Knight Riders have announced the list of 14 overseas players who will be a part of their Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) squad in the inaugural UAE's International League T20 (ILT20) on August 16.
“Firstly it’s great to see that our global footprint continues to grow in line with our vision & strategy. KKR in IPL, TKR in CPL and now ADKR in the ILT20,” CEO Venky Mysore said.
“It’s also terrific that we have our mainstays – Sunil Narine and Andre Russell as part of ADKR. We are really delighted that Jonny Bairstow joins the Knight Riders family and will no doubt play a huge part in ADKR’s journey in ILT20. We are also delighted that Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Ali Khan, Colin Ingram and Seekuge Prasanna, who have been part of Trinbago Knight Riders before, are also a part of ADKR,” he added.
Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul and others have already played for Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Narine is the only player who is currently a part of every Knight Riders squad in different T20 leagues.
Netherlands fast bowler Brandon Glover is also a part of the Knight Riders franchise. He has taken 30 wickets from 21 T20Is at an average of 16.03 and an impressive economy rate of 6.77 runs per over.
On the other hand, Knight Riders are yet to announce the local UAE players who will be added in the draft.
So far, only two franchises have named their overseas picks. MI Emirates announced their squad last week which included T20 superstars Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Trent Boult, Imran Tahir and others.
ADKR Squad: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Jonny Bairstow, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Colin Ingram, Akeal Hosein, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ravi Rampaul, Raymon Reifer, Kennar Lewis, Ali Khan, Brandon Glover
