Marcus Stoinis All Set To Play For Sharjah Warriors In Inaugural ILT20

Updated - 04 Jan 2023, 11:25 PM

Marcus Stoinis
Marcus Stoinis. Pic Credits: Twitter.

The UAE International T20 League (ILT20) is expected to be the next big thing in Franchise Circuit. The peculiarity of this league is that 9 overseas players are allowed in the playing 11.  Recently ICC stated that the tournament’s stats won’t be counted in the T20 List A career which is a massive blow to the players & organizers.

3 out of 6 teams are owned by the IPL franchises which include Mumbai Emirates, Dubai Capitals, and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. ILT20 is going to clash with the inaugural SA20. Both these leagues are assumed to change the face of Franchise Cricket.

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Marcus Stoinis on Sharjah Warriors

Marcus Stoinis is likely to join Sharjah Warriors when the BBL ends on 25th January.  Marcus Stoinis was asked about Sharjah Warriors and the new league. “It’s a massive opportunity for me personally to notch up some crucial playtime at a tournament like this in the UAE ahead of a busy year that’s going to be full of cricket.” said Marcus Stoinis.

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Sharjah Warriors
Sharjah Warriors. Pic Credits: Twitter.

“These are extremely exciting times for international franchise cricket and I am glad to be playing a part of a team like Sharjah Warriors in the league’s history-making inaugural edition.” he added.

Fascinating League on Cards

The matches of the league are going to be played at Dubai, Abu Dhabi & Sharjah. It won’t be wrong to say that we will see a lot of high scoring thrillers. Many experts & cricketers believe that this league can dethrone the biggest cricket league on planet IPL.

Moeen Ali (PC-Getty Images)
Moeen Ali (PC-Getty Images)

The franchise like Mumbai Indians (MI) would be eager to stamp their authority in this league. Sharjah Warriors has a pretty decent squad where Moeen Ali has been named as the skipper as they have got some power-hitters present in the form of  Evin Lewis & Mohammad Nabi.

Sharjah Warriors Squad: Moeen Ali (capt), Dawid Malan, Evin Lewis, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Woakes, Marcus Stoinis, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Naveen ul-Haq, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Chris Benjamin, Joe Denly, Karthik Meiyappan, M Javed Siddique, Alishan Sharafu, M Jawad Ullah, Mark Deyal, JJ Smit, Bilal Khan

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