching roles.
Following the end of the draft all the teams have 24 hours to swap up players however they can indulge in just one such switch
Squads
St Kitts and Nevis: Shahid Afridi ($150,000), Martin Guptill ($50,000), Carlos Brathwaite ($40,000, retained), Evin Lewis ($30,000), Devon Thomas ($20,000, retained), Raymon Reifer ($15,000), Tabraiz Shamsi ($10,000), Orlando Peters ($10,000, Marlon Samuels ($100,000), Sohail Tanvir ($80,000), Sheldon Cotterell ($70,000), retained), Tonito Willett ($5,000), Nicholas Pooran ($5,000), Jacques Talyor ($5,000), Justin Athanaze ($5,000, retained)
Barbados Tridents: Ravi Rampaul ($70,000, retained), Jason Holder ($50,000), Rayad Emrit ($40,000), Dilshan Munaweera ($30,000), Kieron Pollard ($150,000, retained), Shoaib Malik ($100,000, retained), Dwayne Smith ($80,000, retained), , Jonathan Carter ($20,000), Justin Ontong ($15,000), Ashley Nurse ($10,000), Robin Peterson ($10,000), Akeal Hosein ($5,000), Narvin Stewart ($5,000), Shai Hope ($5,000), Kyle Corbin ($5,000)
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Sunil Narine ($150,000, retained), Lasith Malinga ($100,000), Tilakaratne Dilshan ($80,000), Lendl Simmons ($70,000, retained), Denesh Ramdin ($50,000, retained), Thisara Perera ($40,000), Christopher Barnwell ($30,000, retained), Brad Hodge ($20,000), Devendra Bishoo ($5,000), Trevon Griffith ($5,000), Assad Fudadin ($5,000), Paul Wintz ($5,000), Veerasammy Permaul ($15,000), Ronsford Beaton ($10,000), Shivnarine Chanderpaul ($10,000),
Jamaica Tallawahs: Chris Gayle ($150,000, retained), Mahela Jayawardene ($100,000), Andre Russell ($80,000, retained), Chris Lynn ($70,000), Daneil Vettori ($50,000), Jerome Taylor ($40,000, retained), Nikita Miller ($30,000), , Rusty Theron ($10,000), Narsingh Deonarine ($10,000), David Bernard Jr ($5,000), Nkrumah Bonner ($5,000), Jermaine Blackwood ($5,000), Horace Miller ($5,000), Chadwick Walton ($20,000, retained), Krishmar Santokie ($15,000)
St Lucia Zouks: Darren Sammy ($150,000, retained), Ross Taylor ($100,000), Kevin Pietersen ($80,000, retained), Johnson Charles ($70,000, retained), Shakib Al Hasan ($50,000), Andre Fletcher ($40,000, retained), Shannon Gabriel ($30,000), Henry Davids ($20,000), Fidel Edwards ($15,000), Kemar Roach ($10,000), Shane Shillingford ($10,000), Kyle Mayers ($5,000), Keddy Lesporis ($5,000), Liam Sebastien ($5,000), Delorn Johnson ($5,000)
Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel: Dwayne Bravo ($150,000, retained), Jacques Kallis ($100,000, Darren Bravo ($80,000, retained), Kevon Cooper ($40,000, retained), Kamran Akmal ($30,000), Cameron Delport ($20,000), Samuel Badree ($70,000, retained), Johan Botha ($50,000), Suliemann Benn ($15,000), Jason Mohammed ($10,000), Marlon Richards ($10,000), Miguel Cummins ($5,000), Jevon Searles ($5,000), William Perkins ($5,000), Derone Davis ($5,000)