🏆 St Lucia Kings (Defending Champions) 🔄 IN: Tim David (1st-round pick) ❌ OUT: Faf du Plessis (skipping CPL for The Hundred - Southern Brave) 🔁 STAY: Tim Seifert (wk-batter) 📝 Note: David brings middle-order firepower, but absence of Faf (last season’s captain and star) is a big leadership and stability void. 🟢 Guyana Amazon Warriors 🔄 IN: Moeen Ali (7th-round pick), Glenn Phillips 🔁 RETAINED: Imran Tahir (1st pick, age 46!) 📝 Note: Strong spin core (Moeen, Tahir), plus the addition of power-hitting allrounder Phillips boosts both batting depth and bowling flexibility. 🔴 Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) 🔄 IN: Mohammad Amir, Usman Tariq (offspinner, CPL debut) 🔁 RETAINED: Colin Munro ❌ OUT: Waqar Salamkheil (moved to Patriots) 📝 Note: Amir adds experience with the new ball; Munro brings CPL pedigree and top-order aggression. 🟡 Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 🔄 IN: Imad Wasim (1st pick), Shakib Al Hasan (2nd pick), AM Ghazanfar, Bevon Jacobs (NZ, debut CPL season) 📝 Note: Arguably the most stacked spin unit: Shakib, Imad, and Ghazanfar. Batting bolstered by Jacobs' power. 🔵 Barbados Royals 🔁 IN: Mujeeb Ur Rahman (returning), Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghan seam allrounder) 📝 Note: Royals recreate part of their successful 2022 core with Mujeeb’s return. Omarzai adds allround balance. 🔴 St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 🔄 IN: Waqar Salamkheil (from TKR) 📝 Note: Their main draft headline is the acquisition of the exciting left-arm wristspinner. Core yet to be finalized. 🌍 Afghanistan Presence in CPL 2025 ✅ Mujeeb Ur Rahman – Barbados Royals ✅ Azmatullah Omarzai – Barbados Royals ✅ AM Ghazanfar – Falcons ✅ Waqar Salamkheil – Patriots ❌ Rashid Khan – Will miss CPL again 📉 Key Trends and Shifts IPL & Hundred impact player availability: Faf du Plessis leaves CPL → plays Hundred (Southern Brave, soon GMR-owned) Moeen Ali skips Hundred → returns to CPL Spin dominates the draft: Veterans (Shakib, Tahir), mystery (Ghazanfar), and youth (Salamkheil) all in play Franchise overlap increasing: GMR Group’s involvement in both Capitals (IPL) and Southern Brave likely to influence future player movement