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Heinrich Klaasen: The next season of the West Indies franchise-based T20 league Caribbean Premier League is starting today on 29 August. Before the start of the new season, the St Lucia Kings team has suffered a major setback. Explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen will not participate in this season of this T20 league due to personal reasons. The St Lucia Kings team has also announced Heinrich Klaasen's replacement in his place. The Kings finished third after the league stage last season and then ended their season with a defeat in the eliminator match.
Tim Seifert replaces Heinrich Klaasen
New Zealand's aggressive batsman Tim Seifert will now replace Heinrich Klaasen in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League season for the St Lucia Kings team. In 2020, Seifert played for the Trinbago Knight Riders team, which also won the title that season. Klaasen was named by St Lucia Kings ahead of the CPL 2024 Players Draft. Apart from Klaasen, other teams have also seen some changes with the Knight Riders including USA player Andreas Ghosn for the first 4 matches. Actually, Tim David will not be able to join the team for the first few matches of CPL 2024, so Goss will remain a part of the team till then.
Sikandar Raza ruled out for entire season due to injury
Zimbabwe team captain Sikandar Raza will also not be seen playing in CPL 2024. Raza has taken this decision due to injury, which he has revealed in a post on the social media platform X. David Miller and Keshav Maharaj, playing for the Barbados Royals team, will not be seen playing in the first two matches. Because he will attend the Cricket South Africa awards ceremony on September 5.