The inaugural season of the US Masters T10 League is set to feature numerous world-class players around the world. The 10-over tournament will begin on August 18 and run until August 27. New Jersey Legends, Atlanta Fire, California Knights, Morrisville Unity, New York Warriors, and Texas Chargers are the six teams competing in the first edition.
On Saturday, July 8, T Ten Global Sports conducted a Player Draft in Raleigh, North Carolina, during which all of the teams built star-studded lineups. Former Indian cricketers and two-time World Cup winners Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan will play for New Jersey Legends. Irfan Pathan, Mohammad Kaif, Harbhajan Singh, Chris Gayle, Ross Taylor, Shahid Afridi and many other veteran cricketers are also part of the first season.
Full squad details of all 6 teams
Atlanta Fire: Lendl Simmons, Robin Uthappa, Dwayne Smith, David Hussey, Nasir Hussain, Hammad Azam, Grant Elliott, Farhad Reza, Chaturanga de Silva, Kamrul Islam Rabi, Mohammad Irfan, Sreesanth, Hamilton Masakadza, Junaid Siddiqui, Elias Sani, and Amila Apansu.
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
Speaking about the league Player Draft, Shaji-Ul- Mulk, Chairman of T Ten Sports Management, said: “It’s fantastic to see that all six teams have constructed well-balanced sides for the first season of the US Masters T10 League. With several former international stars in all line-ups, the competition will certainly be a treat to watch for all cricket fans around the world.”
