FORMER Zimbabwe national team off-spinner Ray Price could make a surprise return to competitive cricket after entering the player draft for this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL). SPORTS REPORTER
The 2014 draft which will see six franchises select from a pool of over 200 players takes place today at the Triple Century Bar, which is owned by West Indies batting star Chris Gayle in Jamaica.
Although Price, who retired from international cricket in July last year, was not available for comment yesterday, his name, however, features on the draft list which includes over 200 players.
The other Zimbabwean players who have entered the draft include all-rounder Elton Chigumbura, Hamilton Masakadza and Prosper Utseya.
Chigumbura has entered the draft for the second consecutive year after attracting no takers last year.
However, it was the inclusion of Price (37) which came as a surprise as he has not featured in competitive cricket since calling time on his international career last year. Players picked in the first round of the draft will receive contracts worth $80 000, with payments decreasing to $5 000 by the 13th round.
Each franchise must end with a squad of 19 players, six of whom must be registered with the local cricket board for the home territory or country of the franchise.
Two cricketers — one West Indies player and one international — must be pre-selected by each franchise, and the salary cap is $350 000 per team.
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