THE Caribbean Premier League (CPL) rolls into town with the first game of the fourth edition set to start today.The opening game will see defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders take on St Lucia Zouks at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.
Fresh from their triumph at last year’s competition, the Dwayne Bravo-led Knight Riders come into this tournament, with the addition of two powerhouse players of international cricket – Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Bravo.
Add Umar Akmal, Darren Bravo and Ramnaresh Sarwan to the list and the Trinbago outfit can boast some serious firepower in the batting department.
The bowling looks a little weak and they will hope that Sunil Narine, in particular, fires, as he will be key if they are to bowl out opposition sides.
The St Lucia Zouks too have impressive players in their ranks and will expect Shane Watson, David Miller, Darren Sammy and Morne Morkel to play key roles if they are to go ahead and challenge for the title this year.
The St Lucia team also have experienced West Indies players who will play an important part due to their familiarity with the conditions. The pitches at certain grounds tend to be slow and low and will prove ideal for spinners.

TRINBAGO KNIGHT RIDERS
Squad: Hashim Amla, Ronsford Beaton, Suliemann Benn, Dwayne Bravo (c), Darren Bravo, Yannic Cariah, Kevon Cooper, Anton Devcich, Hamza Tariq, Brendon McCullum, Nikita Miller, Colin Munro, Sunil Narine, William Perkins, Anderson Philip, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Javon Searles, Umar Akmal (wkp.).
St Lucia Zouks

Squad: Johnson Charles, Miguel Cummins, Derone Davis, Andre Fletcher, Michael Hussey, Delorn Johnson, Nitish Kumar, Eddie Leie, Keddy Lesporis, Kyle Mayers, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Gidron Pope, Denesh Ramdin (wkp.), Kristopher Ramsaran, Darren Sammy (c), Shane Shillingford, Shane Watson.