CPL 4th edition gets underway Wednesday

AFP, PORT OF SPAIN: West Indies cricket’s increasing fixation with the T20 format comes clearly into focus over the next six weeks with the fourth edition of the Caribbean Premier League getting underway on Wednesday.
Defending champions Trinidad and Tobago face St Lucia at the Queen's Park Oval in the opener.
That the franchise previously known as the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel now carries the branding of Trinbago Knight Riders reflects the increasing international appeal of the tournament, and more specifically, the growing attraction to the immensely lucrative Indian market.
With Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, owner of the Indian Premier League two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders, now the controlling stakeholder of the Port-of-Spain-based franchise, even the timing of the four home matches (9pm local time) to catch the morning television audience in India reflects the outward-looking perspective of the competition organisers that has often been at odds with the preferences of West Indian audiences.

CPL 4th edition gets underway Wednesday

AFP, PORT OF SPAIN: West Indies crickets increasing fixation with the T20 format comes clearly into focus over the next six weeks with the fourth edition of the Caribbean Premier League getting underway on Wednesday. Defending champions Trinidad and Tobago face St Lucia at the Queens Park Oval in the opener. That the franchise previously known as the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel now carries the branding of Trinbago Knight Riders reflects the increasing international appeal of the tournament, and more specifically, the growing attraction to the immensely lucrative Indian market. With Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, owner of the Indian Premier League two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders, now the controlling stakeholder of the Port-of-Spain-based franchise, even the timing of the four home matches (9pm local time) to catch the morning television audience in India reflects the outward-looking perspective of the competition organisers that has often been at odds with the preferences of West Indian audiences.