Desk Report:
Although he is not part of the Bangladesh team, Shakib Al Hasan is playing in various franchise leagues around the world. The star all-rounder has been selected for the IL T20 for the first time. The former Bangladesh captain is excited to get the opportunity to play in the UAE league.
MI Emirates has added Shakib to the team at a base price of 40 thousand US dollars from the auction. The team is owned by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani. Apart from Shakib, the franchise has also included star cricketers like Naveen ul Haq, Fazal Haq Farooqui, Romario Shepherd, Kris Woakes, Ghazanfar, Jonny Bairstow, and Andre Fletcher in the team.
After being selected from the auction, MI Emirates posted a picture of Shakib with a tiger on their official page. Shakib posted that picture on his verified Facebook page. He wrote in the caption, ‘I am going to make my debut in the IL T20 with MI Emirates. There is no prouder moment for me than being a part of the MI family.
Like Shakib, Taskin will also be playing in the IL T20 for the first time. The pacer has been roped in by Sharjah Warriors for a base price of US$80,000. Taskin will be joined by familiar faces from world cricket like Tim Southee, Dinesh Karthik, Johnson Charles, Dwayne Pretorius, Sikandar Raja, and Tim Davids as teammates.
Let’s take a look at the names of Shakib and Taskin in the IL T20.
MI Emirates: Shakib Al Hasan, Allah Ghazanfar, Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow, Mohammad Shafiq, Mohammad Rohid, Jordan Thompson, Naveen-ul-Haq, Andre Fletcher, Nostush Kenjige, Zayn ul Abedin, Usman Khan, Akeem August, Arab Gul, Tajinder Dhillon, Zahoor Khan, Fazlhaq Farooqui, Kamindu Mendis, Tom Banton, Mohammad Wasim, Romario Shepherd.
Sharjah Warriors: Taskin Ahmed, Adil Rashid, Sikandar Raja, Tim David, Tim Southee, Dinesh Karthik, Johnson Charles, Junaid Siddique, James Rew, Nathan Souter, Dwayne Pretorius, Jaiden Sills, Harmeet Singh, Wasim Akram, Mohammad Aslam, Raees Ahmed, Richard Ngarava, Ethan D’Souza, Shubham Ranjan, Abdul Salam Khan, Tom Koller-Cadmore, Sourav Netravalkar, Tom Abel.
