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By: ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 12 Jul 2023 07:49 PM (IST)
Numerous cricketing legends will be participating in the US Masters T10 League. The player draft took place on Saturday, July 8, and the inaugural season will begin the next month. The tournament’s debut season will include six teams: Texas Chargers, New Jersey Legends, California Knights, Atlanta Fire, and Morrisville Unity.
The tournament commences on August 18 and ends on August 27. In the auction, the New Jersey Legends built a star-studded team after signing three World Cup-winning India players. They will have players like Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, and Gautam Gambhir on their team this year. In addition to these Indian legends, the competition will feature international players like David Hussey, Chris Gayle, Albie Morkel, and Craig McMillan. Other Indian stars include Irfan Pathan, Mohammed Kaif, and Robin Uthappa.
“It’s fantastic to see that all six teams have constructed well-balanced sides for the first season of the US Masters T10 League. With several former international stars in all line-ups, the competition will certainly be a treat to watch for all cricket fans around the world,” Shaji-Ul-Mulk, the Chairman of T Ten Sports Management was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
Atlanta Fire Squad: Robin Uthappa, David Hussey, Lendl Simmons, Muhammad Irfan, Dwayne Smith, Farhad Raza, Hammad Azam, Chaturanga De Silva, Elias Sunny, Nasir Hossain, Kamrul Islam, Junaid Siddique, Grant Elliot, Amila Aponso, Hamilton Masakada and S Sreesanth.
California Knights Squad: Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Mohammad Kaif, Aaron Finch, Jacques Kallis, Ricardo Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ben Laughlin, Peter Siddle, Ashley Nurse, Rusty Theron, Anureet Singh, Pawan Suyal, Devendra Bishoo, Jesal Karia, Sudeep Tyagi.
Morrisville Unity Squad: Chris Gayle, Kevin O’Brien, Parthiv Patel, Corey Anderson, Rahul Sharma, Calvin Savage, Parvinder Awana, Andries Gous, Najaf Shah, Harbhajan Singh, Angelo Perera, Dane Piedt, Vikas Tokas, Dilshan Munaweera, Nuwan Kulasekara and Makhaya Ntini.
New Jersey Legends Squad: Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Liam Plunkett, Albie Morkel, Naman Ojha, Jesse Ryder, Chris Barnwell, Stuart Binny, RP Singh, Bipul Sharma, Craig Mcmillan, Tim Ambrose, Rajesh Bishnoi, Abhimanyu Mithun and Monty Panesar
New York Warriors: Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Johan Botha, Kamran Akmal, TM Dilshan, Jonathan Carter, Umaid Asif, Sohail Khan, Murali Vijay, Jerome Taylor, William Perkins, Abdur Rehman, Munaf Patel, Cody Chetty, Chamara Kapugedera and Dhammika Prasad
Texas Chargers: Ben Dunk, Mohammed Hafeez, Ross Taylor, Isuru Udana, Thissara Perera, Neil Broom, Fidel Edwards, Umar Gul, Upul Tharanga, Praghyan Ojha, Jeevan Mendis, Siddharth Trivedi, Phil Mustard, Noor Ali Zadran, Praveen Kumar, Paul Adams
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