12th Aug, 2022

‘MI Emirates’ announces players for the inaugural edition of UAE's International League T20

By Mumbai Indians

‘MI Emirates’ announces players for the inaugural edition of UAE's International League T20

Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult to be part of the team

MI Emirates, today announced its team ahead of the inaugural edition of UAE’s International League T20. The squad will be based in Abu Dhabi, and includes a mix of current and past MI players, and new players who join the #OneFamily. Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran and Trent Boult are set to join the MI Emirates ahead of the inaugural edition and will adorn MI’s iconic blue and gold amongst the others.

Mr. Akash M Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Jio, said, “I am delighted with our dynamic group of 14 players that will be part of our #Onefamily and represent ‘MI Emirates’. We are glad to have one of our key pillars, Kieron Pollard continue with MI Emirates. Joining us back are Dwayne Bravo, Trent Boult, and Nicholas Pooran. A very warm welcome to all players of MI Emirates. MI is known to strike a balance between experience and investing in young talent to unlock their true potential which will help us play the MI way. This is what fans expect from us and will drive the MI ethos forward.”

The players have been signed as per the league guidelines and the local players from UAE will be added to the squad in the near future. 

S. NoPlayer NameNationality
1 Kieron Pollard West Indies
2 Dwayne Bravo West Indies
3 Nicholas Pooran West Indies
4 Trent Boult New Zealand
5 Andre Fletcher West Indies
6 Imran Tahir South Africa
7 Samit Patel  England
8 Will Smeed England
9 Jordan Thompson England
10 Najibullah Zadran  Afghanistan
11 Zahir Khan Afghanistan
12 Fazalhaq Farooqui  Afghanistan
13 Bradley Wheal Scotland
14 Bas De Leede  Netherlands
15Muhammad WaseemUAE
16Basil HameedUAE
17Zahoor KhanUAE
18Vriitya AravindUAE