T10 League: Final squads confirmed by the six franchises

Misbah-ul-Haq at a Punjabi Legends training session ahead of the inaugural T10 League starting in Sharjah on Thursday. Victor Besa for The National

The final squads for the first T10 League have been confirmed by the six franchises.

They contain a variety of changes since the initial draft took place at the start of November, with the likes of Kumar Sangakkara, Sunil Narine and Mustafizur Rahman having since withdrawn.

The competition, which starts in Sharjah on Thursday, is the first to be played in a 10-overs per team.

Bengal Tigers

Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), David Miller, Marchant de Lange, Darren Sammy, Aamer Yamin, Darren Bravo, Andre Fletcher, Mohammed Nawaz, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Anwar Ali, Johnson Charles, Cameron Delport, Mohammed Naveed, Rameez Shahzad, Mujeeb Zadran, Zahir Khan.

Kerala Kings

Eoin Morgan (captain), Kieron Pollard, Sohail Tanvir, Shakib Al Hasan, Liam Plunkett, Wahab Riaz, Chadwick Walton, Paul Stirling, Samuel Badree, Nicholas Pooran, Rayad Emrit, Ryan ten Doeschate, Rohan Mustafa, Imran Haider, Babar Hayat.

Maratha Arabians

Virender Sehwag (captain), Mohammed Amir, Imad Wasim, Alex Hales, Mohammed Sami, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo, Rilee Rossouw, Hardus Viljoen, Kamran Akmal, Roelof van der Merwe, Krishmar Santokie, Shaiman Anwar, Zahoor Khan, Ross Whiteley, Asghar Stanikzai.

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Read more:

• T10 League star Alex Hales optimistic about England's chances of Ashes fightback
• Organisers have plans to expand competition in Season 2
• Meet the teams who will be competing in the first season
• What's a good score in 10 overs on a Sharjah surface?

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Pakhtoons

Shahid Afridi (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Tamim Iqbal, Dwayne Smith, Ahmed Shahzad, Imran Khan, Mohammed Irfan, Mohammed Nabi, Sohail Khan, Umar Gul, Liam Dawson, Najibullah Zadran, Amjad Javed, Saqlain Haider, Shaheen Afridi, Shafiqullah.

Punjabi Legends

Shoaib Malik (captain), Hasan Ali, Chris Jordan, Umar Akmal, Carlos Brathwaite, Luke Ronchi, Adil Rashid, Misbah-ul-Haq, Fahim Ashraf, Abdul Razzaq, Ravi Bopara, Dawlat Zadran, Shareef Asadullah, Ghulam Shabber, Usama Mir.

Team Sri Lanka Cricket

Dinesh Chandimal (captain), Dilshan Munweera, Shehan Jayasuriya, Kithruwan Vithanage, Angelo Perera, Sachita Senanayake, Kasun Madushanka, Alankara Asanka, Wanidu Hasaranga, Vishwa Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Ramith Rambukwella, Lahiru Madushanka, Thiksala de Silva, Shehan Madushanka.