St Lucia Stars sign Warner for CPL 2018

Sat, Jun 16, '18

David Warner will feature in the forthcoming edition of the Caribbean Premier League as a part of St Lucia Stars where he will replace his fellow compatriot D'Arcy Short, who's been chosen to be a part of Australia A's tour of India during the same time frame, a CPL media release confirmed on Saturday (June 16).

The former Australia vice-captain, who lost his position in the national side for his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal in the Newlands Test earlier this year, was barred from playing international or Sheffield Shield cricket for 12 months, but was allowed to participate in domestic competitions worldwide.

Earlier this month, the southpaw was confirmed to be a part of the Winnipeg Hawks in the upcoming Global T20 Canada League. He'll also be seen in the Darwin Strike League in July where he will play for Randwick Petersham, his club in Sydney. However, his participation in the CPL will be the biggest draw ever since his career, along with Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft's, hit rock bottom in the aftermath of the unceremonious event earlier this year. It is interesting to note that while the 31-year-old was not barred from plying his trade in the franchise-based tournaments around the world, BCCI went ahead and suspended him, along with Smith, from taking part in IPL 2018.