The fastest league in the history of the cricketing fraternity, Abu Dhabi T10 league is all set to rock the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi by 26th January. The ten-day competition will blister with the eight crews and assuredly be annulled by 6th February.
With the players’ draft already been clinched, the eight franchises listed as the Northern Warriors, Qalandars, Pune Devils, Maratha Arabians, Delhi Bulls, Deccan Gladiators, Team Abu Dhabi, and Bangla Tigers have stamped full-strength 20-member squads.
It is worthy to consider that as per the latest T10 league news, Hasan Ali has withdrawn himself from Qalandars amidst national commitments. As the Pakistan Cricket team is to play the test and T20I series against South Africa starting from 26th January either, the fast bowler’s national duties matter more to him.
However, the past T10 league news suggested Pune Devils as the new name for pre-existing Karanata Tuskers for the current season.
Below written are the complete squads, icon players, and coaches for each team:
Deccan Gladiators
Imran Tahir, Hamdan Tahir, Hafeez ur Rehman, Imtiaz Ahmed, Prashant Gupta, Wanindu Hasaranga, Colin Ingram, Azam Khan, Zahoor Khan, Lahiru Kumara, Sunil Narine, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ravi Rampaul, Mohammad Shahzad, Zeeshan Zameer, Kieron Pollard
Icon player: Sunil Narine
Coach: Mushtaq Ahmed
Bangla Tigers
Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Andre Fletcher, Adam Hose, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Irfan, Karim Janat, Aryan Lakra, Chirag Suri, Isuru Udana, Mujeeb ur Rahman, David Wiese, Tom Moores, Johnson Charles, Qais Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan
Icon player: Isuru Udana
Coach: Paul Farbrace
Maratha Arabians
Shoaib Malik, Taskin Ahmed, Laurie Evans, Amjad Gul, Mohammad Hafeez, Mosaddek Hossain, Praveen Tambe, Sompal Kami, Ishan Malhorta, Maroof Merchant, Syed Shah, Abdul Shakoor, Mukhtar Ali
Icon player: Shoaib Malik
Coach: Lalchand Rajput
Delhi Bulls
Sheraz Ahmad, Nyeem Young, Amad Butt, Dushmantha Chameera, Kashif Daud, Fidel Edwards, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ali Khan, Evin Lewis, Mohammad Nabi, Waqar Salamkheil, Dasun Shanaka, Dwayne Bravo, Adam Lyth, Sherfane Rutherford
Icon player: Dwayne Bravo
Coach: Andy Flower
Northern Warriors
Fabian Allen, Rayad Emrit, Rovman Powell, Nuwan Pradeep, Amir Yamin, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Siddique, Lendl Simmons, Ansh Tandon, Mahesh Theekshana, Andre Russell, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran
Icon player: Andre Russell
Coach: Mohammad Azharuddin
Pune Devils
Mohammad Amir, Vriitya Aravind, Sam Billings, Mohammad Boota, Chamara Kapugedera, Karan KC, Asif Khan, Kennar Lewis, Darwish Rasooli, Devon Thomas, Hardus Viljoen, Waheed Ahmad, Nasir Hossain, Thisara Parera, Ajantha Mendis, Dinesh Kumar
Icon player: Thisara Parera
Coach: Jonty Rhodes
Qalandars
Shahid Afridi, Fayyaz Ahmed, Sohail Akhtar, Hasan Ali, Khurshid Anwar, Ben Dunk, Chris Jordan, Maaz Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Samit Patel, Phil Salt, Sohail Tanvir, Sharjeel Khan, Sultan Ahmad, Asif Ali, tom Banton
Icon player: Shahid Afridi
Coach: Aqib Javed
Team Abu Dhabi
Ben Cox, Avishka Fernando, Najib Ullah Zardan, Alex Hales, Leonardo Julien, Kushal Malla, Obed McCoy, Karthik Meiyappan, Rohan Mustafa, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hayden Walsh Jnr, Luke Wright, Chris Gayle, Usman Shinwari, Chris Morris
Icon player: Chris Gayle
Coach: Dougie Brown
Here is the detailed schedule for the 10-day league:
| Days # | Date | Match |
| DAY 1 | 28TH JANUARY | Maratha Arabians vs Northern Warriors
Pune Devils vs Deccan Gladiators Delhi Bulls vs Bangla Tigers |
| DAY 2 | 29TH JANUARY | Pune Devils vs Qalandars
Maratha Arabians vs Delhi Bulls Deccan Gladiators vs Team Abu Dhabi |
| DAY 3 | 30TH JANUARY | Bangla Tigers vs Maratha Arabians
Team Abu Dhabi vs Qalandars Northern Warriors vs Delhi Bulls |
| DAY 4 | 31ST JANUARY | Team Abu Dhabi vs Pune Devils
Bangla Tigers vs Northern Warriors Qalandars vs Deccan Gladiators |
| DAY 5 | 1ST FEBRUARY | B4 vs A3
B2 vs A1 A2 vs B3 |
| DAY 6 | 2ND FEBRUARY | B1 vs A4
A2 vs B4 A1 vs B3 |
| DAY 7 | 3RD FEBRUARY | A3 vs B1
A4 vs B2 A1 vs B4 |
| DAY 8 | 4TH FEBRUARY | B3 vs A4
B1 vs A2 B2 vs A3 |
| DAY 9 | 5TH FEBRUARY | Qualifier 1st vs 2nd
Eliminator 1, 3rd vs 4th Eliminator 2: Q loser vs E1 winner |
| DAY 10 | 6TH FEBRUARY | 3rd place play-off, E1 loser vs E2 loser
The grand final, Q winner vs E2 winner |