Major League Cricket 2023: Knight Riders aim to replicate IPL success in the US – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders won the Indian Premier League title in 2012 and 2014. And with the Major League Cricket debut season starting from July 13, the Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) would be aiming to replicate their IPL success in the MLC.
From the KRR stable, LAKR have signed Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, and Jason Roy for the inaugural season of the MLC.
Apart from these KKR players, LAKR have also roped in Australia spinner Adam Zampa, New Zealand batter Martin Guptill, and South Africa batter Rilee Rossouw.
The LAKR squad also consists of Indian player Unmukt Chand, USA’s Jaskaran Malhotra, and Ali Khan. Malhotra is known for hitting six sixes in an over in international cricket.
Last month, Roy had agreed to a termination of his England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) incremental contract to participate in the USA’s MLC competition this summer. He had also been a replacement player in IPL 2023 for KKR.
Russell and Narine will also take part in Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the ILT20.
Squad:
Signed International Players: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Adam Zampa, Jason Roy, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Rilee Rossouw
Drafted Players: Ali Khan, Ali Sheikh, Bhaskar Yadram, Corne Dry, Jaskaran Malhotra, Nitish Kumar, Saif Badar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Unmukt Chand
From the KRR stable, LAKR have signed Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, and Jason Roy for the inaugural season of the MLC.
Apart from these KKR players, LAKR have also roped in Australia spinner Adam Zampa, New Zealand batter Martin Guptill, and South Africa batter Rilee Rossouw.
The LAKR squad also consists of Indian player Unmukt Chand, USA’s Jaskaran Malhotra, and Ali Khan. Malhotra is known for hitting six sixes in an over in international cricket.
Last month, Roy had agreed to a termination of his England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) incremental contract to participate in the USA’s MLC competition this summer. He had also been a replacement player in IPL 2023 for KKR.
Russell and Narine will also take part in Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the ILT20.
Squad:
Signed International Players: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Adam Zampa, Jason Roy, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Rilee Rossouw
Drafted Players: Ali Khan, Ali Sheikh, Bhaskar Yadram, Corne Dry, Jaskaran Malhotra, Nitish Kumar, Saif Badar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Unmukt Chand
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