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- Updated: July 29, 2016
Four uncapped players – Arjun Thyagarajan, Nisarg Patel, Usman Rafiq and Prashanth Nair – have been picked in a USA team that will play a Caribbean Premier League Invitational XI on Friday at the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida. The game will be played as a curtain-raiser ahead of that night’s CPL match between St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and Trinbago Knight Riders.
The players were chosen by USA selectors and announced by USA national selector Barney Jones at the conclusion of the team’s training session at the Central Broward Regional Park (CBRP) on Thursday. Speaking shortly after the team announcement, ICC Americas high performance consultant Tom Evans said the selectors were looking to see a mix new players but also see how some of USA’s most recent squad members perform against players of CPL standard.
“The 12 for tomorrow is a bit of a combination,” Evans said. “Twelve guys that we want to have a look at. Some guys who have played a bit, some guys who haven’t. Twelve guys who we’re keen to have a look at.”
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