By Mahmood Sherazi
Global T20 Canada is making a much-anticipated comeback with its third edition after a gap of four years. Six Team tournament is scheduled to start on July 20 and and final will be played August 6, six teams battling will face each other in 25 matches. player drafting event for GT20 Canada, held in Mumbai.
During player Drafting event which was held in Mumbai , big Stars of Cricket
Like Harbhajan Singh, Shoaib Malik, Shakib Al Hasan, Colin Munro, Mohammad Rizwan, Alex Hales and other prominent players being selected.
Each squad participating in GT20 Canada consists of 16 players representing Full and ICC Associate Member Nations. The teams will feature six international players, including two marquee stars, along with four players from Associate Nations and six Canadian cricketers.
The third edition of GT20 Canada holds significant importance for Canadian cricketers, particularly with Canada regaining its ODI status earlier this year. The tournament offers a valuable platform for the country’s players to compete alongside international stars, further refine their skills, and elevate Canadian cricket to new heights.
Cricket enthusiasts worldwide are eagerly anticipating the start of GT20 Canada, expecting enthralling encounters and an exceptional display of talent from both established cricketing icons and emerging players.
Here is the complete list of team and players,
Montreal Tigers: Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Lynn, Sherfane Rutherford, Carlos Brathwaite, Muhammad Abbas Afridi, Zahir Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Akif Raja, Aayan Khan, Dipendra Airee, Kaleem Sana, Srimantha Wijeratne, Matthew Spoors, Bhupendra Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Anoop Chima
Toronto Nationals: Colin Munro, Shahid Afridi, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Zaman Khan, Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Hamza Tariq, Gerhard Erasmus, JJ Smit, Saad Bin Zafar, Farhan Malik, Nicholas Kirton, Armaan Kapoor, Sarmad Anwar, Rommel Shahzad, Udhaya Bhagwan
Vancouver Knights: Mohammad Rizwan, Rassie van der Dussen, Naveen-ul-Haq, Reeza Hendricks, Corbin Bosch, Najibullah Zadran, Junaid Siddiqui, Vriitya Aravind, Karthik Meiyappan, Ruben Trumpelmann, Ravinderpal Singh, Harsh Thaker, Rayyan Pathan, Muhammad Kamal, Nawab Singh, Kanwar Tathgur.
Brampton Wolves: Harbhajan Singh, Colin De Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Mark Sinclair Chapman, Usama Mir, Hussain Talat, Usman Khan, Logan Van Beek, Jan Nicolaas Frylinck, Max O Dowd, Jeremy Gordon, Aaron Johnson, Rizwan Cheema, Shahid Ahmadzai, Rishiv Joshi, Gurpal Singh Sandhu
Mississauga Panthers: Shoaib Malik, Chris Gayle, Azam Khan, James Neesham, Cameron Scott Delport, Shahnawaz Dahani, Zahoor Khan, Tom Cooper, Cecil Pervez, Jaskarandeep Singh Buttar, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nikhil Dutta, Shreyas Movva, Praveen Kumar, Mihir Patel, Ethan Gibson
Surrey Jaguars: Alex Hales, Iftikhar Ahmed, Jason Behrendorff, Litton Kumar Das, Karim Janat, Mohammad Haris, Sheel Patel, Sandeep Lamichhane, Jatinder Singh, Ayaan Khan, Bernard Scholtz, Pargat Singh, Dilon Heyliger, Ammar Khalid, Sunny Matharu, Kairav Sharma
