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Major Cricket League (MLC) 2023: Full List of Players, Squads, Teams: All You Need to Know
Major Cricket League (MLC) 2023: The inaugural Major Cricket League is officially conducted by US cricket. The latest global T20 franchise tournament will feature domestic cricketers from America alongside international T20 stars.
The Major Cricket League will kick off later in July, but the player draft was held on March 20 with six franchises battling for supremacy.
There will be six teams will participate in the event, four of which are either wholly or partially owned by the current IPL franchise.
Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, and Chennai Super KingsтАпare the Indian investors. KKR owns the Los Angeles-based team,тАпMumbai takes charge of the New York-based franchiseтАпwhile Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, and DC have partnered to jointly own the Seattle Orcas team.тАпCSK owners will co-own the Texas-based team.
After the first half of the Minor League Cricket (MiLC) season in July, the teams will have another opportunity to select a U-23 domestic player through a similar draft process.
With each team permitted to have a maximum of eight foreign players in its squad, international player signings will take place outside of the draft process. There can be 18 players in the squad at most.
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The full player list for MLC 2023:
Seattle Orcas
Quinton de Kock, Mitchell Marsh, Harmeet Singh, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjane, Cameron Gannon, Aaron Jones, Nauman Anwar, Phani Simhadri, Angelo Perera, Matthew Tromp
Washington Freedom
Anrich Nortje, Wanindu Hasaranga, Andries Gous, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Saad Ali, Dane Piedt, Sujith Gowda, Justin Dill, Akhilesh Bodugum
MI New York
Steven Taylor, Hammad Azam, Ehsan Aiil, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel, Sarbjeet Singh Ladda, Shayan Jahangir, Kyle Phillip, Saideep Ganesh
San Francisco Unicorns
Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Corey Anderson, Liam Plunkett, Tajinder Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Carmi Le Roux, Brody Couch, David White, Smit Patel, Sanjay Krishnamurthi
Los Angeles Knight Riders
Ali Khan, Unmukt Chand, Jaskaran Malhotra, Nitish Kumar, Corne Dry, Ali Sheikh, Saif Badar, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Bhaskar Yadram
Team Texas
Rusty Theron, Calvin Savage, Lahiru Milantha, Milind Kumar, Sami Aslam, Cameron Stevenson, Cody Chetty, Zia Shahzad, Saiteja Mukkamalla
One of the most high-profile names in USA cricket, Unmukt Chand, who captained IndiaтАЩs U-19 World Cup-winning team in the past was snapped up by LA Knight Riders in the draft. He became the LA Knight RidersтАЩ second pick and brings plenty of experience having featured in the IPL as well.
Earlier in the first round of the draft, Harmeet Singh, who featured in IndiaтАЩs U19 World Cup winning side in 2012 alongside Chand, was the first overall pick after a quick move from Seattle Orcas.
The LA Knight Riders did some good work at the draft by not only landing Chand, and USA wicketkeeper Jaskaran Malhotra, but they also landed former Canada captain Nitish Kumar.
MLC 2023 squads after the draft:
Los Angeles Knight Riders: Ali Khan, Unmukt Chand, Jaskaran Malhotra, Nitish Kumar, Corne Dry, Ali Sheikh, Saif Badar, Shadley Van Schalhywh, Bhaskar Yadram.
MI New York: Steven Taylor, Hammad Azam, Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Henjige, Monank Patel, Sarbjeet Ladda, Shayan Jahangir, Usman Rafiq, Saideep Ganesh.
Texas Super Kings: Rusty Theron, Calvin Savage, Lahiru Milantaha, Milind Kumar, Sami Aslam, Cameron Stevenson, Cody Chetty, Zia Shahzad, Saiteja Mukamalla.
Seattle Orcas: Quinton de Kock, Mitchell Marsh, Harmeet Singh, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjani, Cameron Gannon, Aaron Jones, Nauman Anwar, Phani Simhadri, Angelo Perera, Matthew Tromp.
Washington Freedom: Anrich Nortje, Wanindu Hasaranga, Andries Gous, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalhar, Saad Ali, Dane Piedt, Sujith Gowda, Justin Dill, Akhilesh Bodugum.
San Francisco Unicorns: Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Corey Anderson, Liam Plunkett, Tajinder Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Carmi Le Roux, Brody Couch, David White, Smit Patel, Sanjay Krishnamurthi.
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IPL 2024: How can MS Dhoni Play in T20 World Cup 2024
How can MS Dhoni Play in T20 World Cup 2024: Since the competition’s first T20 World Cup, which was held in 2007 and was captained by MS Dhoni, the Indian cricket team has not triumphed.
Throughout the current IPL, Dhoni has been playing in incredible form. He hit more home runs with a greater strikeout percentage.
Dhoni demonstrated his class in the most recent encounter against LSG, helping CSK record 176 for 6 in 20 overs by going undefeated on 28 deliveries from 9 deliveries.
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The captain for the 2022 T20 World Cup will be Rohit Sharma. Both in the league and Super Six stages, they performed admirably.
In the semi-finals at Adelaide Oval, they were severely outclassed by England and lost by a margin of 10 wickets.
On June 2, 2024, the USA and the West Indies will host the ICC T20 World Cup. Given that they are paired with Pakistan, Ireland, the United States of America, and Canada in the group stage, the Indian team is probably going to advance. Each group’s top two players will advance to the Super Eight stage.
The competitors in the Indian Premier League 2024 have put up some beautiful displays. Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma will undoubtedly be included in the team for the major tournament. Other positions, like wicket-keeping, are competitive.
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Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Dinesh Karthik, and Rishabh Pant are contenders for the position.
MS Dhoni has played exceptionally well thus far, amassing 87 runs at a strike rate of 255 and making life difficult for the bowlers in the last overs.
With 42 years of age and physical issues, there is almost little possibility of making the Indian T20 World Cup. He has played only IPL seasons with less training and no competition between seasons.
MS Dhoni played a total of 98 T20I matches for Team India (85 innings) with 2 half-centuries to his name with best score of 56. Under his captaincy, CSK won a total of 5 IPL titles. He also led Pune Rising Super Giants to the finals.
Meanwhile, in an interaction on Cricbuzz, former India opener Virendra Sehwag made a case for MS Dhoni to play for India in the T20 World Cup 2024 as well.
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He said, тАЬMS Dhoni has a strike of 255 and doesnтАЩt have an average because he hasnтАЩt been dismissed yet. He has hit 87 runs in 34 balls this season. The kind of schedule we have for the T20 World Cup, how many good teams will we be playing against? He wonтАЩt get to bat in the first round.тАЭ
тАЬHe will only have to keep, which he is already doing (for CSK). (DhoniтАЩs) batting will come only against 3 teams: Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Even if you consider Pakistan, he will have to bat against 4 teams and only in the last 3 overs. Who is better than him then?тАЭ the former Indian bater added.
Given that the Indian squad has both young and seasoned players who can handle pressure, MS Dhoni may end up serving as their mentor. Having won three ICC titles, his invaluable advice may lead the team.
Thus far in this year’s IPL, he has demonstrated exceptional finishing skills. It is doubtful that MS Dhoni would rejoin the team, but India needs a finisher.
Whether the top player decides to put on the blue jersey once more or if the fans are content with his IPL performances will be intriguing to see.
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IPL 2024: Sachin Tendulkar Amazed by SRH’s Outstanding Shows Against DC
Sachin Tendulkar Amazed by SRH’s Outstanding Shows Against DC: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024’s most vicious teams are the Surisers Hyderabad (SRH). Every time the Orange Army plays a group stage game, they break records, led by the recently appointed Pat Cummins.
Their most recent victory was on Saturday night when they defeated Delhi Capital by an enormous margin of 67 runs in their own turf. This was their third 250-plus total in the current competition.
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Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, the openers, mounted an attack on the DC bowlers, amassing 131 runs for the first wicket in the Powerplay alone. With six sixes and eleven boundaries in a 32-ball performance of 89, the Australian batsman top-scored.
All-rounder Shabaz Nadeem made a half-century down the order to help the SRH record 266/7 in 20 overs.
DC responded by attempting to match SRH’s ferocity with a few early pyrotechnics. Abhishek Porel added a 22-ball 42 to help his team gain a fast start in the massive chase, which was spearheaded by Jake Fraser-McGurk’s 15-ball half-century.
With five balls remaining, the hosts were dismissed for 199 after running out of steam due to their dismissals.
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SunrisersтАЩ exploits continue to surprise the experts of the game. Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar heaped huge praise on the Cummins & Co. for their all-round show in Delhi on Saturday.
тАЬWhat is it with @SunRisers that theyтАЩve gotten past 260 thrice in this season alone! Today was a game where they completely outclassed @DelhiCapitals. They, of course, batted well thanks to a mind-boggling start by @travishead34 & @IamAbhiSharma4 and a wonderful finish by Shahbaz. And in the 2nd half of the game, they bowled much better than DC, with their variations proving to be very effective. Well played, SRH,тАЭ Tendulkar wrote on X.
Captain of DC Rishabh Pant said his team was practically playing catch up the entire time after Sunrisers Hyderabad produced a massive “power play” by hammering 125 runs to set a new IPL record.
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тАЬI think power play was the difference. We were just catching up throughout the match. That was the massive difference. Hopefully, we will come back with more thought process and clear mindset,тАЭ said Pant.
тАЬThe only thought process behind that (deciding to bowl first) was we thought there would be some dew but it didnтАЩt come. I thought if we could restrict them to 220-230, we would be in with a chance,тАЭ he added.
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