Less than a week before the start of this year's Caribbean Premier League, Jamaica Tallawahs' assistant coach Ramnaresh Sarwan has opted to skip the season owing to personal reasons. Tallawahs have replaced Sarwan with former West Indies spinner Ryan Austin and Vinod Maharaj in head coach Floyd Reifer's support staff.
CPL 2020
Ramnaresh Sarwan opts out of CPL 2020 due to personal reasons
Sarwan has been replaced by former WI spinner Ryan Austin and Vinod Maharaj in the Jamaica Tallawahs support staff. © Getty
"Sarwan requested leave for personal reasons and that was granted," Tallawahs CEO Jeff Miller told Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. "It's a big loss. Sars (Sarwan) brings a lot to the game - his knowledge, his experience and the way he has dealt with the players over the years, so it is a great loss."
Not long ago, Sarwan found himself in the centre of a CPL controversy. Tallawahs star Chris Gayle - who was released by the franchise -
