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The CWI "B" squad has been named: http://cricketwestindies.org/index.php/2018/06/11/windies-b-squad-for-global-t20-league-in-canada/ Anthony Bramble (Captain) Fabian Allen Alick Athanaze Roland Cato Justin Greaves Derval Green Kavem Hodge Brandon King Jeremiah Louis Obed Mcoy Khary Pierre Nicholas P...

Nikhil Dutta is one of Canada's best as shown by his selection in the 7th round of the GT20 draft. However, you have to wonder whether they over-paid for his services. Dutta, a member of Canada’s men’s national team, was selected in the seventh round for a $25,000 salary, confirming the 23-year old’...

^ Well that's where TV contracts come in. This interview with GT20 Canada CEO Jason Harper indicates they are hoping to sign contracts with South Asian broadcasters soon. You're right, the only way this tournament makes money is based on TV contracts - not gate receipts. It might even be that the TV...

Draft under way Sunday morning, June 3rd. People are definitely interested on social media. Looking quickly at the selected players, there probably would not be too many complaints about the name recognition. Certainly not just a smattering of stars and a bunch of no-names. Should be some interest i...

Player draft: X May 30th X May 31st X June 1st O June 3rd (according to video on CC Facebook) Not encouraging. I know the organizers are under a lot of pressure and adversity to get this tournament up and running but they will have to up their game if they want people to buy the tickets.

I wonder whether these hires have been made yet. Brand and Marketing Manager The social media platform is actively promoting GT20 but it is very basic - no interaction with Facebook users. The website is lagging badly behind. Advisor: Policy and Special Projects No evidence of this hire being made y...

^ That is the great fear: a repeat of the 2012 Rogers Centre debacle but at least an order of magnitude greater. One hopes Cricket Canada has learned enough to demand the players' salaries and CC's expenditures were guaranteed before they signed the deal with Mercuri. But who knows? Mercuri's belief...

Draft schedule (again from Facebook): The draft schedule for the O50s World Cup is as follows: Round 1 (21 November) England vs. Pakistan New Zealand vs. South Africa Australia vs. Sri Lanka Wales vs. Canada Round 2 (22 November) South Africa vs. England Australia vs. New Zealand Canada vs. Sri Lank...

^ Thanks for this information. From one of the Over50WC Facebook posts: The inaugural Over-50s Cricket World Cup will be held this November/December, with 8 national teams expected to participate. The first games will be played on November 21 and teams will play in a round-robin format, before semi-...

... then there are the domestic flights to shuttle the teams between home base (Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal) and Toronto. Now factor in the cost of the Royals franchise relocation from Ottawa to Edmonton.