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32 T20 World Cup stars in Abu Dhabi T10

- ABU DHABI

The world is currently witnessing the biggest cricket carnival in the UAE and Oman with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and thereafter the high-octane Abu Dhabi T10 will be played in the UAE capital from November 19 to December 4. As many as 32 players, who have been drafted in the Abu Dhabi T10 franchises for the fifth season of the tournament, will be in action for their respective countries at the T20 World Cup.

Explosive players such as Nicholas Pooran, Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Ravi Rampaul, Darren Bravo and Andre Fletcher will light up the stadium for the defending champions West Indies.

Star parade

Meanwhile, class-apart cricketers Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Reece Topley, Liam Livingston­e, Adil Rashid and Jason Roy are set to play for England, the 2019 champions.

Hazratulla­h Zazai, Qais Ahmad and Rahmanulla­h Gurbaz will represent Afghanista­n, while Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratn­e and Wanindu Hasaranga will play for the 2014 champions Sri Lanka.

Destructiv­e players such as Paul Stirling, Mark Adair, Curtis Campher and Joshua Little will represent Ireland, while Mohammad Saifuddin will feature in the Bangladesh team and David Wiese will play for the Namibia.

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