Northern Warriors beat Pakhtoons by 22 runs to win T10 season 2 title

[Abdullah719]

23 July, Dubai: Afghanistan’s star leg-spinner Rashid Khan, who has spun his way into the hearts and minds of cricket fans all over the world, is all set to don a new role later this year in the United Arab Emirates (UAE),

Rashid joins forces with Maratha Arabians in the second edition of the T10 Cricket League, to be played over 10-overs-a-side, alongside some of the world’s best known cricketers. The 19-year-old was one of the key picks for Maratha Arabians at the mini-draft held as a precursor to the second season in Dubai on Monday.

The other new pick of the day for Maratha Arabians was Australia’s left-handed all-rounder James Faulkner. The franchise was able to retain from the previous season England limited-overs star Alex Hales, West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo and Kamran Akmal, Pakistan wicket-keeper.

Maratha Arabians is co-owned by Parvez Khan of Pacific Ventures, Bollywood Actor/Producer/Director Sohail Khan and Ali Tumbi of Aqua Properties. Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram continues to be the head coach of the franchise. The entire operations of the Maratha Arabians franchise is being managed by Dubai-based Petromann Events, much like in the first season.

The tournament is being staged under the aegis of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), with official approval of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Speaking about his inclusion, Rashid said: “I am extremely excited to be playing for Maratha Arabians in the second season of the T10 League. After having played Twenty20 cricket all over the world, I was looking forward to a challenge. Playing the T10 format is the perfect step up for me. I am looking forward to playing the world’s shortest format alongside some iconic players.”

Maratha Arabians Co-owner Parvez Khan said: “It is with great joy that we welcome Rashid Khan and James Faulkner to Maratha Arabians. Rashid is the youngest player to top the ICC Player Rankings for Bowlers in ODIs. I believe that Rashid will be a great asset to the team and we will have an extremely strong bowling attack.” ”

Maratha Arabians Co-owner Sohail Khan said: “The new season promises a lot for us. We are taking a fresh guard and have gone about picking the squad after a lot of deliberations. We are extremely thrilled to bring on board Rashid and James Faulkner.”

Maratha Arabians Co-owner Ali Tumbi said: “Maratha Arabians is an excellent marriage of two different regions and cultures. The franchise represents the warriors of two historic regions and will fight for every inch on the cricket field during the tournament.”

 

[omairsiddiqui]

The most cringeworthy event on the cricket calendar.

 

[Abdullah719]

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Ohh God! Not this Again.........

 

[The_Odd_One]

No thanks, even on streets we played 20 overs per inning matches.

 

[Titan24]

It was after this useless tournament and BPL our tired and unfit players played against NZ. Even if they wanna send Pakistani players its should be either experienced ones like Hafeez, Malik, Akmal or some domestic players not our young stars for God's sake.

 

[TM Riddle]

LMAO there are teams with names Pakhtoons and Rajputs
Why not have a few named Jatts, Gujjars and Brahmans as well to make it sound more Desi.

 

[TM Riddle]

And which genius came up with the name Maratha Arabians?
WTH does that even mean?

 

[Baigel]

The worst thing about these matches is the Strategic time-out they have in between

 

[gazza619]

I think T10 has scope to be a success.
This is one form of cricket where you can potentially tweak the rules. For example a batsman can be given an 8 for hitting a bigger 6..
I think it will be exciting

 

[gazza619]

No thanks, even on streets we played 20 overs per inning matches.

Disagree. I grew up playing 8 overs per side in tape ball tournaments played on streets of Karachi.

 

[silentkiller187]

ECB in serious discussions to bring this format over to the UK as an alternative to the 100 ball rubbish. County cricket is dying a slow death. Expect tests to follow.

 

[Abdullah719]

Sharjah T10 cricket league gets ICC’s approval

In keeping with its global strategy for cricket promotion, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has now approved a T10 cricket league, a domestic franchise tournament of the Emirates Cricket Board. At a time when Test cricket and the 50-over format is under pressure to keep pace with T20 cricket’s popularity, the tournament in Sharjah from November 23 has got a solid boost from the game’s governing body.

It’s the second year of the T10 league. The first 10-over-per-side format was played in December last year at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Retired Indian star Virender Sehwag was part of a glittering line-up of limited overs specialists. The six-team, four-day affair was won by Kerala Kings who beat Punjabi Legends by eight wickets.

Kerala Kings were led by current England limited overs captain Eoin Morgan while Punjabi Legends were captained by Pakistan’s veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik. As a matter of Board of Control for Cricket in India policy, no current Indian players took part in the Sharjah venture.

This time, it will be a longer (10-day) tournament with eight teams in fray. A players’ draft has been scheduled for September. Afghanistan star leg-spinner Rashid Khan (Maratha Arabians), Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi (Pakhtoons) and Malik (Punjabi Legends), Morgan (Kerala Kings), New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum (Rajputs), West Indies’ Sunil Narine (Bengal Tigers) and Darren Sammy (Northern Warriors) and Australia’s Shane Watson (Karachians) have already been roped in as Icon players for their respective teams.

In May this year, the ICC, in a strategy paper, listed T10 as a “threat” to cricket. ICC also listed T10 cricket as a way to increase cricket participation and an opportunity to monetise this format for greater financial stability. It is learnt that the ICC is neither supporting the T10 tournament nor and has no plans at this stage to introduce another format, internationally.

Given Sharjah’s dark past with cricket corruption, India have an unofficial ban on the region, managing a scandal-free championship will be a tough ask on the organisers. A recent sting operation done by Doha-based global TV channel Al Jazeera exposed how the Emirates remain a favourite hunting ground of match fixers and the ICC is fully aware.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...-s-approval/story-jFlV6dVYpazqiUVDq3cj7N.html

 

[ameemlutfi]

If they want to play t10, they should seriously consider changing the rules. Some suggestions I would give:

1. Max of six batsmen should get to bat. 11 is way too many.

2. Bowlers should not have over limits. The idea should be that the best bowlers get bowl at the best batsmen so that the audience get to see high quality cricket.

3. Get rid of the over format. Should count the balls only. Bowlers should be allowed to bowl however many balls they want consectively. For example if some one gets hit for sixes on the first two balls, the captain should be allowed to take him off. Alternative, if someone is bowling well, they should be kept on for 10-12 balls even. Ends should be changed when a bowler is changed.

4. Clearing the boundary without the ball bouncing should be worth eight runs, and one bounce should be worth six.

5. Get rid of LBW. If the idea is to popularize the game amongst people who dont know about cricket, the rules should be simplified and LBW is definetely one of the most confusing rule for newbies. Also, the point of LBW is to discourage batsmen from padding the ball. In such a short format no one would want to pad the ball as is.

6. Bowlers should be allowed to pick their bowl from a box with differently detterioted balls. If someone prefers bowling with an old ball, they should be allowed to use it. Brings things like reverse swing back in. Plus, it allows spinners to pick an older easier to grip ball.

 

[j_kazmi]

The ICC is just letting them open this can of worms.

If this picks ups then it’ll be a threat to all the other forms of cricket, including T20s.

T20 is a great format, we really don’t need to shorten it any longer.

 

[TeamPak95]

T10 is too long for my attention span as a cricket observer. ICC should make the 3 main formats of the game T5, T2, and TToss. That'll draw the crowds.

 

[CadPakFan]

t10 is too long for my attention span as a cricket observer. Icc should make the 3 main formats of the game t5, t2, and ttoss. That'll draw the crowds.

potw

 

[Executioner]

I know people labelled T20 as a joke and now it's widely recognized but this format is bad imho because

There is hardly any use of the lower middle order batsmen and no fear of being all-out.

Logically speaking this league is just for fun. Nothing more

 

[Arham_PakFan]

This is the future of cricket,whether we like it or not.

T10,The Hundred,Hong Kong Sixes,all these formats will be around in the future,although I doubt they will be oplayed internationally.

 

[super hitter]

Disgrace to cricket!

Should be played in countries like the United States, Italy, Switzerland, Russia in order to promote cricket Worldwide. Otherwise, it has no importance and, in fact, no entertainment unlike the T20 leagues.

It's a few day's tournament, therefore, I think it should be played in countries where their is no knowledge of cricket which can help popularize the sport.

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

You agree or, you don't, I am sure few decades and, we'll officially have T10 cricket in internationals as well.

We'll have about 40 nations in T10 WC. In other words, quality will go down but, we'll see increase in number of teams.

 

[MenInG]

Two new teams -- The Karachians and Northern Warriors -- will will feature in the second season of the T10 League, world's first 10-over cricket league to be held in the UAE from November 23 to December 2.

Defending champions Kerala Kings and runners-up Punjabi Legends have been clubbed in separate pools in the second season of the league.

The Karachians and Northern Warriors have been added to the list of the earlier six teams.

The T10 League, recognised by the International Cricket Council, will have eight teams -- Kerala Kings, Punjab Legends, Maratha Arabians, Bengal Tigers, The Karachians, Rajputs, Northern Warriors and Pakhtoons.

T10 League was launched last year by T10 Sports Management to popularise the game of cricket in its shortest format that concludes within less than 90 minutes in which two teams bat it out in ten overs or just 60 balls. This is the fourth variant of the game of cricket after the Test, 50-over and 20-over formats.

This year, two groups will see four teams each.

While Group A comprises Kerala Kings, Karachians, Pakhtoon and Rajputs, Group B has Punjabi Legends, Bengal Tigers, Maratha Arabians and Northern Warriors. A number of celebrities from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will add to the league’s appeal and it will be watched live in more than 20 countries across the globe.

“The T10 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 T10 League and T10 Sports Management, was quoted as saying by Pakistan’s The Express Tribune.

“Today’s Team Draw is a testimony to the growing popularity of not only the T10 League — but also the game of cricket — which could now be played and in less than 90 minutes. I am pleased to announce the Team Draw led by last year’s Champions Kerala Kings and Runners-Up Punjabi Legends. This year’s T10 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.”

Australian Shane Watson and West Indian Darren Sammy have joined Karachians and Northern Warriors as their respective icon players.

https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/re...ans-northern-warriors-join-the-league-2655620

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Salman Iqbal, the president of the T10 League, has stepped down from the position two months before the second edition of the tournament, citing "lack of transparency" and lack of "proper systems and monitoring". He has distanced himself from the venture and warned Pakistani players against taking part in the league.

Iqbal, owner of the ARY Group and the Pakistan Super League's second-most expensive team, Karachi Kings, was a major investor and partner in the T10 League with the UAE-based businessman Shaji ul Mulk. The second edition is set to run from November 23 to December 2. Prominent players like Rashid Khan, Chris Lynn, Brendon McCullum and Andre Russell are among those who have committed to taking part this season. On Monday, the eight franchises - up from six last season - gathered in Dubai for a mini draft to pick their icon players and choose four players to retain from their 2017 squads.

The T10 League, a 10-overs-a-side format introduced by private cricket organisers in Sharjah, made its debut late last year, and the success of its opening season has led to an increase from six teams to eight and from a 13-match tournament held over four days to a 28-game event over ten days. The organisers have also hiked the franchise fee from USD 400,000 to USD 1.2 million for the two new teams.

"I am resigning from my the position of President T10 league and disassociating myself from all its operations," Iqbal said in a statement issued on Tuesday. "The reason for my resignation is lack of transparency, unprofessionalism and no proper structure of the league which I have been persistently asking for and can no longer continue without the same.

"Private cricket leagues that are not controlled by ICC and have independent players monitoring system, added with lack of policies and procedures may lead to numerous misconducts. I had joined the venture as I felt the need to represent Pakistan in this new format and promote cricket and Pakistani cricketers at different platforms."

Iqbal's presence was a major factor behind the participation of top Pakistani players in the inaugural season of the T10 League. Originally, PCB wasn't willing to allow their players to take part since the league directly clashed with the commercial interests of the PSL in the UAE. But Iqbal, despite having a stake in PSL, managed to convinced the then PCB chairman Najam Sethi to let them participate.

The PCB thereafter defended the league publicly despite resistance from other PSL teams and went on to allow its 10 highest-paid contracted players to participate. The board also levied a fee of USD 400,000 from the league, and said it would be spent on game development in the country. Sethi also involved the PCB board of governors to lend their support for the T10 league following a request from the Emirates Cricket Board, which runs cricket in the UAE. ICC had also sanctioned the league conditionally.

"My prime objective for the league was to safeguard the interest of Pakistani players and promote Pakistani cricket," Iqbal's statement said. "With current standing of the league, it is obvious that the league is heading in wrong direction and we can not allow Pakistani players to be misused for vested interests of foreign individuals. Proper systems and monitoring should be in place and controlled by ICC, which safeguards all players and sanctity of the game. I believe it is better for me to part ways with an unsupervised T10 league."

Shaji Ul Mulk, the T10 League chairman, has not responded to ESPNcricinfo's attempts to contact him for a comment.

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Organisers of the T10 League are expanding plans for their second season, despite the resignation of the competition’s president and a reported investigation into the title sponsor.

Salman Iqbal, the former T10 president and part-owner, stepped down on Wednesday, citing a “lack of transparency, unprofessionalism” and a lack of structure for his decision.

Further to that, it had been reported in India that Heera, T10’s major sponsor, were under investigation by the ministry of corporate affairs for an alleged Ponzi scheme.

Within 24 hours, though, Shaji Ul Mulk, the T10 owner and chairman, had responded by calling a press conference to announce a global talent hunt ahead of the new season, headed up by former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram and former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin.

Despite the difficulties of recent days, Ul Mulk said it was business as usual ahead of the second season of T10, which is due to start on November 23.

“The second season of the T10 League is boosted by the formal recognition of the ICC,” Ul Mulk said. “The interest shown by the stakeholders encourages us to take the tournament to a whole new level this year.

“We have now set up a central secretariat and revamped the organisational structure to organise the T10 League that will match the fanfare seen only at global sporting events.

“This year’s T10 League will help expand and popularise the game of cricket further.”

England captain Eoin Morgan led Kerala Kings to the first T10 League title last year, in a competition that also involved highly-respected international players like Sarfraz Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan and Misbah-ul-Haq.

Since then, three extra teams have been added to the competition, with the side that had represented Sri Lanka dropping out.

Shane Watson was recently unveiled as the lead recruit of one of the new teams, while Stephen Fleming, former New Zealand captain, will be involved as a coach.

Despite the impressive list of personnel involved, Iqbal cast doubt over what he called an “unsupervised” league as he stepped down this week.

"It is obvious that the league is heading in wrong direction,” Iqbal, a media magnate who also owns the Karachi Kings franchise in the Pakistan Super League, wrote in his resignation statement.

“We cannot allow Pakistani players to be misused for vested interests of foreign individuals.

“Proper systems and monitoring should be in place and controlled by ICC, which safeguards all players and sanctity of the game. I believe it is better for me to part ways with an unsupervised T10 league."

Ul Mulk responded to that immediately on social media, saying: “On behalf of T10 cricket league management, we categorically reject and dismiss the recent allegations made by one of our ex-management members. Our legal team will be taking an appropriate action.”

Ul Mulk also responded to the suggestion by Iqbal that Pakistan players should avoid the league. He said that T10 retains the support of the Pakistan Cricket Board, despite the recent changes at the top of that administration.

“Our relationship is at board level, and we do not see any challenges with the new set up,” Ul Mulk said.

“The league is an ICC sanctioned league, has the support of almost all the boards in the world – including the Pakistan Cricket Board. We have enjoyed that support and will continue doing so.”

Of the report relating to Heera, Ul Mulk said: “The investigation in India is news to us. The Heera group are our sponsors. If there has been an allegation made against them, we will follow that.”

The league’s owner was keen to focus on the ambitious plan to discover new unknown players good enough to play in a league that is just two months away.

“This is the first league to start a global talent hunt,” Wasim Akram said. “We are starting off in two big cricket nations, Pakistan and India. In India and Pakistan, there are so many kids who play cricket, but only 11 to 16 players get picked up by their countries.

“In this league, they will get to play with or against, the modern greats, get to know their skills and mindsets, and at the end of it there is the chance to play for UAE if they want to.”

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Yea doesnt look like contracted players will be a part of this.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Not again. If this is the future, I better not watch it.

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Yea doesnt look like contracted players will be a part of this.

The PCB will not allow their players to participate in this year's T10 League unless the board is satisfied about the finances behind the league. It is the second significant development ahead of the second edition of the T10 League, after the league's president, Salman Iqbal - also a major investor in the tournament - stepped down citing a lack of "transparency" and "proper systems and monitoring". The new PCB chairman Ehsan Mani has written to the ICC seeking reassurances about the league "being clean".

"I am holding back my position [on providing an NOC to the Pakistani players to participate in the T10] until I am fully satisfied with specifics on whose money is fueling this league," Mani told reporters in Dubai. "In fact, I have asked the ICC for reassurance because they have sanctioned it and I need it in writing that they are totally satisfied that this league has no such element that can bring Pakistan players into dispute. Unfortunately, [our players] get trapped [into sinister machinations often] so my top priority is to protect my players as, for us, reputation of Pakistan is far more important."

The T10 League, a 10-overs-a-side format introduced by private cricket organisers in Sharjah, made its debut late last year, and the success of its opening season has led to an increase from six teams to eight and from a 13-match tournament held over four days to a 28-game event over ten days. The PCB had levied a fee of $400,000 USD on the league and, for extending its support, they are supposed to get another $600,000 (USD).

Iqbal, the owner of the ARY Media Group and the Pakistan Super League's second-most expensive team, Karachi Kings, struck a deal with UAE-based businessman Shaji ul Mulk for launching the league last year. The second edition is set to run from November 23 to December 2. Prominent players like Rashid Khan, Chris Lynn, Brendon McCullum and Andre Russell have committed to taking part this season. On Monday, the eight franchises gathered in Dubai for a mini draft to pick their icon players and choose four players to retain from their 2017 squads.

However, in a surprise move, Iqbal resigned from the position of president on September 19, and disassociated himself from all its operations. His presence in the league was a major driver in pulling in Pakistani players managing to rope in a number of the top nationally contracted players.

Initially the PCB wasn't willing to allow its players to take part since it clashed with the commercial interests of the PSL in the UAE. But Iqbal, despite having a stake in the PSL, managed to convince the then PCB chairman Najam Sethi to let them participate. Sethi, who was in charge of the board until last month, had committed to the T10 that the board would release its players for the second edition. The commitment, however, now stands revoked under the new chairman.

"I don't understand the rationale behind that. On what basis did [the board] commit Pakistan [players to the T10 League]?" asked Mani. "I think the only criteria that was considered was how much money the PCB and the players will get. The players' workload wasn't taken into account.

"All the leagues that Pakistani players participate in, I am getting them re-examined. Whichever league our players are involved in, we need to find out with due diligence who are running the leagues and whether they are really credible. This wasn't done before [with regards to the T10 League] as there is not a single piece paper that can tell me who are these people are behind the T10 League."

The board has also barred its players from participating in the Afghanistan Premier League (APL) starting from October 5, in Sharjah. In an email sent by the PCB to Kamran Akmal, the PCB intimated that only players who have retired from all formats are allowed to participate in the tournament. Allrounder Shahid Afridi, along with Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Irfan, Faheem Ashraf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sohail Tanvir, Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez were picked in the APL draft earlier this month.

 

[Something]

I really don't think any of our contracted players should be playing in this joke of league.

 

[MenInG]

Pakistan Ten Sports
Bangladesh Channel 9
India Sony ESPN
Afghanistan 1tv Afghanistan
United Kingdom Sony TEN 5
United States Willow
Middle East and North Africa OSN

 

[Arham_PakFan]

The player draft will be held today.

 

[MenInG]

 

[Ned Flanders]

Leagues are destroying World Cricket

 

[MenInG]

Leagues are destroying World Cricket

Explain more please. Why do you think that?

 

[Ned Flanders]

Explain more please. Why do you think that?

Players focusing more & more on these leagues and making money from them.

Pretty soon players will give up wanting to play for their country and instead aim for IPL/PSL contracts etc.

We've already seen AB retire months before a World Cup.

 

[MenInG]

Players focusing more & more on these leagues and making money from them.

Pretty soon players will give up wanting to play for their country and instead aim for IPL/PSL contracts etc.

But a lot of people say it is helping them to become better players?

 

[Ned Flanders]

But a lot of people say it is helping them to become better players?

It's fine if it's PSL/IPL every year where there is good quality cricket.

But when you add in these T10s, BPLs, CPLs, APLs, ZPLs etc.

It becomes over kill.

 

[MenInG]

 

[MenInG]

 

[MenInG]

 

[MenInG]

Rameez to the audience : handwriting wasnt that great - who wrote that? Was it you Waz?

 

[MenInG]

Punjabi Legends 15 Squad for Season 2 of TCL:
Shoaib Malik (c) PAK
Luke Ronchi NZ
Evin Lewis WI
Umar Akmal PAK
T J Moors UK
Mitch Mclanegan NZ
Chris Jordan UK
Liam Plunkett UK
Jade Dernbach UK
M. Sami PAK
Anwar Ali PAK
Zahir Khan AFG
Hassan Khan PAK
UAE 1 in November
UAE 2 in November

 

[MenInG]

Punjabi Legends 15 Squad for Season 2 of TCL:
Shoaib Malik (c) PAK
Luke Ronchi NZ
Evin Lewis WI
Umar Akmal PAK
T J Moors UK
Mitch Mclanegan NZ
Chris Jordan UK
Liam Plunkett UK
Jade Dernbach UK
M. Sami PAK
Anwar Ali PAK
Zahir Khan AFG
Hassan Khan PAK
UAE 1 in November
UAE 2 in November

For those wondering about UAE 1 & 2: Two UAE players need to be part of each squad; they will be selected in November after a talent hunt.

 

[Abdullah719]

 

[Varun]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It gives me immense pleasure to be the league icon of the most innovative format in world cricket, <a href="https://twitter.com/T10LeagueTweets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@t10leaguetweets</a> led by its visionary <a href="https://twitter.com/ChairmanMulk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chairmanmulk</a> <a href="https://t.co/gMCwtNAplA">pic.twitter.com/gMCwtNAplA</a></p>— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) <a href="https://twitter.com/virendersehwag/status/1044458420760449024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

The final squads post the draft held earlier today. Two new countries were added to the T10 Cricket League with Nepal's Sandeep Lamichchane and Ali Khan of United States got picked at the draft.



Kerala Kings: Eoin Morgan (Icon Player, Captain, England), Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan), Kieron Pollard (WI), Paul Stirling (Ire), Dasun Shanaka (SL), Chris Gayle (WI), Junaid Khan (Pak), Sandeep Lamichhane (Nep), Tom Curran (Eng), Fabian Allen (WI), Niroshan Dickwella (SL), Imran Nazir (Pak), Benny Howell (Eng).

Maratha Arabians: Rashid Khan (Icon Player, Afg), Kamran Akmal (Pak), Alex Hales (Eng), Dwayne Bravo (WI), James Faulkner (Aus), Lasith Malinga (SL), Liam Livingstone (Eng), James Vince (Eng), Brendan Taylor
(Zim), Adam Lyth (Eng), Roelof van der Merwe (Ned), Najibullah Zadran (Afg), Richard Gleeson (Eng).

Pakhtoons: Shahid Afridi (Icon Player, Pak), Mohammad Irfan (Pak), Liam Dawson (Eng), Colin Ingram (SA), David Willey (Eng), Colin Munro (NZ), Andre Fletcher (WI), Sohail Khan (Pak), Sharafuddin Ashraf (Afg), Chadwick Walton (WI), Shapoor Zadran (Afg), Gulbadin Naib (Afg), Cameron Delport (SA).

Punjabi Legends: Shoaib Malik (Icon Player, Pak), Chris Jordan (Eng), Luke Ronchi (NZ), Liam Plunkett (Eng), Evin Lewis (WI), Mohammad Sami (Pak), Zahir Khan (Afg), Umar Akmal (Pak), Mitchell McClenaghan (NZ), Tom Moores (Eng), Anwar Ali (Pak), Jade Dernbach (Eng), Hasan Khan (Pak).

Karachians: Shane Watson (Icon Player), Anton Devcich (NZ), Ben Laughlin (Aus), Jofra Archer (Eng), Colin de Grandhomme (NZ), Ben Cutting (Aus), Mohammad Nawaz (Pak), Dawid Malan (Eng), Fawad Ahmed (Aus), Isuru Udana (SL), Joe Clarke (Eng), Samiullah Shenwari (Afg),
Pakistan Mohammad Irfan.

Bengal Tigers:Sunil Narine (Icon Player, WI), Jason Roy (Eng), Asif Ali (Pak), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afg), Sam Billings (Eng), Morne Morkel (SA), Aamer Yamin (Pak), Mohammad Nabi (Afg), Kusal Perera (SL), Sherfane Rutherford (WI), Kevon Cooper (WI), Rayad Emrit (WI), Ali Khan (US).

Northen Warriors: Darren Sammy (Icon Player, WI), Wahab Riaz (Pak), Nicolas Pooran (WI), Andre Russell (WI), Dwayne Smith (WI), Ravi Bopara (Eng), Rovman Powell (WI), Harry Gurney (Eng), Chris Green (Aus),
Obed McCoy, Lendl Simmons (WI), Khary Pierre (WI), Kennar Lewis (WI).

Rajputs: New Zealand Brendon McCullum (Icon Player), Chris Lynn (Aus), Rilee Rossouw (SA), Mohammad Shahzad (Afg), Mohammad Hafeez (Pak), Tymal Mills (Eng), Carlos Brathwaite (WI), Rahat Ali (Pak), Samit Patel (Eng), Qais Ahmad (Afg), Ben Dunk (Aus), Shan Masood (Pak), Peter Trego (Eng).

 

[Asif321]

What a waste tournament . PCB should let our current pool of players in there
Sarfraz was playing this stupid league last time instead of resting

 

[MenInG]

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From: chandresh <chandreshn@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018, 16:31
Subject: Nepal's Lamichchane, United States' Ali Khan picked up at T10 Players Draft
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Nepal's Lamichchane, United States' Ali Khan picked up at T10 Players Draft

Dubai: The T10 Player draft was held in Dubai at the V Hotel on Monday evening. Two new additions were made to the league with the acquisition of Nepal's Sandeep Lamichchane and United States paceman Ali Khan. While Lamichchane was picked up by Kerala Kings, Ali Khan was snapped up by Bengal Tigers. The eight team event will be held from 23 November-2 December at Sharjah's historic Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

SQUADS
Kerala Kings: Eoin Morgan (Icon Player, Captain, England), Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan), Kieron Pollard (WI), Paul Stirling (Ire), Dasun Shanaka (SL), Chris Gayle (WI), Junaid Khan (Pak), Sandeep Lamichhane (Nep), Tom Curran (Eng), Fabian Allen (WI), Niroshan Dickwella (SL), Imran Nazir (Pak), Benny Howell (Eng).

Maratha Arabians: Rashid Khan (Icon Player, Afg), Kamran Akmal (Pak), Alex Hales (Eng), Dwayne Bravo (WI), James Faulkner (Aus), Lasith Malinga (SL), Liam Livingstone (Eng), James Vince (Eng), Brendan Taylor (Zim), Adam Lyth (Eng), Roelof van der Merwe (Ned), Najibullah Zadran (Afg), Richard Gleeson (Eng).

Pakhtoons: Shahid Afridi (Icon Player, Pak), Mohammad Irfan (Pak), Liam Dawson (Eng), Colin Ingram (SA), David Willey (Eng), Colin Munro (NZ), Andre Fletcher (WI), Sohail Khan (Pak), Sharafuddin Ashraf (Afg), Chadwick Walton (WI), Shapoor Zadran (Afg), Gulbadin Naib (Afg), Cameron Delport (SA).

Punjabi Legends: Shoaib Malik (Icon Player, Pak), Chris Jordan (Eng), Luke Ronchi (NZ), Liam Plunkett (Eng), Evin Lewis (WI), Mohammad Sami (Pak), Zahir Khan (Afg), Umar Akmal (Pak), Mitchell McClenaghan (NZ), Tom Moores (Eng), Anwar Ali (Pak), Jade Dernbach (Eng), Hasan Khan (Pak).

Karachians: Shane Watson (Icon Player), Anton Devcich (NZ), Ben Laughlin (Aus), Jofra Archer (Eng), Colin de Grandhomme (NZ), Ben Cutting (Aus), Mohammad Nawaz (Pak), Dawid Malan (Eng), Fawad Ahmed (Aus), Isuru Udana (SL), Joe Clarke (Eng), Samiullah Shenwari (Afg), Mohammad Irfan (Pak).

Bengal Tigers: Sunil Narine (Icon Player, WI), Jason Roy (Eng), Asif Ali (Pak), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afg), Sam Billings (Eng), Morne Morkel (SA), Aamer Yamin (Pak), Mohammad Nabi (Afg), Kusal Perera (SL), Sherfane Rutherford (WI), Kevon Cooper (WI), Rayad Emrit (WI), Ali Khan (US).

Northen Warriors: Darren Sammy (Icon Player, WI), Wahab Riaz (Pak), Nicolas Pooran (WI), Andre Russell (WI), Dwayne Smith (WI), Ravi Bopara (Eng), Rovman Powell (WI), Harry Gurney (Eng), Chris Green (Aus), Obed McCoy, Lendl Simmons (WI), Khary Pierre (WI), Kennar Lewis (WI).

Rajputs: New Zealand Brendon McCullum (Icon Player), Chris Lynn (Aus), Rilee Rossouw (SA), Mohammad Shahzad (Afg), Mohammad Hafeez (Pak), Tymal Mills (Eng), Carlos Brathwaite (WI), Rahat Ali (Pak), Samit Patel (Eng), Qais Ahmad (Afg), Ben Dunk (Aus), Shan Masood (Pak), Peter Trego (Eng).

 

[MenInG]

Group A
Kerala Kings
Owners : Shafi Ul Mulk, Hussain Adam Ali and Ali Ashraf
Coach: Daniel Vittori
Icon Player: Eoin Morgan
**
The Karachians
Team Owners: Mohammed Imran Amin and Mohsin Imran
Coach: Tom Moody
Icon Player: Shane Watson
**
Pakhtoon
Owners: Habib Khan and Tajuddin Khan, Jawad Ghulam Rasool,
Coach: Dean Jones
Icon Player: Shahid Afridi
**
Rajputs
Owners: Vijay Dutt Vyas
Coach: Herschelle Gibbs
Icon Player: Brendon McCullum
************
Group B
Punjabi Legends
Owners: Hyder Khan
Coach: Mushtaq Ahmed
Icon Player: Shoaib Malik
**
Bengal Tigers
Owners: Rizwan Sajan, Anis Sajan and Nilesh Bhatnagar
Coach: Stephen Flemming
Icon Player: Sunil Narine
**
Maratha Arabians
Owners: Parvez Khan, Ali Tumbi and Sohail Khan
Coach: Wasim Akram
Icon Player: Rashid Khan
**
Northern Warriors
Owners: Mohomed Morani, Lucky Morani and Shahbaz Ilyas
Coach: Robin Singh
Icon Player: Darren Sammy

 

[Savak]

Salman Iqbal has already abandoned this tournament, what are our Pakistani players and ex test cricketers doing there?

 

[run-out]

Fahim ashraf and shadab khan not playing?

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Hopefully Ehsan Mani keeps our players safe.

 

[shaaik]

T10 League, the world’s first 10-over international professional cricket league that has been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and licensed by Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) is now preparing for the second edition of 2018.

ICC is the cricket’s governing body and its anti-corruption unit examines each league on financial and corruption-related issues. The T10 League management continues to work with the ICC and ECB to deliver a corruption-free tournament and as a result there is no change to the existing sanction.

The 2018 edition scheduled to start from November 23 and spread over 10 days, will have 29 matches as compared to a 4-day event in 2017. To meet this new challenge and also to keep the event clean, the T10 League management has made many positive changes to bolster the execution and operations of the 2018 T10 League tournament.

Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk, Chairman of the T10 League, said, “The first edition of the T10 League in 2017 was a great experience of launching a completely new concept of 90 minutes cricket. We made sure all the key areas were covered and the event was executed successfully. DPM managed the operations, The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) of the ICC managed the anti-corruption activity and also had Colonel Azam from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) monitoring the Pakistani players. Even this year, we have outsourced the anti-corruption, anti-doping and umpires to ICC and their approved agencies. We have incorporated many positive changes listed as under:

· A new CEO with experience of holding a CEO position of an IPL Franchisee is shortlisted and will be appointed shortly

· Formed a New Governing council with representatives from Emirates Cricket Board

· Appointed the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit to handle the anti-corruption and awarded ICC approved agency for anti-doping checks

· Appointing umpires from the ICC panel

· Appointed global auditing firm Ernst and Young as external auditors

· Appointed Roshan Mahanama as Head of Technical committee to ensure compliance to all ICC codes and regulations.

· Embarking on a global talent hunt program to provide talent feed to ECB and appointed Wasim Akram as Director of Talent Hunt programme

· Appointed Shahid Afridi, Brendon McCullumand Virendra Sehwag as League icons.

· Passing a regulation that players will not be invited to after parties to eliminate the chances of questionable elements approaching players in such places.

Saadullah Khan, Partner of the T10 League, said, “The challenges in 2017 was to execute an all-new format of T10 cricket and run the league in professional manner bringing in high quality of cricket and exciting entertainment. This was done with remarkable success.

“The second season of T10 in 2018 was launched on the back of highly successful first season with an objective to drive cricket passion further better and bigger. We believe we will deliver a league this year which will far more exciting and better entertainment for larger audiences across the globe. Both in quality and quantity.

“Let me touch base as reference and record, we are fully mindful of various ICC compliances and make serious and continuous sincere endeavours to total and complete implementation. We hope we will have approval of PCB for participation of Pakistani players as they are an integral part of T 10 cricket growth. I wish the T10 management, audience and players a great event.”

David East, CEO of Emirates Cricket Board, said, “The first edition of T10 League last year was the start of a very exciting new format that attracted audiences around the globe. The innovation that the T10 management is showing for the second edition bodes well for an event to surpass the outstanding display we saw last year.”

Eight teams – Kerala Kings, Punjab Legends, Maratha Arabians, Bengal Tigers, The Karachians, Rajputs, Northern Warriors and Pakhtoons – have been drawn in to two groups to fight it out in the 2nd Season of T10 League – that takes place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from November 23 to December 2, 2018.

This year, two teams – The Karachians and Northern Warriors – have been added to the list of the earlier six teams. This will expand the support and fan base of the T10 League.

The T10 League is live telecast in the GCC, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom and the United States – followed by millions of fans – watching the actions of some of the most popular cricket stars, such as Shane Watson, Shahid Afridi, Eoin Morgan, Rasheed Khan, Shoeb Malik, Sunil Narine, Darren Sammy, among many others.

 

[Abdullah719]

 

[MenInG]

T10 League, the world’s first 10-over international professional cricket league that has been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and licensed by Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) is now preparing for the second edition of 2018.

ICC is the cricket’s governing body and its anti-corruption unit examines each league on financial and corruption-related issues. The T10 League management continues to work with the ICC and ECB to deliver a corruption-free tournament and as a result there is no change to the existing sanction.

The 2018 edition scheduled to start from November 23 and spread over 10 days, will have 29 matches as compared to a 4-day event in 2017. To meet this new challenge and also to keep the event clean, the T10 League management has made many positive changes to bolster the execution and operations of the 2018 T10 League tournament.

Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk, Chairman of the T10 League, said, “The first edition of the T10 League in 2017 was a great experience of launching a completely new concept of 90 minutes cricket. We made sure all the key areas were covered and the event was executed successfully. DPM managed the operations, The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) of the ICC managed the anti-corruption activity and also had Colonel Azam from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) monitoring the Pakistani players. Even this year, we have outsourced the anti-corruption, anti-doping and umpires to ICC and their approved agencies. We have incorporated many positive changes listed as under:

· A new CEO with experience of holding a CEO position of an IPL Franchisee is shortlisted and will be appointed shortly

· Formed a New Governing council with representatives from Emirates Cricket Board

· Appointed the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit to handle the anti-corruption and awarded ICC approved agency for anti-doping checks

· Appointing umpires from the ICC panel

· Appointed global auditing firm Ernst and Young as external auditors

· Appointed Roshan Mahanama as Head of Technical committee to ensure compliance to all ICC codes and regulations.

· Embarking on a global talent hunt program to provide talent feed to ECB and appointed Wasim Akram as Director of Talent Hunt programme

· Appointed Shahid Afridi, Brendon McCullumand Virendra Sehwag as League icons.

· Passing a regulation that players will not be invited to after parties to eliminate the chances of questionable elements approaching players in such places.

Saadullah Khan, Partner of the T10 League, said, “The challenges in 2017 was to execute an all-new format of T10 cricket and run the league in professional manner bringing in high quality of cricket and exciting entertainment. This was done with remarkable success.

“The second season of T10 in 2018 was launched on the back of highly successful first season with an objective to drive cricket passion further better and bigger. We believe we will deliver a league this year which will far more exciting and better entertainment for larger audiences across the globe. Both in quality and quantity.

“Let me touch base as reference and record, we are fully mindful of various ICC compliances and make serious and continuous sincere endeavours to total and complete implementation. We hope we will have approval of PCB for participation of Pakistani players as they are an integral part of T 10 cricket growth. I wish the T10 management, audience and players a great event.”

David East, CEO of Emirates Cricket Board, said, “The first edition of T10 League last year was the start of a very exciting new format that attracted audiences around the globe. The innovation that the T10 management is showing for the second edition bodes well for an event to surpass the outstanding display we saw last year.”

Eight teams – Kerala Kings, Punjab Legends, Maratha Arabians, Bengal Tigers, The Karachians, Rajputs, Northern Warriors and Pakhtoons – have been drawn in to two groups to fight it out in the 2nd Season of T10 League – that takes place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from November 23 to December 2, 2018.

This year, two teams – The Karachians and Northern Warriors – have been added to the list of the earlier six teams. This will expand the support and fan base of the T10 League.

The T10 League is live telecast in the GCC, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom and the United States – followed by millions of fans – watching the actions of some of the most popular cricket stars, such as Shane Watson, Shahid Afridi, Eoin Morgan, Rasheed Khan, Shoeb Malik, Sunil Narine, Darren Sammy, among many others.

Think the ICC is doing its job by encouraging other formats - making sure that they are held in the right spirit.

 

[MenInG]

Former India internationals Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Praveen Kumar, who announced his retirement recently, Subramaniam Badrinathand Reetinder Singh Sodhi are among eight high-profile Indian players who will participate in the second season of the T10 League, starting November 23 in Sharjah.

“I am happy to announce that we have signed up eight Indian players to play in the second season of the tournament,” Shaji Ul Mulk, chairman of league, said in a statement.

“This will encourage players from all over the world to join the T10 League movement and help popularise the 10-over format cricket worldwide in the coming years.”

Earlier, Virender Sehwag was named the T10 Cricket League brand icon along with Shahid Afridi and New Zealand veteran Brendon McCullum.

Besides appointing Sehwag, Afridi and McCullum as the league icons, former Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram has been entrusted the task of global talent hunt as Director of Talent Hunt Programme.

The inaugural season of the league was won by Kerala Kings. This edition two new teams have been added in the Karachians and Northern Warriors.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/zaheer-khan-praveen-kumar-to-feature-in-t10-league-75

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Wait, weren't the teams already announced?

How will the 8 extra players fit in?

1 player per team?

 

[Zeeraq]

NOCs to be issued to players for participation in T10 League

Statement from PCB:

Lahore October 24 - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to issue NOCs to some of its players for the T-10 League scheduled to take place in November/December 2018.

The decision has been made after due diligence was carried out by the PCB in which the Board procured and processed detailed information from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Emirates Cricket Board.

Furthermore, PCB’s own Anti-Corruption Unit has also carried out a thorough review. It has also been observed that the ICC has given approval for member boards to issue NOCs to their players to take part in the league if they wish so.

As a consequence of this review, the PCB has decided to allow its players to take part in the upcoming T-10 League in UAE. Like the first edition PCB will send its own Integrity Officers to monitor the league. Pakistan players will now have to approach PCB to seek NOCs. Each request for NOC will be assessed on a case to case basis.

 

[Smbhayi]

T-10 will be good if only 6 batsmen get to bat..

 

[MenInG]

Some legal issues regarding T10 it seems.

Punjabi Legends has decided to postpone their press conference till further notice due to some court legalities pertaining to T10

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I announce with mixed feelings that I will be not be part of <a href="https://twitter.com/PunjabiLegends_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PunjabiLegends_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/T10League?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#T10League</a> to spend time with my family. This was a tough decision (sp since my wife thinks I should play) but I want to be with my wife and son more than anything else. Hope you all will understand &#55358;&#56599;</p>— Shoaib Malik &#55356;&#56821;&#55356;&#56816; (@realshoaibmalik) <a href="https://twitter.com/realshoaibmalik/status/1062038708008833024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I announce with mixed feelings that I will be not be part of <a href="https://twitter.com/PunjabiLegends_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PunjabiLegends_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/T10League?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#T10League</a> to spend time with my family. This was a tough decision (sp since my wife thinks I should play) but I want to be with my wife and son more than anything else. Hope you all will understand ��</p>— Shoaib Malik ���� (@realshoaibmalik) <a href="https://twitter.com/realshoaibmalik/status/1062038708008833024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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So a new captain will be chosen?

 

[ARK Rafay]

T-10 will be good if only 6 batsmen get to bat..

Exactly. 11 players for 10 overs is just too much.

I like Hong Kong super sixes format.

 

[MenInG]

Sindh High Court has forbidden the controversial T10 League from using Pakistani cities’ name for their franchises in an order released on Friday over a petition filed earlier.

The verdict from the Sindh High Court has been dubbed as a decision that will serve Pakistan cricket’s interest. It has been told that any name that resembles with the name of any city of Pakistan, such as Karachians, shall not be used during the 10-over tournament.

The court has also instructed the dubious T10 League to fix their advertisements, where they are exploiting the names of Pakistan’s cities. If the league does not follow court’s instructions, the act will be considered as the contempt of court.

Experts suggest that the verdict from SHC will help Pakistan Super League’s cause, which is Pakistan Cricket Board’s own blockbuster cricketing league.

Earlier, PSL franchises had also expressed concerns over T10 League using the country’s cities’ names. They termed the move as “a mean attempt by a foreign entity to target Pakistani cricket viewership market,” though the league has no affiliation with the country. The PSL franchises have asked the board to pay attention to these problems before they get severe.

Furthermore, PCB chairman, Ehsan Mani had refused to issue Pakistani players No Objection Certificate (NOC) until he gets satisfactory answers about T10 League’s organisers.

India’s former captain and legendary batsman, Mohammad Azharuddin had refused to serve as the president of a talent hunt program in India for the ten-over league, citing reports surrounding the tournament.

https://arysports.tv/sindh-high-court-forbids-t10-league-using-pakistani-citys-name/

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Exactly. 11 players for 10 overs is just too much.

I like Hong Kong super sixes format.

Yea Super Sixers rules with T10 would work best. 11 players is overkill.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Indians taking part in this league. Zaheer Khan the only repectable fella. He's also old and other granpas playing too.

Badrinath is also there. Last I saw him on TV he was with CSK long ago.

Imran Nazir is there too. The man who couldn't face Wasim Akram in 2018. (Sultan XI vs Toofan XI)

Thank You but I'll pass

 

[silentkiller187]

isn't there an emirates t20 league planned soon as well, and then the PSL all in the UAE with most of the games making a loss on the gates seems like an overkill. Think its time the ICC came up with a global league system, limit 3/4 foreigners per team, players can only play for one team with a transfer system, that way youngsters will get exposure, ICC can cash in and invest in other areas i.e test cricket, and the fans no longer have to keep up with how many different franchises their favorite player plays for.

 

[MenInG]

isn't there an emirates t20 league planned soon as well, and then the PSL all in the UAE with most of the games making a loss on the gates seems like an overkill. Think its time the ICC came up with a global league system, limit 3/4 foreigners per team, players can only play for one team with a transfer system, that way youngsters will get exposure, ICC can cash in and invest in other areas i.e test cricket, and the fans no longer have to keep up with how many different franchises their favorite player plays for.

Emirates one has been cancelled.

 

[MenInG]

21 November 2018, Dubai: The great warrior race of Marathas is all set to resume battle, but on a fresh battle ground, the cricket fields of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).



Named the Maratha Arabians, a franchise in the upcoming T10 League to be played over 10-overs-a-side, the squad featuring some of the world’s best known cricketers will do battle in the eight-team tournament from 21 November-2 December at the historic Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The tournament is being staged under the aegis of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), with official approval of the International Cricket Council (ICC).



Maratha Arabians is co-owned by Parvez Khan of Pacific Ventures, Bollywood Actor/Producer/Director Sohail Khan and Ali Tumbi of Aqua Properties. Legendary India Opener and captain Virender Sehwag was named as the batting coach of the franchise at the launch of the official anthem of the side at The Oberoi Hotel in Dubai on Tuesday night. Another legend of the game, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram returns as the head coach of the squad. Former England and Scotland cricketer Dougie Brown is the assistant coach of the side alongside ex-Pakistan international Faisal Iqbal.



Former West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo was on Tuesday unveiled as the captain of the franchise. Bravo had also played in the first edition of the tournament for Maratha Arabians.

The squad consists of players from nine countries including Afghanistan, Australia, India, England, Pakistan, South Africa, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Zimbabwe.



Maratha Arabians begins their campaign with a game against Punjabi Legends on Thursday.



The franchise on Tuesday night unveiled the official anthem for the season sung and composed by noted singer from India, Shadab Faridi. Over the years, Faridi has been the voice of a number of superstars in the Hindi Film industry including superstar Salman Khan.



Speaking at the launch of the anthem, Sehwag said: “When I played the tournament last year it gave me an adrenaline rush like never before. This time I am here as the batting coach and it has the same feel like before. We have an exciting squad full of impact players. The fact that the tournament aims to entertain the fans at large fits in well with me because that has been my philosophy always.”

Maratha Arabians Co-owner Sohail Khan said: “Cricket has always been close to my heart. It is a brilliant concept and as a team owner it provides us an excellent opportunity to maximise the popularity of the sport further. We have a fantastic squad with an iconic captain. It cannot get better than this.”



Maratha Arabians Co-owner Parvez Khan said: “At Pacific Ventures we have always been closely associated with cricket. Owning a franchise in the format is a special honour for us because it takes us back to our roots in Maharashtra. The presence of legends like Virender Sehwag and Wasim Akram means that we have the best possible advice for our squad.”



Maratha Arabians Co-owner Ali Tumbi said: “This franchise stands for two exciting warrior races. I am sure our squad will fight for every inch throughout the tournament. We have an excellent squad with players who are adept at the shorter formats.”



Squad: Dwayne Bravo (Windies, captain); Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai (all Afghanistan); James Faulkner (Australia); Alex Hales, Adam Lyth, James Vince, Richard Gleeson (all England); Subramaniam Badrinath (India); Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands); Kamran Akmal (Pakistan); Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe); Amir Hayat, Zahoor Khan (both UAE); Head Coach and Mentor: Wasim Akram; Batting coach: Virender Sehwag; Assistant coach: Dougie Brown (Scotland), Faisal Iqbal (Pakistan); Manager: Abdul Latif Khan

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Interesting to see M. Nawaz playing today.

He played 2 matches in SA and now here.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Carnage.

Absolutely unbelievable hitting by Shahzad.

Chased down 96 in 4 overs.

74 off 16

 

[Baigel]

Shahzad about time Kohli gives up on his diet as well

 

[MenInG]

Poor Afridi - out of sorts and really out of time!

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Poor Afridi - out of sorts and really out of time!

He should have left cricket 2 years ago minimum. Is pure embarrasment these days.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Quick games a good game!! <a href="https://t.co/cUMOCdMgl1">pic.twitter.com/cUMOCdMgl1</a></p>— tim murtagh (@tjmurtagh) <a href="https://twitter.com/tjmurtagh/status/1065301570336763909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[sam_ahm]

WTH, is this played on EA Sports Easy mode?

 

[Sher Khan]

Brilliant display of bowling by Aamer Yamin. Figures of 2-1-4-4. Including 4 wickets in 4 balls!!

 

[shaaik]

Aamer Yamin taking 4 wickets off 4 consecutive balls against Warriors in T10 match playing for Bengal Tigers. He had a match figures of 2 overs 4 Runs 4 wickets. He also bowled a first maiden over of the T10 competition in the process.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Is this even being televised this year?

 

[shaaik]

Is this even being televised this year?

Sony ESPN in India.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Sony ESPN in India.

Only in India this year and not internationally?