UAE T20X adds more star power to its roster
dubai — UAE T20x, the newly launched T20 cricket league owned by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), on Sunday revealed white ball legends Andre Russell as the first of five Icon Players to sign up to play in the inaugural competition this December.
The big-hitting Jamaican Russell will represent one of the five franchise teams during the tournament, which will run from December 19 to January January in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
News of their participation comes shortly after the announcement of AB de Villiers as the global ambassador for UAE T20x, and builds upon the league’s commitment to recruit the most internationally diverse player make-up of all the franchise tournaments.
Russell, widely regarded as the biggest hitter of the cricket ball in the game today, made his ODI and T20 debuts for the West Indies in 2011. An explosive all-rounder, the Jamaican born player has been known to hit a T20 century in just 42 balls and in 2013 became the first T20 bowler to take four wickets in four successive deliveries.
Andre Russell said: “UAE T20x has to be one of the most exciting and entertaining tournaments to launch in a long time. It’s got everything — a star studded line up of players and icons, amazing facilities in a progressive country and passionate fans who come from all over the world.”