T10 League Season 2: Players and teams revealed
The inaugural edition of the T10 league was a runaway success.
The second edition of the world’s only T10 League is set to get underway, and once again some of the biggest superstars in cricket have been roped in. The competition begins in November, for which the draft picks were completed last night in the UAE. The previous edition – which was also the inaugural edition – of the tournament was a huge success, with Kerala Kings emerging as winners.
This edition of the T10 league will see three new teams, while Team Sri Lanka will no longer be in the mix of things. This brings the total number of teams up to 8 as opposed to 6 from last year. The three new teams are Karachians, Rajputs, and Northern Warriors. The tournament will last 10 days, with the Sharjah Cricket Stadium hosting all the matches.
Chris Gayle goes to Kerala Kings
Monday’s draft followed a mini-draft in July, where teams retained their best players. Chris Gayle was the first player to be picked by defending champions Kerala Kings. The tournament has also been recognized by the ICC as the world’s first 10-over league.
“The T10 Cricket League is gaining ground with the formal recognition of the International Cricket Council and the interest shown by the stakeholders that encouraged us to add two new teams to the league,” Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk, chairman of the T10 Cricket League and T10 Sports Management, said.
“The team draw is a testimony to the growing popularity of not only the T10 Cricket League but also the game of cricket, which can now be played in less than two hours.
“This year’s T10 Cricket League will help expand and popularise the game of cricket further. We see this as a growing movement and I urge all to join this and help take the game further,” he added.
Here is the list of players that were picked last night:
Chris Gayle – Kerala Kings
Ben Cutting – Karachians
Morne Morkel – Bengal Tigers
Lasith Malinga – Maratha Arabians
Colin Munro – Pakhtoons
Tymal Mills – Rajputs
Mohammed Sami – Punjabi Legends
Ravi Bopara – Northern Warriors
Rovman Powell – Northern Warriors
Carlos Brathwaite – Rajputs
Zahir Khan – Punjabi Legends
Andre Fletcher – Pakhtoon
Amir Yamin – Bengal Tigers
James Vince – Maratha Arabians
Muhammad Nawaz – Karachians
Junaid Khan – Kerala Kings
Umar Akmal – Punjabi Legends
Liam Livingston – Maratha Arabians
Harry Gurney – Northern Warriors
Mohammed Nabi – Bengal Tigers
Dawid Malan – Karachians
Sandeep Lamicchane – Kerala Kings
Sohail Khan – Pakhtoon
Rahat Ali – Rajputs
Sharifuddin Ashraf – Pakhtoon
Mitchell McClenaghan – Punjabi Legends
Fawad Ahmed – Karachians
Samit Patel – Rajputs
Tom Curran – Kerala Kings
Chris Green – Northern Warriors
Brendan Taylor – Maratha Arabians
Kusal Perera – Bengal Tigers
Qais Ahmed – Rajputs
Sherfane Rutherford – Bengal Tigers
Chadwick Walton – Pakhtoon
Fabien Allen – Kerala Kings
Tom Moores – Punjabi Legends
Adam Lyth – Maratha Arabians
Obed McCoy – Northern Warriors
Isuru Udana – Karachians
Roelef van der Merwe – Maratha Arabians
Lendl Simmons – Northern Warriors
Niroshan Dickwella – Kerala Kings
Joe Clarke – Karachians
Ben Dunk – Rajputs
Shapoor Zadran – Pakhtoon
Kevon Cooper – Bengal Tigers
Anwar Ali – Punjabi Legends
Imran Nazir – Kerala Kings
Samiullah Shenwari – Karachians
Kharry Pierre – Northern Warriors
Najibullah Zadran – Maratha Arabians
Rayad Emrit – Bengal Tigers
Shan Masood – Rajputs
Gulbadin Naib – Pakhtoon
Jade Dernbach – Punjabi Legends
Ali Khan – Bengal Tigers
Cameron Delport – Pakhtoon
Peter Trego – Rajputs
Kennar Lewis – Northern Warriors
Hassan Khan – Punjabi Legends
Muhammed Irfan Jnr. – Karachians
Benny Howell – Kerala Kings
Richard Gleeson – Maratha Arabians
Here are the full squads:
Kerala Kings
Eoin Morgan (Icon Player, Captain), Sohail Tanvir, Kieron Pollard, Paul Stirling, Dasun Shanaka, Chris Gayle, Junaid Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Tom Curran, Fabian Allen, Niroshan Dickwella, Imran Nazir, Benny Howell
Maratha Arabians
Rashid Khan (Icon Player), Kamran Akmal, Alex Hales, Dwayne Bravo, James Faulkner, Lasith Malinga, Liam Livingstone, James Vince, Brendan Taylor, Adam Lyth, Roelof van der Merwe, Najibullah Zadran, Richard Gleeson
Pakhtoons
Shahid Afridi (Icon Player, Captain), Mohammad Irfan, Liam Dawson, Colin Ingram, David Willey, Colin Munro, Andre Fletcher, Sohail Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Chadwick Walton, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Cameron Delport
Punjabi Legends
Shoaib Malik (Icon Player, Captain), Chris Jordan, Luke Ronchi, Liam Plunkett, Evin Lewis, Mohammad Sami, Zahir Khan, Umar Akmal, Mitchell McClenaghan, Tom Moores, Anwar Ali, Jade Dernbach, Hasan Khan
Karachians
Shane Watson (Icon Player), Anton Devcich, Ben Laughlin, Jofra Archer, Colin de Grandhomme, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Nawaz, Dawid Malan, Fawad Ahmed, Isuru Udana, Joe Clarke, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Irfan
Bengal Tigers
Sunil Narine (Icon Player), Jason Roy, Asif Ali, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sam Billings, Morne Morkel, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Nabi, Kusal Perera, Sherfane Rutherford, Kevon Cooper, Rayad Emrit, Ali Khan
Northern Warriors
Darren Sammy (Icon Player), Wahab Riaz, Nicolas Pooran, Andre Russell, Dwayne Smith, Ravi Bopara, Rovman Powell, Harry Gurney, Chris Green, Obed McCoy, Lendl Simmons, Khary Pierre, Kennar Lewis
Rajputs
Brendon McCullum (Icon Player), Chris Lynn, Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Shahzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Tymal Mills, Carlos Brathwaite, Rahat Ali, Samit Patel, Qais Ahmad, Ben Dunk, Shan Masood, Peter Trego
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