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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 Kings are the Indian investors. KKR owns the Los Angeles-based team, Mumbai takes charge of the New York-based franchise while Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, and DC have partnered to jointly own the Seattle Orcas team. CSK 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 India’s U-19 World Cup-winning team in the past was snapped up by LA Knight Riders in the draft. He became the LA Knight Riders’ 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 India’s 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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Jasprit Bumrah Wins ICC Test Player of the Year 2024 Award
Jasprit Bumrah Wins ICC Test Player of the Year 2024 Award: Jasprit Bumrah, a prominent fast bowler from India, was named the ICC Test Player of the Year 2024 on Monday, January 27. Last year, he dismissed 71 batsmen in 13 Test matches.
In the home series against England and the away series against Australia, Bumrah was playing at the top of his game for India.
Before taking 19 wickets in four Test matches against England, Bumrah began 2024 with six wickets in the second innings in the Cape Town Test match against South Africa on January 4, 2024.
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Bumrah claimed nine wickets (6+3) in the second Test at Vizag after dismissing six batsmen (2+4) in the series opener at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
In addition to winning Player of the Match, his outstanding performance with the ball in Visakhapatnam elevated him to the top of the Test bowling rankings.
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Bumrah finished the two-match series against Bangladesh in September-October with 11 wickets, and in the first two matches of the New Zealand series, he picked up three wickets.
Bumrah took eight wickets (5+3) while leading India in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy without Rohit Sharma. India took a 1-0 lead in the series under his leadership after crushing the Australians by 295 runs in four days.
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Bumrah took nine wickets in the third (6+3) and fourth (4+5) Tests at The Gabba and Melbourne Cricket Ground, respectively, and dismissed four Australian batsmen in the Day-Night Test held at Adelaide Oval from December 6–8.
In addition to his bowling, Bumrah impressed with his batting as well in the first innings of the Brisbane Test and scored 10 runs as No. 10 batter to help India successfully avoid the follow-on.
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DDCA President Confirms Virat Kohli Will Play Ranji Trophy After 12 Years
DDCA President Confirms Virat Kohli Will Play Ranji Trophy After 12 Years: Indian star batsman Virat Kohli is set to play his first Ranji Trophy game since 2012 after making himself available for Delhi’s tie against Railways scheduled here on Jan 30.
Due to a neck strain, Kohli was unable to go to Rajkot for Delhi’s forthcoming away encounter against Saurashtra on January 23. However, he has informed the DDCA that he is available for the team’s last league game of the Ranji Trophy.
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“Virat has conveyed to DDCA president (Rohan Jaitley) and team management that he is available for the game against Railways,” Delhi head coach Sarandeep Singh told PTI.
After the series loss in Australia earlier this month, the BCCI has mandated that its contracted cricket players play local cricket unless they have a fitness concern.
Kohli last played a Ranji Trophy match in November 2012 when Delhi took on Uttar Pradesh in Ghaziabad.
Thanks to BCCI’s directive, the last two rounds of Ranji Trophy will be star-studded affairs.
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When Rishabh Pant, a colleague of Kohli’s from India and Delhi, enters the field in Rajkot, it will be his first Ranji match in six years. In the Railways game, he was again spotted with Kohli.
India skipper Rohit Sharma confirmed his availability for Mumbai’s home match against Jammu & Kashmir following the selection of the Champions Trophy roster on Saturday.
Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Ravindra Jadeja are among the other Indian talents who will play for their respective teams in the upcoming Ranji Trophy round.
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After India lost their second consecutive Test series, there was a growing call for Rohit and company to play red-ball cricket. India lost 1-3 in Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after being blanked 3-0 at home by New Zealand.
In Australia, Rohit and Kohli both enjoyed a memorable series. Due to his dismal record, Rohit chose to sit himself for the final Test match in Sydney. During the series, Kohli was caught in the slip cordon off balls outside the off-stump up to eight times.
Both Rohit and Kohli want to be among the runs going into the Champions Trophy next month, but India’s next Test match is against England in June.
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