Barbados Royals have appointed South African batter David Miller as captain for the 2022 version of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). He might be changing Windies all-rounder Jason Holder, who had been on the helm for the final couple of seasons.
Miller, who returns to the CPL for the primary time in three seasons having final represented Jamaica Tallawahs in 2018 and St Lucia Zouks in 2016, will now be working intently with head coach Trevor Penney and Royals’ Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara.
“During my time at the Royals in the IPL, I always felt very valued and have been able to establish a deep connection with the team. It is an exciting time for me to come to the Barbados Royals, and a privilege to have been appointed as the Captain. It is a team that has an abundance of young and experienced talent from the Caribbean and I am looking forward to working with the entire group to get down to achieving our objectives for the 2022 season,” mentioned Miller in his official assertion.
The swashbuckling finisher has scored 332 runs in 15 innings at a strike price of 146.90 within the match.
Meanwhile, Barbados Royals will go into the season excessive on confidence, having retained their core group which incorporates the likes of Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Oshane Thomas, Obed McCoy, Hayden Walsh, Devon Thomas and Nyeem Young. They additionally snapped skilled T20 gamers like Miller, Quinton de Kock, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Azam Khan and Corbin Bosch on the CPL 2022 draft earlier this month.
The tenth season of CPL might be performed from August 31 to September 30, with Royals beginning their marketing campaign in opposition to St Kitts and Nevis Patriots on September 1.