New Zealand’s rising all-rounder Grant Elliott has joined Caribbean party as he has been called as the replacement of Eddie Leie in St. Lucia Zouks roster for 2016 CPL T20 season. South African bowler Leie ruled out from Hero Caribbean Premier League due to finger injury.
Grant Elliott has been the star performer for national team over two years span time. He was one of the top performers for Kiwis in 2015 cricket world cup whereas he helped Quetta Gladiators to reach inaugural Pakistan Super League’s final.
He’ll be playing under Darren Sammy’s captaincy who led West Indies national team to win second title of ICC World Twenty20 this year in India. Elliott to join Australian stars like Shane Watson and Michael Hussey in CPL 2016 while South Africa’s David Miller is also a part of St. Lucia Zouks team.
St. Lucia Squad
Darren Sammy (captain), David Miller, Shane Watson, Delorn Johnson, Michael Hussey, Derone Davis, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Denesh Ramdin, Nitish Kumar, Grant Elliott, Kristopher Ramsaran, Shane Shillingford, Morne Morkel, Kyle Mayers, Keddy Lesporis, Gidron Pope.