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Thursday, August 01, 2013 | 4:57 PMGROS INLET, St Lucia (CMC) — The St Lucia Zouks, one of the teams in the current Caribbean Premier League (CPL), has been sold to a Singapore-based company.International Sports Holdings Limited (ISH) confirmed the purchase of the St Lucia Zouks franchise just before the CPL got underway on Tuesday.“The formation of the LCPL T20 League heralds the arrival of an exciting cricketing format to the Caribbean through a dynamic commercial initiative,” said Fayyaz Alimohamed, CEO of the St Lucia Zouks franchise.“We hope that this is the start of an expansion of cricket throughout the Americas and we are very pleased to be part of this inaugural Tournament.”Ajmal Khan, Chairman of Verus International and Founder of the LCPL, commenting on the franchise acquisition said, “We are excited to have ISH own and build the St Lucia Zouks franchise. ISH brings deep experience in the sports business, and we are excited to see them bring their expertise in globalising the fan base of the St Lucia Zouks.”St Lucia Zouks lost by 17 runs to Barbados Tridents at the Kensington Oval in their opening match of the competition on Tuesday.The inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premiere League T20 concludes on Saturday, August 24. The Zouks home matches take place on August 6, 8, and 10 against the Antigua Hawksbills, Barbados Tridents, and Jamaica Tallawahs.Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver
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St Lucia Zouks sold to Singapore-based company
