RALEIGH: In Raleigh, North Carolina, the Player Draft for the US Masters T10 League took place under the supervision of T Ten Global Sports. The Draft saw all six teams - Atlanta Fire, California Knights, Morrisville Unity, New Jersey Legends, New York Warriors, and Texas Chargers - assemble their explosive squads for the upcoming tournament scheduled for later this year.
Among the captivating players set to mesmerize the crowd, the New Jersey Legends boast three 2011 World Cup-winning stars: Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, and Yusuf Pathan. They will be joined by 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.
For the Atlanta Fire, the charge will be led by swashbuckling batters Robin Uthappa and David Hussey, along with the likes of Lendl Simmons, Muhammad Irfan, Dwayne Smith, Farhad Raza, Hammad Azam, Chaturanga De Silva, Elias Sunny, Nasir Hossain, Kamrul Islam, Junaid Siddique, Grant Elliot, Amila Aponso, Hamilton Masakada, and S Sreesanth.
Former Indian international stars Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, and Mohammad Kaif will be the focal points for the California Knights, supported by 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.
The hard-hitting Chris Gayle and Indian legend Harbhajan Singh will join forces for the Morrisville Unity, along with 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 York Warriors will be spearheaded by former Pakistan stars Shahid Afridi and Misbah-ul-Haq. They will be supported by 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.
The Texas Chargers have brought together an impressive lineup, featuring 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 for the inaugural edition of the US Masters T10 League.
Shaji-Ul-Mulk, Chairman of T Ten Sports Management, expressed his enthusiasm about the US Masters T10 League Player Draft, stating, "It's fantastic to witness the well-balanced squads assembled by all six teams for the first season of the US Masters T10 League. With numerous former international stars gracing each lineup, cricket enthusiasts worldwide are in for a thrilling competition."
Ritesh Patel, CEO of SAMP Group and one of the key organizers of the American edition and League partner, added, "We have taken a significant first step in organizing the US Masters T10 League. The tournament promises to be a spectacle, featuring an array of former international superstars in each team. We eagerly anticipate closely contested matches throughout the competition."