16 UAE cricketers all set to showcase talent at T10 League

Dubai - Shaiman Anwar, Chirag Suri and Rohan Mustafa are among some the players selected after a Talent Hunt

Eight franchise teams have picked up the top 16 UAE cricketers through a draft to complete their respective 16-member squads in preparation for their bid to win the second season of the T10 League that takes place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
These 16 players have been chosen through a UAE-wide Talent Hunt for the T10 League.
Defending champions of the first T10 League, Kerala Knights have chosen Muhammad Naveed and Abdul Shakoor, to bolster their chances of retaining the title, while last year's runners-up Punjabi Legends have selected two accomplished UAE players Shaiman Anwar and Sandy Singh to their side.
Bengal Tigers picked up Chirag Suri and Muhammad Usman while newcomers Sindhis opted for Ahmad Raza and Ghulam Shabbir to bolster their chances at the upcoming T10 League.
Zahoor Khan and Amir Hayat will play in Maratha Arabians while last while Pakhtoons selected Hafiz Kaleem and Sheer Walli. Rajputs picked up Rohan Mustafa and Ashfaq Ahmed while Northern Warriors have picked Imran Haider and Rahul Bhatia at the draw.
Shaji Ul Mulk, chairman of T10 League, said: "These 16 UAE cricketers have been selected through a rigorous country-wide Talent Hunt to promote UAE cricketers and give them a chance to prove themselves in a competitive international tournament like the T10 League.
"While the game of cricket is becoming a popular sport and more and more international cricket leagues are taking place in the UAE, we want to help develop local talents in cricket and give them international exposure so that the country could boost its prospects and become one of the top cricketing teams in the world.
"This is the beginning of a long journey and we want the UAE to be very much part of the global cricket movement."
With the selection of the two UAE cricketers, each team is now complete with 16 players including the Icon Player, of which 11 players will play on a given match to bid for the cup.
Welcoming the UAE cricketers, Saadullah Khan, managing director and partner of the T10 League, said, "The selection of the UAE cricketers in the T10 League, reflects our strong commitment to the UAE and in developing domestic cricket.
"In the years to come, we will promote more UAE cricketers in the international competitive tournaments so that they could become global icons and raise the profile of the UAE in the global sports map."
T10 League, the world's first 10-over international professional cricket league that is licensed by Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), has recently appointed Sony Pictures Networks as its broadcast partners for South Asia, Middle East and North Africa for three years.
The T10 League matches will be telecast live through Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD in India, Ten Sports in Pakistan, Ten Cricket in Middle East and North Africa. It will also be streamed on SonyLIV.

T10 League: Final Team CombinationKerala Knights: Eoin Morgan (Icon Player, Captain, England), R.S. Sodhi (India), Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan), Kieron Pollard (West Indies), Paul Stirling (Ireland), Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka), Chris Gayle (West Indies), Junaid Khan (Pakistan), Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal), Tom Curran (England), Fabian Allen (West Indies), Niroshan Dickwella (Sri Lanka), Imran Nazir (Pakistan), Benny Howell (England), Muhammad Naveed (UAE) and Abdul Shakoor (UAE)   Maratha Arabians: Rashid Khan (Icon Player, Afghanistan), S. Badrinath (India), Kamran Akmal (Pakistan), Alex Hales (England), Dwayne Bravo (West Indies), James Faulkner (Australia), Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka), Liam Livingstone (England), James Vince (England), Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe), Adam Lyth (England), Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands), Najibullah Zadran (Afghanistan), Richard Gleeson (England), Zahoor Khan (UAE) and Amir Hayat (UAE) Pakhtoons: Shahid Afridi (Icon Player, Pakistan), R.P. Singh (India), Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan), Liam Dawson (England), Colin Ingram (South Africa), David Willey (England), Colin Munro (New Zealand), Andre Fletcher (West Indies), Sohail Khan (Pakistan), Sharafuddin Ashraf (Afghanistan), Chadwick Walton (West Indies), Shapoor Zadran (Afghanistan), Gulbadin Naib (Afghanistan), Cameron Delport (South Africa), Hafiz Kaleem (UAE) and Sheer Walli (UAE). Punjabi Legends:  Shoaib Malik (Icon Player, Pakistan), Praveen Kumar (India), Chris Jordan (England), Luke Ronchi (New Zealand), Liam Plunkett (England), Evin Lewis (West Indies), Mohammad Sami (Pakistan), Zahir Khan (Afghanistan), Umar Akmal (Pakistan), Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand), Tom Moores (England), Anwar Ali (Pakistan), Jade Dernbach (England), Hasan Khan (Pakistan), Shaiman Anwar (UAE) and Sandy Singh (UAE).   Sindhis: Shane Watson (Icon Player), Pravin Tambe (India), Anton Devcich (New Zealand), Ben Laughlin (Australia), Jofra Archer (England), Ben Cutting (Australia), Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka), Dinesh Ramdin (West Indies), Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan), Dawid Malan (England), Fawad Ahmed (Australia), Isuru Udana (Sri Lanka), Samiullah Shenwari (Afghanistan), Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan), Ahmad Raza (UAE) and Ghulam Shabbir (UAE).   Bengal Tigers: Sunil Narine (Icon Player, West Indies), Zaheer Khan (India), Jason Roy (England), Asif Ali (Pakistan), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan), Sam Billings (England), Morne Morkel (South Africa), Aamer Yamin (Pakistan), Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka), Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies), Kevon Cooper (West Indies), Rayad Emrit (West Indies), Ali Khan (United States), Chirag Suri (UAE) and Muhammad Usman (UAE). Northern Warriors: Darren Sammy (Icon Player, West Indies), Amitoze Singh (India), Wahab Riaz (Pakistan), Nicolas Pooran (West Indies), Andre Russell (West Indies), Dwayne Smith (West Indies), Ravi Bopara (England), Rovman Powell (West Indies), Harry Gurney (England), Chris Green (Australia), Obed McCoy, Lendl Simmons (West Indies), Khary Pierre (West Indies), Kennar Lewis (West Indies), Imran Haider (UAE) and Rahul Bhatia (UAE).   Rajputs:  Brendon McCullum (Icon Player, New Zealand), Munaf Patel (India), Chris Lynn (Australia), Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan), Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan), Tymal Mills (England), Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies), Rahat Ali (Pakistan), Samit Patel (England), Qais Ahmad (Afghanistan), Ben Dunk (Australia), Shan Masood (Pakistan), Peter Trego (England), Rohan Mustafa (UAE) and Ashfaq Ahmed (UAE).