Chris Gayle, ace Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan and senior South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis will feature in the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to be played in St Kitts & Nevis from August 28 to September 19. Gayle will be back with the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, a team he had represented in 2017 and 2018, a release said. The self-styled 'Universe Boss' guided the Patriots to its only Hero CPL final in his first year with the franchise. This is his second stint at the Hero CPL, having played for the Patriots in 2016. All the 33 matches of the T20 tournament will be played at Warner Park, St Kitts in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: The Hindu May 27, 2021 15:56 UTC