Pravin Tambe becomes first Indian to play in CPL 2020, takes wicket in 1st match: Watch

Pravin Tambe's cricketing career has been thing short of a fairytale journey. Having played club cricket throughout his career, Tambe me history when he me his senior debut at of 41 for Rajasthan Royals during Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013. After seven years in IPL,  leg-spinner ded yet ar milestone on Wednesday when he played for Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2020).

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Pravin Tambe becomes oldest player to play in CPL 2020 

48-year-old on Wednesday became first Indian player and also oldest to play in CPL 2020 when he was picked in TKR playing XI against St Lucia Zouks. Pravin Tambe was as one of three spinners alongside Faw Ahmed and Khary Pierre to play in match.

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As per ESPNcricinfo, Mumbai cricketer along with As Khan were two Indian players who h entered CPL draft earlier this year. Pravin Tambe finished rain-affected match with figures of 1/15 from just 1 over as TKR defeated Zouks by 6 wickets after  Duckworth Lewis System (DLS) was implemented. Afghanistan cricketer Najibullah Zran was Tambe's maiden CPL 2020 wicket.

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Pravin Tambe t to play IPL 2020

While most of his TKR teammates will be heing to UAE to take part in IPL 2020, Pravin Tambe will be returning home as he will longer be part of IPL 2020. At 48 years of , Pravin Tambe became oldest cricketer ever to be purchased by any IPL franchise when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) signed him for ₹20 lakh during IPL auction. However,  BCCI decided later to t allow him to be part of event since he failed to meet board's criteria of participation.

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Pravin Tambe reportedly participated in 2018 and 2019 editions of Abu Dhabi T10 League. According to guidelines set by BCCI, n-retired Indian players cant take part in overseas leagues without prior permission. Because of Tambe’s earlier involvement with Sindhis and rrn Warriors in 2018 and 2019 editions of T10 respectively, cricketer has been reportedly banned from competing in IPL 2020.

CPL live streaming 

telecast of CPL 2020 live in India will be available to viewers on Star Sports Network. Fans can catch CPL 2020 live in India on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 2 SD and HD. CPL live streaming will be available to fans on Dream Sports' FanCode app. CPL live streaming on app will include interactive data overlays, real-time highlights and special commentary for fantasy sports players. For CPL T20 live scores, fans can check social media accounts of respective teams and CPL T20's Twitter handle.

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