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The inaugural edition of Euro T20 Slam is all set to begin from August 30 across the exquisite locations of Ireland, Netherlands, and Scotland. The very first season of this tournament will feature a total of six teams – Edinburgh Rocks, Belfast Titans, Amsterdam Kings, Glasgow Giants, Dublin Chiefs and Rotterdam Rhinos. Each team has a total of 16 players, out of which at least 9 players will be domestic and 7 players could be international.
However, the tournament will feature some iconic players like Pakistani superstar Babar Azam, brilliant all-rounder Rashid Khan from Afghanistan, big-hitter Chris Lynn from Australia, destructive player Brendon McCullum from New Zealand, star Kiwi wicketkeeper-batsman Luke Ronchi, fabulous all-rounder Shane Watson from Australia and star all-rounder Shahid Afridi from Pakistan.
Also, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019-winning team’s captain Eoin Morgan will be a part of the first Euro T20 Slam as his fans want the home star to play for Ireland and represent the whole native country in the inaugural season.
SQUADS:
AMSTERDAM KNIGHTS
Imran Tahir, Shane Watson, Ben Cutting, Ahmad Shahzad, Hasan Ali, Sikandar Butt Raza, Alzarri Joseph, Varun Chopra, Saad Bin Zafar, Tobias Visee, Roelof van der Merwe, Brandon Glover, Ben Cooper, Paul van Meekeren, Philippe Boissevain, Wesley Barresi, Sikander Zulfiqar, Tonny Staal.
BELFAST TITANS
Mohammad Nawaz, Luke Wright, Colin Ingram, Mitchell McClenaghan, JP Duminy, Shahid Afridi, Aaron Summers, Muhammad Ilyas, Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson, Mark Adair, Craig Young, Andrew McBrine, Stuart Thompson, Greg Thompson.
DUBLIN CHIEFS
Eoin Morgan, Mohammad Amir, Babar Azam, Harry Gurney, Dan Christian, Corbin Bosch, Robert Frylinck, Andy Balbirnie, Kevin O’Brien, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Simi Singh, Tyrone Kane, Gareth Delany, Harry Tector.
GLASGOW GIANTS
Ravi Bopara, Usman Shinwari, Brendon McCullum, Dale Steyn, Moises Henriques, Qais Ahmad, Heinrich Klaasen, JJ Smuts, Richie Berrington, George Munsey, Alasdair Evans, Matt Cross, Tom Sole, Scott Cameron, Hamza Tahir, Michael Jones, Safyaan Sharif.
EDINBURGH ROCKS
Corey Anderson, Matt Henry, Tymal Mills, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anton Devcich, Martin Guptill, Chris Lynn, Waqar Salamkheil, Dwaine Pretorius, Kyle Coetzer, Calum MacLeod, Mark Watt, Michael Leask, Gavin Main, Adrian Neill, Dylan Budge, Oliver Hairs.
ROTTERDAM RHINOS
Fakhar Zaman, Samit Patel, Shaheen Afridi, Rashid Khan, Luke Ronchi, Hardus Viljoen, Peter Trego, Anwar Ali, Maxwell O’Dowd, Pieter Seelaar, Scott Edwards, Fred Klaassen, Shane Snater, Stephan Myburgh, Saqib Zulfiqar, Vivian Kingma, Bas de Leede.