Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim will join a host of high-profile cricketers from across the globe for the upcoming season of the Abu Dhabi T10 League.
Amir was retained by defending champions New York Strikers along with the core of Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, and Mohammad Amir. They are joined by UAE’s Muhammad Waseem and Muhammad Jawadullah, who previously played for Sharjah Warriors in the ILT20.
Meanwhile, Imad Wasim was selected by Morrisville Samp Army where he will link up with David Willey, Faf du Plessis, Qais Ahmad, and Andries Gous.
Ifitkhar Ahmed with Bangla Tigers and Haider Ali with Bolts Ajman round up the Pakistani contingent for the tournament as of yet.
Amir and Imad have become globetrotters in recent years, taking their cricketing talents to England, South Africa, the Caribbean, UAE, and the USA suiting up for various franchises.
The tournament has also managed to entice a sundry of cricketing stars with an expanded 10-team format.
Rashid Khan, Jos Buttler, Dinesh Karthik, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, and Maheesh Theekshana are to name a few
The 2024 season of the Abu Dhabi T10 League will wisely take place from November 21st to December 2nd to ensure it doesn’t clash with other major leagues like the Big Bash, SA20, and ILT20.
Here are the new signings and retentions of Abu Dhabi T10 franchises so far:
| Team | New Signings | Retentions |
|---|---|---|
| New York Strikers | Matheesha Pathirana, Donovan Ferreira | Kieron Pollard, Mohammad Amir, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hossain, Muhammad Waseem, Muhammad Jawadullah |
| Deccan Gladiators | Jos Buttler, Anrich Nortje, Marcus Stoinis | Maheesh Theekshana, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Zahoor Khan |
| Delhi Bulls | Wanindu Hasaranga, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Wade | Rovman Powell, Muhammad Rohid, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, James Vince |
| Team Abu Dhabi | Jonny Bairstow, Lockie Ferguson, Shimron Hetmyer, AM Ghazanfar | Phil Salt, Noor Ahmad, Kyle Mayers |
| Northern Warriors | Trent Boult, Finn Allen, Johnson Charles, Sherfane Rutherford, Saqib Mahmood | Colin Munro, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ankur Sangwan |
| Morrisville Samp Army | David Willey, Imad Wasim | Faf du Plessis, Qais Ahmad, Andries Gous |
| Bangla Tigers | Shakib Al Hasan, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Iftikhar Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik | Hazratullah Zazai, Dasun Shanaka, Josh Little |
| Chennai Brave Jaguars | Chris Lynn, Nuwan Thushara, Thisara Perera, Dan Lawrence, Rassie van der Dussen | Aayan Khan, George Munsey, Bhanuka Rajapaksa |
| UP Nawabs | Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Andre Fletcher | |
| Bolts Ajman | Jimmy Neesham, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Lungi Ngidi, Gulbadin Naib, Haider Ali |