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The Mumbai Indians-owned MI Emirates have officially announced their squad ahead of the inaugural edition of the UAE’s International League T20. The squad based in Abu Dhabi includes a bunch of past and present talents of the five-time champions, including the likes of renowned West Indies players Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, and Nicholas Pooran, and New Zealand pace spearhead A very warm welcome to all players of MI Emirates: Akash Ambani “I am delighted with our dynamic group of 14 players that will be part of our#Onefamily and represent ‘MI Emirates’. We are glad to have one of our key pillars, Kieron Pollard continue with the MI Emirates. Joining us back are Dwayne Bravo, Trent Boult, and Nicholas Pooran. A very warm welcome to all players of MI Emirates. MI is known to strike a balance between experience and investing in young talent to unlock their true potential which will help us play the MI way. This is what fans expect from us and will drive the MI ethos forward,” said Akash M Ambani, chairman of Reliance Jio. — Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) Other international players picked by MI Emirates, include the likes of veteran South African spinner Imran Tahir, the Afghanistan trio of Najibullah Zadran, Fazalhaq Farooqui, and Zahir Khan, among others. While the UAE’s International League T20 looks forward to making a mark instantly in the new year, it is to be noted that the tournament clashes with other events like the eagerly-anticipated CSA T20 League and Australia’s B...

Among the handful of people who’ve seriously revolutionized the T20 game, Rashid Khan’s definitely one. With a zippy, quick armspeed, and a complete departure from the age-old techniques of leg-spin bowling, he’s put Afghanistan right on the cricketing map by bamboozling batters left, right and centre. He broke out in the 2017 season of the IPL, followed it up with a hat-trick in the CPL, bowled the Adelaide Strikers to the title later in the year, played a massive role in spinning Afghanistan to a 11-match winning streak in T20Is, and by the end of it all, was one of the most in-demand franchise players in the world. A gun fielder and a clean hitter with the bat at the death, with a particular ‘snake shot’ being his invention, he offers the complete package.

Coach: Shane Bond Shane Bond has been a part of the MI family as a bowling coach for the Mumbai Indians since 2015, so it is unsurprisingly that they turned to him for the ILT20. Bond is a highly experienced coach and will have Parthiv Patel, Vinay Kumar, and James Franklin working alongside him. Captain: Kieron Pollard Another long-time ally of the MI family. Kieron Pollard recently called time on his IPL playing career, instead opting for a backroom role in 2023, but will lend his leadership skills to MI Emirates. He has previously captained West Indies and numerous franchises as well as scoring nearly 12,000 runs and taking over 300 wickets in the format. In the twilight of his career, this is yet another competition for him to conquer. Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard [Ashley Allen/Getty Images] BATTING Power hitters MI Emirates has one of the most destructive batting line-ups in the competition. At the top of the order, they have Andre Fletcher and Will Smeed who are well known for their power hitting. One of Fletcher's most memorable innings came in the 2020/21 BBL, where he smashed 89 off 49 balls for the Melbourne Stars while Smeed, a T20 specialist, has scored 1,471 runs at a strike rate of 146.66. In the middle order, Afghanistan batter Najibullah Zadran loves to take on spinners in the middle overs. The left-handed batter has a strike rate of 141.96 in the 86 games that he has played for his nation. And of course, Nicolas Pooran is no stranger to taking bowling a...

Reliance Industries unveils ‘MI Emirates’ and ‘MI Cape Town’- brand name and identity of its teams in UAE's International League T20 and Cricket South Africa T20 League Close Search for: Search • Open dropdown menu • • • • • • • • Open dropdown menu • • • • • • • Open dropdown menu • • • • • • • • • • • • • Open dropdown menu • • • • • • • • • • • • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Youtube Close • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) • Reliance Industries Limited, the owners of Mumbai Indians, today unveiled the name and brand identity of the two new franchises joining the Mumbai Indians #OneFamily. ‘ MI Emirates’ in UAE’s International League T20 and ‘MI Cape Town’ in Cricket South Africa T20 League are the team names that will adorn the iconic blue and gold of the team. ‘MI Emirates’ and ‘ MI Cape Town’ – these names were chosen as they call out the specific regions from where the teams will be based. The teams, ‘ MI Emirates’ or phonetically “ MY Emirates” and ‘MY Cape Town’ respectively, are dedicated to fans across both the Emirates and Cape Town. The new entities take the iconic Mumbai Indians identity and weaves in the local influence. The global expansion of #OneFamily will bring to the leagues th...

BATTING R B M 4s 6s SR Will Smeed c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Woakes 2 7 13 0 0 28.57 Muhammad Waseem c Lewis b Mohammad Nabi 71 39 67 5 5 182.05 Andre Fletcher c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Woakes 22 20 26 3 1 110.00 Nicholas Pooran † c Denly b Junaid Siddique 49 30 39 2 4 163.33 Kieron Pollard (c) not out 22 13 30 1 2 169.23 Najibullah Zadran c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Junaid Siddique 0 1 2 0 0 0.00 Dwayne Bravo not out 21 10 18 3 1 210.00 Extras (b 1, lb 7, w 9) 17 TOTAL 20 Ov (RR: 10.20) 204/5 7.5 toADS Fletcher, Edged and taken! Woakes bangs it in on a length, Fletcher tries to guide it behind point but only manages a thick edge and Gurbaz makes no mistake. Woakes has his second wicket and it's the dangerous Andre Fletcher who departs. 70/2 Naveen-ul-Haq 4 0 34 0 8.50 11 5 0 2 0 Junaid Siddique 4 0 41 2 10.25 11 3 3 1 0 16.3 toN Pooran, Holes out to deep midwicket just a run short of his half-century! That was banged in short outside off and Pooran fetched it with a pull, but that went flat and straight down Joe Denly's throat. He misses out on the milestone, but this was a very critical innings from the left-hander. 163/4 16.4 toNajibullah Zadran, And he is gone first ball! Bangs it in short again, Zadran looks to pull but gets a top edge and the ball goes high into the night sky. Rahmanullah Gurbaz makes no mistake and Siddique is on a hat-trick. 163/5 Karthik Meiyappan 1 0 14 0 14.00 2 0 2 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 4 0 50 1 12.50 7 2 5 1 0 14.3 toMuhammad Waseem, Nabi finally has his r...

“Pressure is always there, be it any franchise. But yes more so for this franchise, because we believe in high level of performance. Having the experience of being here (with Mumbai Indians) for a while, I know what’s needed. I think (the management) did a very good job as the composition of our team trying to cover all pieces,” he said. “Personally I still have the drive and burning desire to play cricket that keeps pushing me. As a leader, I am going to continue to guide these guys because they have played cricket before and that’s the reason why they are here. So, it’s a matter of putting all the pieces of the puzzle together and play an exciting cricket,” he said.