The second edition of the T10 cricket league has given good news to star Afghani spinner, Rashid Khan. The 20-year-old spin wizard has been drafted into the Maratha Arabians and has replaced former Indian batsman, Virender Sehwag as its icon player.
The tournament will be played this year in UAE and former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi will be its part for the second time in a row. He has been named as the icon player of the Pakhtoons. Former New Zealand captain and wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum will represent the Rajputs.
Caribbean T20 specialist Andre Russell has been named in the Northern Warriors lineup while the likes of Eoin Morgan and Kieron Pollard are in the Kerala Kings side.
Here’s the complete squad:
Punjabi Legends: Shoaib Malik (icon), Evin Lewis, Chris Jordan, Luke Ronchi, Liam Plunkett
Kerala Kings: Eoin Morgan (icon), Kieron Pollard, Sohail Tanvir, Paul Stirling, Dasun Shanaka
Maratha Arabians: Rashid Khan (icon), James Faulkner, Alex Hales, Dwayne Bravo, Kamran Akmal
Pakhtoons: Shahid Afridi (icon), Colin Ingram, David Willey, Mohammad Irfan, Liam Dawson
Bengal Tigers: Sunil Narine (icon), Jason Roy, Sam Billings, Asif Ali, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Karachians: Shane Watson (icon), Jofra Archer, Anton Devcich, Colin de Grandhomme, Ben Laughlin
Kerala Kings: Eoin Morgan (icon), Kieron Pollard, Sohail Tanvir, Paul Stirling, Dasun Shanaka
Rajputs: Brendon McCullum (icon), Mohammad Hafeez, Rilee Rossouw, Chris Lynn, Mohammad Shahzad