UAE T20 League: Adani-owned Gulf Giants announce squad

Adani Sportsline-owned Gulf Giants have announced their squad for the International League T20 (IL T20) to be played in UAE, early next year.

The franchise has been successful in acquiring some of the T20 specialists in their side and will be proud of the royalty that has come their way.

Some of the big names are West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer and Australia’s Chris Lynn. They have also signed a number of English internationals viz. Chris Jordan, James Vince, Tom Banton, Richard Gleeson, Liam Dawson, and surprisingly, test specialist Ollie Pope.

Andy Flower will be the head coach of the side, who also led the coaching duties for Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2022.

The franchise posted a fun video on Twitter wherein the players expressed their excitement to join the new team.

However, Chris Lynn is facing issues with Cricket Australia and will require a No Objection Certificate from the board before he can skip the Big Bash League (BBL) and play in the IL T20 that will be around the same time. The Cricket Australia provisions dictate that the players shall require the board’s permission even if they are not contracted with any state boards or a BBL team.

Earlier, franchises led by Mumbai Indians, and Kolkata Knight Riders had also announced their squads for the lucrative league.

The tournament will commence on 6 January 2023 and continue till 12 February.

Gulf Giants Squad:

Player Name
Nationality
Shimron Hetmyer
West Indies
Chris Lynn
Australia
Chris Jordan
England
James Vince
England
Tom Banton
England
Richard Gleeson
England
Liam Dawson
England
Ollie Pope
England
Jamie Overton
England
Rehan Ahmed
England
Wayne Madsen
England
David Wiese
South Africa
Qais Ahmed
Afghanistan
Dominic Drakes
West Indies

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