The latest edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will be starting on August 26 after the tourney's organizers came to an agreement with the BCCI, so that CPL doesn't overlap with the BCCI. The tourney will finish on September after which, the remainder of the IPL 2021 will take place.

Organizers of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have reportedly agreed to the BCCI’s request, and are said to be in the process of rescheduling the tournament so that it does not overlap with the IPL. The dates are yet to be confirmed, but CPL 2021 is expected to kick-off a week earlier.

On Thursday, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced that the Caribbean Premier League will kick off on August 28, with the grand final on September 19, in a near month-long tournament. Warner Park in St Kitts and Nevis would serve as the venue for the entire tournament, which consists of 33 games.

Veteran West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who represented Trinbago Knight Riders for seven years, has been traded to St Kitts & Nevis Patriots ahead of the 2021 edition of the CPL. Bravo, who won the CPL with TKR in 2020, expressed that it was time for him to embrace a new challenge.