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The tour match, which was part of India's preparations for the rescheduled fifth Test against England in Birmingham, ended in a draw.

Chris Gayle led the Jamaican Tallawahs to a commanding seven-wicket victory over the Guyana Amazon Warriors to win the inaugural Caribbean Premier League last month.

The Tallawahs on Friday night eliminated the Barbados Tridents by seven wickets, in the second semifinal, as big-hitting all-rounder Andre Russell and veteran Sri Lankan left-hander Kumar Sangakarra steered them home with nine balls to spare.

Tallawahs needed 10 from 6 balls in an overall target of 140. But they could only manage 4 runs in the final over to give Warriors victory.

Rampaul sustained an injury during the recently concluded Tri-Nation series between the West Indies, India and Sri Lanka.

Vivian Richards says the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League should also give the young players an opportunity to assess their professional career.

Gibbs joins Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist from Australia, New Zealand's Ross Taylor and Pakistan Twenty20 International (T20I) captain Mohammad Hafeez as confirmed big-name signings for the inaugural franchise-based tournament to be played across six Caribbean countries.

Reports say that Ryder had been approached by Caribbean Premier League officials before the assault and might be fit for a mid-year return.

The month-long tournament involving six franchise will feature marquee players like Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard.

He also retweeted several tweets which suggested the fixing angle: "this game is a joke especially when u see hafeez play a lap sweep with a leg slip in place" and "It must be India's 12th Man.....the Bookmaker!"