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Samuels led the West Indies to victory at the World Twenty20 last October
West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been named as the West Indies’ Overall and ODI player of the year for 2012 at a West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and West Indies Players Association award ceremony in Trinidad.
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Holding is extremely interested in the CPL development programme
Legendary West Indian pace bowler Michael Holding has announced that the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) can be hugely beneficial for Caribbean cricket as it will help boost interest in the sport and increase attendances for future matches.
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Muralitharan has taken more wickets than any other bowler in the history of the game
Former Sri Lanka spin maestro Muttiah Muralitharan has become the sixth international powerhouse to sign up for the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and will join other superstars such as ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting and his long-time teammate Adam Gilchrist, New Zealand’s Ross Taylor, South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs and Pakistan Twenty20 skipper Mohammad Hafeez.
Gayle will be one of the ‘franchise players’ in the CPL
The inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which is scheduled to begin on July 29, is set to feature six franchises with 90 signed players in total.