CPL boss Russell bowled by lack of support from Jamaican Government

Mon, Oct 23, '23

Chief executive officer of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Pete Russell says he doesn't understand why the Jamaican Government hasn't done more to bring the popular T20 tournament back to Sabina Park and invest in the competition on a whole.

The CPL, which completed its 11th season last month, has not been on home soil in four years with the last time being in 2019 when the Jamaica Tallawahs lost to the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots which featured the likes of Jamaican stars Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Fabian Allen.

However, despite interest from the Tallawahs ownership and the CPL to host games in Jamaica again, they have failed to make a breakthrough with the Government which has left Russell perplexed.

"The discussions with [Sports] Minister [Olivia] Grange have been perfectly amicable, we've had very good discussions, but that's really about it. There's never really been a negotiation, there's never been a reason as to 'this is why we won't invest in CPL'," he told the Jamaica Observer.