Former pacers Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel and Praveen Kumar have been picked to play for their respective franchises in the upcoming T10 League in the UAE that will take place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from November 21 to December 2.
Zaheer was picked up by Bengal Tigers while Punjabi Legends opted for Praveen. Similarly, S Badrinath will play for Maratha Arabians while last year’s champions Kerala Kings have picked Reetinder Singh Sodhi.
Pakhtoons selected R P Singh while Rajputs picked up Munaf at the draw. Newcomers Karachians picked up Pravin Tambe, while Northern Warriors have opted for Amitoze Singh.
Zaheer Khan, who took 311 wickets in Test cricket, 282 in one-day internationals and 17 T20 wickets in a career spanning 14 years, leads the pack among Indian players.
Shaji Ul Mulk, chairman of T10 League, said, “The inclusion of some of the most prominent Indian cricketers in the T10 League, will help us to popularise the ten-over format cricket that concludes in 90 minutes.
The 2018 edition will have 29 matches as compared to a four-day event last year.
Eight teams – Kerala Kings, Punjab Legends, Maratha Arabians, Bengal Tigers, The Karachians, Rajputs, Northern Warriors and Pakhtoons – have been drawn in to two groups to fight it out in the second season.
Agencies