da 888： Chris Gayle, Suresh Raina, Aaron Finch, Misbah-ul-Haq are among the other headline acts at the inaugural edition of the T10 league, which kicks off on August 18
da bwin： Abhimanyu Bose16-Aug-2023Who is putting the tournament together?
The tournament is being organised by T Ten Global Sports and the Samp Army franchise that plays in the Abu Dhabi T10. T Ten Global Sports falls under the umbrella of Mulk Holdings International and is the organiser of Abu Dhabi T10, Zim Afro T10, Indian Masters T10 and Sri Lanka T10.Who will be the star players on show?
There are plenty of exciting names on the roster, including several World-Cup winners. The draft for the inaugural season of the US Masters T10 was held on July 8 in Raleigh, North Carolina.The New Jersey Tritons will boast of two players who helped India win the 2011 World Cup in Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan. They also have players like RP Singh, Albie Morkel, Liam Plunkett, Jesse Ryder, Craig McMillan and Monty Panesar in their ranks.Chris Gayle, who opted to play the US Masters T10 over this year’s Caribbean Premier League, will star for Morrisville Unity. The team also has Harbhajan Singh, Kevin O’Brien, Parthiv Patel, Corey Anderson and Makhaya Ntini.Robin Uthappa and David Hussey headline Atlanta Riders’ squad, which also comprises the likes of Lendl Simmons, Grant Elliott, and Sreesanth.Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan and Mohammad Kaif will turn out for California Knights along with Australia’s 2021 T20 World Cup-winning captain Aaron Finch. South Africa legend Jacques Kallis and Peter Siddle are also on their roster.New York Warriors will feature former Pakistan stars Shahid Afridi and Misbah-ul-Haq along with Kamran Akmal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, M Vijay and Munaf Patel.Mohammad Hafeez is with Texas Chargers, and they also have Ben Dunk, Pragyan Ojha, Fidel Edwards and Praveen Kumar.*Now I’m excited – when is this tournament and where can I follow it?
The tournament begins on August 18 with the final scheduled for August 27. You can follow live ball-by-ball coverage of the games on ESPNcricinfo. If you’re based in India, you can also watch the games on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports Hindi, or stream them online on JioCinema.Lauderhill, the most popular cricket venue in the USA, will host all the matches•Peter Della PennaSo there are six teams. What is the format?
The six teams will play a round-robin league and the top four teams will make the playoffs. The top two teams will play Qualifier 1 while teams three and four will face off in the Eliminator. The winner of Qualifier 1 will go through to the final and will be joined by the winner of Qualifier 2, which will be contested between the winner of the Eliminator and the team that loses Qualifier 1.The full squadsNew Jersey Tritons: Gautam Gambhir, 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, Monty PanesarAtlanta Riders: 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 Elliott, Amila Aponso, Hamilton Masakadza, SreesanthCalifornia 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, Sudeep TyagiMorrisville 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, Makhaya NtiniNew 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, Dhammika PrasadTexas Chargers: Ben Dunk, Mohammad Hafeez, Isuru Udana, Neil Broom, Fidel Edwards, Umar Gul, Upul Tharanga, Pragyan Ojha, Jeevan Mendis, Siddharth Trivedi, Phil Mustard, Noor Ali Zadran, Praveen Kumar, Paul Adams*