Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Sreesanth Among Others To Feature In US Masters T10 League
Yuvraj Singh during 2011 WC in India (Twitter)
The US Masters T10 Players Draft recently took place in North Carolina which witnessed all six teams forming their line-ups for the much-awaited inaugural season this year. The league is set to be graced by a legion of cricketing legends, alongside up-and-coming youngsters anxiously waiting to leave a mark at the competitive level.
Interestingly, several of India’s ODI World Cup winning stars from the 2011 edition will also be taking part in the league, including the likes of Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, S Sreesanth, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and Yusuf Pathan. The tournament will also feature a multitude of non-Indian players from subcontinent, alongside some great names from Australia, New Zealand, England, West Indies and other countries.
Teams formed for maiden US Masters T10 season
The organisers of the Abu Dhabi T10 League, in compliance with the SAMP Army Cricket franchise, announced the US Masters T10 Players competition back in May. While the inaugural season is set to be conducted in August, the T Ten Global Sports recently conducted a players draft for all six competing sides.
India’s 2011 World Cup heroes Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan are set to be re-united for the New Jersey Legends unit. Former Indian cricketers RP Singh, Stuart Binny and Abhimanyu Mithun will also join the squad, which features international veterans like Monty Panesar and Jesse Ryder in its ranks.
Atlanta Fire, California Knights, Morrisville Unity, New York Warriors and Texas Chargers are the other competing teams which had their squad’s lined-up at the recent drafts.
Here is a look at the squads for all six US Masters T10 2023 teams
Atlanta Fire: 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: Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Mohammad Kaif, Aaron Finch, Peter Siddle, Jacques Kallis, Ricardo Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ben Laughlin, Ashley Nurse, Rusty Theron, Anureet Singh, Pawan Suyal, Devendra Bishoo, Jesal Karia and Sudeep Tyagi.
Morrisville Unity: Chris Gayle, Harbhajan Singh, Kevin O'Brien, Parthiv Patel, Corey Anderson, Rahul Sharma, Calvin Savage, Parvinder Awana, Andries Gous, Najaf Shah, Angelo Perera, Dane Piedt, Vikas Tokas, Dilshan Munaweera, Nuwan Kulasekara and Makhaya Ntini.
New Jersey Legends: 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 and Paul Adams.
The inaugural edition of the US Masters T10 League will commence on August 18 this year. The tournament will conclude with the final on August 27.
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