Abu Dhabi T10 League: Rating each team based on their squad

With the player draft for the Abu Dhabi T10 done and dusted, all teams are looking up to the challenge in one of the shortest formats of the game. The tournament will start on November 24^th and see its culmination on December 4^th.

With the game still more than a month away, there are no recent developments to be talked about. Since the teams have been announced, let’s rate them based on their chances of a win.

Delhi Bulls- 8/10

Dwayne Bravo (Image source: Twitter)

One of the most legendary players in T20, Dwayne Bravo will be leading the Delhi Bulls team in Abu Dhabi T10. He was signed as the icon for the team and has also been handed over the captaincy duties. With batters like Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Will Jacks and bowling taken care of by Bravo, Imad Wasim, Richard Gleeson, and others, the team looks well sorted in terms of bowling too.

The only area where the team looks a bit lacking is in terms of match-winning all-rounders. They reached the final of the last edition which could be a huge motivation for doing better this time around.

Delhi Bulls Squad: Dwayne Bravo (icon, captain), Tim David, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rilee Rossouw, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Will Jacks, Najibullah Zadran, Dominic Drakes, Richard Gleeson, Keemo Paul, Mitchell Stanley, Shiraz Ahmed, Karnal Zahid, Aayan Afzal Khan, Imad Wasim, Jordan Cox

Team Abu Dhabi- 7/10

Chris Lynn (Image source: Twitter)

Team Abu Dhabi’s bowling is properly stacked with Adil Rashid, Mustafizur Rahman, Jamie Overton (highest wicket-taker in 2021) and others.

It is however the batting that looks a bit weak and does not have strength in depth. Batting could be Team Abu Dhabi’s weakest link. The team would be out before the semi-final.

Team Abu Dhabi Squad: Chris Lynn (icon), Fabian Allen, Phil Salt, Adil Rashid, Naveen-ul-Haq, Tymal Mills, Jamie Overton, James Vince, Brandon King, Amad Butt, Darwish Rasooli, Alishan Sharafu, Abid Ali, Ethan D’Souza, Mustafizur Rahman, Peter Hatzoglou

Northern Warriors- 7/10

Wanindu Hasaranga (Image source: Twitter)

Wanindu Hasaranga took 21 wickets in the last edition’s tournament and has been signed as the icon for the team. The rest of the squad however does not impart the same level of confidence in fans as bowling.

They have however won the Abu Dhabi T10 twice (2018 and 2021) and would come into the tournament with huge experience.

Northern Warriors Squad: Wanindu Hasaranga (icon), Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell (captain), Adam Lyth, Reece Topley, Kennar Lewis, Wayne Parnell, Adam Hose, Chris Green, Rayad Emrit, Gus Atkinson, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Usman, Hamdan Tahir, Dushmantha Chameera, Mohammad Irfan

Bangla Tigers- 7.5/10

Shakib Al Hasan (Image source:” Twitter)

Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be leading the Bangla Tigers in the sixth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League. With batters like Evin Lewis, Colin Munro, Ben Cutting, Hazratullah Zazai and others, the Tigers’ batting looks solid.

The same can also be said about their bowling lineup featuring Mohammad Amir, Shakib, Dan Christian and others. They however lack a match-winner who could see off the game on his own.

Bangla Tigers Squad: Shakib Al Hasan (icon, captain), Evin Lewis, Colin Munro, Hazratullah Zazai, Joe Clarke, Benny Howell, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Amir, Matheesha Pathirana, Nurul Hasan, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Rohan Mustafa, Chirag Suri, Umair Ali, Dan Christian, Jake Ball

Deccan Gladiators- 7.5/10

Nicholas Pooran (Image source: Twitter)

Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russel, Jason Roy, David Wiese and Odean Smith make the Gladiators’ batting lineup among the very best in the league. There are however no known bowlers which would be an area of concern for the team going into the tournament.

They are last season’s winners and would be coming into this year’s tournament with huge confidence.

Deccan Gladiators Squad: Nicholas Pooran (icon), Andre Russell, David Wiese, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Luke Wood, Josh Little, Odean Smith, Will Smeed, Zahir Khan, Curtis Campher, Zahoor Khan, Adeel Malik, Sultan Ahmed, Jason Roy, Taskin Ahmed

Chennai Braves- 6/10

Dasun Shanaka (Image source: Twitter)

The Sri Lankan Asia Cup-winning trio of Dasun Shanaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Maheesh Theekshana form the backbone of the Braves team. The quality of Chennai Braves however ends with the trio as there aren’t other known match winners in the team.

They look like one of the weakest teams in the tournament.

Chennai Braves Squad: Dasun Shanaka (icon), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Carlos Brathwaite, Obed McCoy, Maheesh Theekshana, Olly Stone, Ben Duckett, Sam Cook, Sikandar Raza, Ross Whiteley, Kobe Herft, Karthik Meiyappan, Vriitya Aravind, Sabir Rao, Laurie Evans, James Fuller

Morrisville Samp Army- 9/10

David Miller (Image source: Twitter)

The David Miller-led side has a strong batting lineup featuring Shimron Heymyer, Johnson Chrles, Ibrahim Zadran and others. Their middle order is also taken care of by Moeen Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Chamika Karunaratne.

It is however their bowling which looks properly strong as Anrich Nortje leads a lineup of Sheldon Cotrell, Ahmed Raza, Ali and Pretorious. The Miller-led side is the strongest on paper of all the Abu Dhabi T10 League teams.

Morrisville Samp Army Squad: David Miller (icon), Anrich Nortje, Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Johnson Charles, Chamika Karunaratne, George Garton, Andries Gous, Jacobus Pienaar, Ibrahim Zadran, Ahmed Raza, Kashif Daud, Basil Hameed, Sheldon Cottrell, Karim Janat

New York Strikers- 7.5/10

Kieron Pollard (Image source: Twitter)

Iconic West Indies player Kieron Pollard leads the New York Strikers into the fifth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League. World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan makes the team stronger along with Paul Stirling. Wicketkeeper batter Andre Fletcher is known to hit massive sixes and could be a matchwinner for the team.

The bowling is led by Romario Shepherd, Wahab Riaz, Akeal Hosein, Kesrick Williams and Ravi Rampaul. However, most of the players are not playing regular cricket which could be a big

New York Strikers Squad: Kieron Pollard (icon, captain), Eoin Morgan, Azam Khan, Paul Stirling, Romario Shepherd, Andre Fletcher, Wahab Riaz, Jordan Thompson, Kesrick Williams, Izharulhaq Naveed, Tom Hartley, Muhammad Waseem, Nav Pabreja, Muhammad Farooq, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul

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