Singaporean cricketer Tim David was earlier today added to the St.Lucia Kings roster for the 2021 Caribbean Premier League. The 25-year-old has been roped in as replacement for Australian wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade, who had to pull out of the competition due to International commitments.
Wade will be part of Australia’s limited overs squad when they take on West Indies and then Bangladesh in the coming few months, and would therefore be unavailable for CPL 2021. Him pulling out of the competition however presents a golden opportunity to Tim David- who was mightily impressive in the recently concluded Pakistan Super League.
Who is Tim David?
Tim David is a 25-year-old all-rounder from Singapore who is known for his aggressive brand of cricket. He is the son of Rod David- who was also an International cricketer for Singapore in the 1990’s. Tim has played 14 T20 Internationals for Singapore, since making his debut in 2019 against Qatar.
It is however in the franchise cricket world that Tim David has really carved out a niche for himself. The all-rounder was picked by Perth Scorchers in the 2017-18 Big Bash League season. This season, he signed with the Hobart Hurricanes and in his very first game for the franchise got a match winning fifty in quick time. David was the third highest run getter for the Hurricanes in BBL 2021, amassing 279 runs at a healthy average of 31.
David also played in the remainder of the 2021 Pakistan Super League, where he was roped in as a replacement for Joe Burns by Lahore Qalandars. David was the leading run getter for his franchise in PSL 2021, scoring 180 runs at a strike rate of close to 200. Tim David was instrumental in some of the wins accrued by his side in this edition of the Pakistan Super League.
The 25-year-old will now hope to replicate that same form in the Caribbean, and help St.Lucia Kings build on from last season in CPL 2021.
