Most Streamed With Brent Black
First Class
Jack Harlow
Listen to Virgin Radio
Listen Live

Abu Dhabi T10 League: Team line-ups take shape after player draft

Thursday, 24 December 2020 06:35

File picture

The upcoming edition of the cricket tournament features Pakistani and West Indian players, who have always been big draws at short format events.

The Players' Draft for the event was held at a hotel in Dubai on Wednesday.

Among the famous names, Kieron Pollard will be joining Deccan Gladiator, and Nicholas Pooran and Fabian Allen were picked up by Northern Warriors.

From Pakistan, former international cricketing icon Shahid Afridi will be joining Qalandars T10.

The league has been divided into two groups. Group A brings in ‘Maratha Arabians’, ‘Bangla Tigers’, ‘Delhi Bulls’ and ‘Northern Warriors.’ While Group B takes in the ‘Deccan Gladiators’, ‘Qalandars T10’, ‘Team Abu Dhabi’ and ‘Pune Devils’.

The event's fourth edition takes place in Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Stadium from January 28 to February 6.

A total of 29 matches will be played over 10 days.

Share

More from Sports News

  • Neymar nets first goal since Santos return

    Neymar scored for the first time in 16 months after his penalty set Santos on the way to a 3-1 win over Agua Santa in the Paulista Championship on Sunday and the Brazil forward said he was happy to be playing again after a long injury absence.

  • H.H. Sheikh Mohammed attends Al Salam Cycling Championship

    His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, attended the fourth stage of the Al Salam Cycling Championship, which took place on Sunday at Al Marmoom Conservation Reserve.

  • Man Utd 'can't run away' says boss Amorim after Spurs loss

    Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim insists there is no running away from the club's plight after they suffered a 1-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, their 12th defeat in 25 Premier League games this season.

  • UAE to host FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Trophy Tour

    The UAE is the first stop on the Asian leg of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Trophy Tour with a visit scheduled for February 22-24.

  • Raducanu puts on dominant display in Dubai

    British debutant Emma Raducanu got her Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships campaign off to the perfect start, defeating former World Number 3 Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-2 under the lights on Centre Court.

On Virgin Radio today

Trending on Virgin Radio

Our Shows

Text us on WhatsApp

More from VRD

Virgin, Virgin Radio and the Virgin Signature and Virgin Radio logos are trademarks of Virgin Enterprises Limited and are used under license.
For more information on Virgin Radio International visit www.virginradio.com

© 2025 ARN and Aiir. All Rights Reserved.