ILT20 2023: Seven days left, complete rosters for each team
The first edition of the International League T20 will be held in the United Arab Emirates from 13 January 2023. Here are the squads and complete team lists for all six franchises.
International League T20: All you need to knowThe six teams are Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Desert Vipers, Dubai Capitals, Gulf Giants, MI Emirates and Sharjah Warriors. The 30 league games will be followed by Qualifier 1 on 8 February, Eliminator on 9 February, Qualifier 2 on 10 February and the final on 12February 12.
Each match XI must feature at least two cricketers from the UAE and another from a different associate country.
ILT20 2023: Complete team rosters for all six franchises
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Sunil Narine (c), Andre Russell, Jonny Bairstow, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Kumara, Colin Ingram, Akeal Hosein, Charith Asalanka, Brandon Glover, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ravi Rampaul, Ali Khan, Zawar Farid, Zaman Khan, Raymon Reifer, Kennar Lewis, Matiullah Khan, Fahad Nawaz, Sabir Ali.
Desert Vipers: Colin Munro (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Tom Curran, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Duckett, Sandeep Lamichhane, Saqib Mahmood, Benny Howell, Sheldon Cottrell, Colin Ingram, Akeal Hosein, Ruben Trumpelmann, Azam Khan, Rohan Mustafa, Shiraz Ahmed.
Dubai Capitals: Rovman Powell (c), Dushmantha Chameera, Hazratullah Zazai, Fabian Allen, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sikandar Raza, Isuru Udana, Niroshan Dickwella, Dan Lawrence, Blessing Muzarabani, Dasun Shanaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, George Munsey, Fred Klaassen, Jash Giyanani, Akif Raja, Yusuf Pathan, Rahul Bhatia, Joe Root, Robin Uthappa, Ravi Bopara, Hazrat Luqman, Chirag Suri.
Gulf Giants: James Vince (c), Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, Shimron Hetmyer, Dominic Drakes, David Wiese, Tom Banton, Liam Dawson, Qais Ahmad, Richard Gleeson, Ollie Pope, CP Rizwan, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed, Sanchit Sharma, Ashwanth Valthapa, Wayne Madsen, Aayan Afzal Khan, Ansh Tandon.
MI Emirates: Kieron Pollard (c), Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, Imran Tahir, Samit Patel, Andre Fletcher, Will Smeed, Basil Hameed, Najibullah Zadran, Zahir Khan, Jordan Thompson, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Brad Wheal, Lorcan Tucker, Jonathan Figy, Bas de Leede, Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind, Zahoor Khan.
Sharjah Warriors: Moeen Ali (c), Dawid Malan, Evin Lewis, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Woakes, Noor Ahmad, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Chris Benjamin, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-ul-Haq, Danny Briggs, Mark Deyal, Bilal Khan, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah, JJ Smit, Karthik Meiyappan, Alishan Sharafu.