The Barbados Tridents represent the team of Barbados in the CPL T20. The team is captained by Kieron Pollard and Robin Singh from India is head coach of the team with Vasbert Drakes as his assistant. Kensington Oval is the home ground of Barbados Tridents which have a seating capacity of 16,000. The captain is their local franchise player while Shoaib Malik from Pakistan is the international franchise player of the team. The won the 2nd Edition of the CPL T20 and qualified for the Champions League where they got evicted in the group stage.
Barbados Tridents Squad For CPL 2015
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Kieron Pollard ($150,000, retained)
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Shoaib Malik ($100,000, retained)
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Dwayne Smith ($80,000, retained)
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Ravi Rampaul ($70,000, retained)
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Jason Holder ($50,000)
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Rayad Emrit ($40,000)
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Dilshan Munaweera ($30,000)
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Jonathan Carter ($20,000)
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Justin Ontong ($15,000)
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Ashley Nurse ($10,000)
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Robin Peterson ($10,000)
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Akeal Hosein ($5,000),
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Narvin Stewart ($5,000),
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Shai Hope ($5,000),
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Kyle Corbin ($5,000)
The team has got some Hollywood connection as Hollywood Actor Mark Wahlberg has an equity interest in the team. The team will play its first match on 20th June 2015 against Guyana Amazon Warriors. It is considered as one of the strongest team of the tournament and will give tough competition to other teams.