Five big names who are not playing in the CPL

#3 Andre Russell

Russell's ban will get over in March next year

One of the most sought after T20 players in the world, Andre Russell, over the past two years, has plied his trade for seven different T20 teams, winning five titles in the process. However, due to his 12-month ban for violating WADA’s whereabouts rule, the 29-year-old will not feature in any tournament until March 2018.

He played for the Jamaica Tallawahs for four years and won two titles with them - in 2013 and 2016. He was in ferocious form last year, as he amassed 286 runs at a strike rate of 172. In addition to that, he claimed 11 wickets at an average of 19.

Surely the Tallawahs are missing his presence in the dugout.