Five big names who are not playing in the CPL

#1 Umar Akmal

Umar Akmal has not been a terrific CPL performer but is an interesting character on the field

In the 2013 edition of the tournament, Umar Akmal was signed by the Barbados Tridents for whom he played six innings but scored only 49 runs. Two years later, in 2015, he plied his trade for the Guyana Amazon Warriors but once again managed only 49 runs, from seven innings.

The wicketkeeper batsman stepped up to an extent last time around for the Trinbago Knight Riders, for whom he scored 179 runs in 12 matches.

Although Akmal has been left out of the national team in the recent past for not meeting the team's fitness standards, he has continued to play in domestic leagues in Pakistan, Bangladesh and England. He is currently working hard on his fitness in order to make a comeback to the national team, which is why he opted out of the 2017 CPL.