Brandon King raises his bat

Jamaicans  Brandon  King  and  Fabian  Allen  will  feature  for  the   new  Caribbean  Premier  League  franchise the Antigua and  Barbuda   Falcons.

They  are  among  12  players  unveiled  yesterday  by  the  franchise   along  with  the  Pakistan  trio  of Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim and Fakhar Zaman along with  allrounders  Chris Green and Azmatullah Omar-zai   for  the  upcoming  season  of  the   league  which  gets  underway  on  August  29  in  Antigua.

The new franchise replaced three-time champions Jamaica Tallawahs after the owner disbanded the team stating that it was unsustainable to run it…………….the Falcons will play their home games at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Brandon King and Fabian Allen are  joined  in  the  squad  by  Hayden Walsh and Shamar Springer………….they have five more spots to fill at the CPL draft, which will take place in July.

The  current  squad  is  Imad Wasim, Brandon King, Fabian Allen, Azmatullah Omar-zai, Mohammad Amir, Chris green, Fakhar Zaman, Hayden Walsh, Shamar Springer, Kelvin Pitman, Jewel Andrew  and  Joshua James.

The  Antigua  and  Barbuda   Falcons  will  face  the  St  Kitts  and  Nevis  Patriots in  their  opening  CPL game  on  August  29  at  the  Sir Vaivian  richards  stadium.