Major League Cricket 2023 July 13th-July 30th

[NYRB]

Los Angeles Knight Riders​

Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Jason Roy, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Adam Zampa, Rilee Rossouw, Spencer Johnson, Ali Khan, Unmukt Chand, Jaskaran Malhotra, Nitish Kumar, Corne Dry, Ali Sheikh, Saif Badar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Bhaskar Yadram, Gajanand Singh

MI New York​

Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Tim David, Dewald Brevis, David Wiese, Kagiso Rabada, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Behrendorff, Steven Taylor, Hammad Azam, Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel, Sarbjeet Ladda, Shayan Jahangir, Kyle Phillip, Saideep Ganesh, Jasdeep Singh

San Francisco Unicorns​

Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Lungi Ndigi, Corey Anderson, Liam Plunkett, Tajinder Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Carmi Le Roux, Brody Couch, David White, Smit Patel, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Amila Aponso

Seattle Orcas​

Quinton de Kock, Wayne Parnell, Dasun Shanaka, Sikandar Raza, Harmeet Singh, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjane, Cameron Gannon, Aaron Jones, Nauman Anwar, Phani Simhadri, Angelo Perera, Matthew Tromp, Nisarg Patel

Texas Super Kings​

Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, Daniel Sams, David Miller, Gerald Coetzee, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu, Rusty Theron, Calvin Savage, Lahiru Milantha, Milind Kumar, Sami Aslam, Cameron Stevenson, Cody Chetty, Zia Shahzad, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Mohammad Mohsin

Washington Freedom​

Anrich Nortje, Wanindu Hasaranga, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Adam Milne, Moises Henriques, Josh Philippe, Andries Gous, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Saad Ali, Dane Piedt, Sujith Gowda, Justin Dill, Akhilesh Bodugum, Ben Dwarshuis, Usman Rafiq



Looking forward to see how the biggest tournament kicks off in America. And interested to see how the Aussies go.

 

[akkaps]

Available on Kayo and Foxtel, 630am and 1030am start times in VIC

 

[Plugger35]

The teams for this look better than I expected so it should be a decent standard. It will be interesting to see what sort of crowds they get for these games and now many Americans turn up to watch them rather than just Indians, Pakistanis, Poms, Aussies, Saffers and Kiwis that are living over there.

 

[akkaps]

Have listed flags next to international flags.
6 Internationals per XI

	Los Angeles Knight Riders	MI New York	San Francisco Unicorns	Seattle Orcas	Texas Super Kings	Washington Freedom
1	MARTIN GUPTILL	STEVEN TAYLOR	AARON FINCH	QUINTON DE KOCK +	FAF DU PLESSIS	MUKHTAR AHMED
2	UNMUKT CHAND	DEWALD BREVIS	DAVID WHITE	NAUMAN ANWAR	DEVON CONWAY +	JOSH PHILLIPE +
3	RILEE ROUSSOW	TIM DAVID	SMIT PATEL +	AARON JONES	SAITEJA MUKKAMALLA	ANDRIES GOUS
4	JASKARAN MALHOTRA +	NICHOLAS POORAN	MATTHEW WADE	DASUN SANAKA	CODY CHETTY	SAAD ALI
5	GAJANAND SINGH	SHAYAN JAHANGIR +	SHADAB KHAN	HEINRICH KLAASEN	DAVID MILLER	MOISES HENRIQUES
6	ANDRE RUSSELL	RASHID KHAN	MARCUS STOINIS	ANDREW TYE	MILIND KUMAR	GLENN PHILLIPS
7	SUNIL NARINE	KYLE PHILLIP	COREY ANDERSON	ANGELO PERERA	DWAYNE BRAVO	MARCO JANSEN
8	ALI KHAN	JESSY SINGH	TAJINDER SINGH	NISARG PATEL	IMAD WASIM	JUSTIN DILL
9	CORNE DRY	NOSTHUSH KENJIGE	LIAM PLUNKETT	HARMEET SINGH	MITCHELL SANTNER	ADAM MILNE
10	LOCKIE FERGUSON	KAGISO RABADA	HARIS RAUF	WAYNE PARNELL	CALVIN SAVAGE	ANRICH NORTJE
11	ADAM ZAMPA	TRENT BOULT	LUNGI NDIGI	CAMERON GANNON	RUSTY THERON	SAURABH NETRAVALKAR
	SAIF BABAR	ESHAN ADIL	QAIS AHMAD	SHUBHAM RANJANE	SAMI ASLAM	AKHILESH BODUGUM
	SPENCER JOHNSON	HAMMAD AZAM	FINN ALLEN	PHANI SIMHADRI	GERALD COETZEE	BEN DWARSHUIS
	NITISH KUMAR	JASON BEHRENDORFF	AMILA APONSO	MATTHEW TROMP	SHIMRON HETMYER	SUJITH GOWDA
	JASON ROY	SAIDEEP GANESH	CHAITANYA BISHNOI		LAHIRU MILANTHA	DANE PIEDT
	ALI SHEIKH	SARJEET LADDA	BRODY COUCH		MOHAMMAD MOHSIN	OBUS PIENAAR
	SHADLEY VAN SCHALKWYK	MONANK PATEL	MACKENZIE HARVEY		DANIEL SAMS	USMAN RAFIQ
	BHASKAR YADAAM	KIERON POLLARD	SANJAY KRISHNAMURTHI		ZIA SHAHZAD
		DAVID WIESE	CARMI LE ROUX		CAMERON STEVENSON

 

[ioppolo]

I forgot Corey Anderson existed.

 

[corbies]

Quinton De Kock - whose reason for quitting Test cricket was to spend more time at home with his family - playing yet another overseas T20 league I see.

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Have listed flags next to international flags.
6 Internationals per XI

	Los Angeles Knight Riders	MI New York	San Francisco Unicorns	Seattle Orcas	Texas Super Kings	Washington Freedom
1	MARTIN GUPTILL	STEVEN TAYLOR	AARON FINCH	QUINTON DE KOCK +	FAF DU PLESSIS	MUKHTAR AHMED
2	UNMUKT CHAND	DEWALD BREVIS	DAVID WHITE	NAUMAN ANWAR	DEVON CONWAY +	JOSH PHILLIPE +
3	RILEE ROUSSOW	TIM DAVID	SMIT PATEL +	AARON JONES	SAITEJA MUKKAMALLA	ANDRIES GOUS
4	JASKARAN MALHOTRA +	NICHOLAS POORAN	MATTHEW WADE	DASUN SANAKA	CODY CHETTY	SAAD ALI
5	GAJANAND SINGH	SHAYAN JAHANGIR +	SHADAB KHAN	HEINRICH KLAASEN	DAVID MILLER	MOISES HENRIQUES
6	ANDRE RUSSELL	RASHID KHAN	MARCUS STOINIS	ANDREW TYE	MILIND KUMAR	GLENN PHILLIPS
7	SUNIL NARINE	KYLE PHILLIP	COREY ANDERSON	ANGELO PERERA	DWAYNE BRAVO	MARCO JANSEN
8	ALI KHAN	JESSY SINGH	TAJINDER SINGH	NISARG PATEL	IMAD WASIM	JUSTIN DILL
9	CORNE DRY	NOSTHUSH KENJIGE	LIAM PLUNKETT	HARMEET SINGH	MITCHELL SANTNER	ADAM MILNE
10	LOCKIE FERGUSON	KAGISO RABADA	HARIS RAUF	WAYNE PARNELL	CALVIN SAVAGE	ANRICH NORTJE
11	ADAM ZAMPA	TRENT BOULT	LUNGI NDIGI	CAMERON GANNON	RUSTY THERON	SAURABH NETRAVALKAR
	SAIF BABAR	ESHAN ADIL	QAIS AHMAD	SHUBHAM RANJANE	SAMI ASLAM	AKHILESH BODUGUM
	SPENCER JOHNSON	HAMMAD AZAM	FINN ALLEN	PHANI SIMHADRI	GERALD COETZEE	BEN DWARSHUIS
	NITISH KUMAR	JASON BEHRENDORFF	AMILA APONSO	MATTHEW TROMP	SHIMRON HETMYER	SUJITH GOWDA
	JASON ROY	SAIDEEP GANESH	CHAITANYA BISHNOI		LAHIRU MILANTHA	DANE PIEDT
	ALI SHEIKH	SARJEET LADDA	BRODY COUCH		MOHAMMAD MOHSIN	OBUS PIENAAR
	SHADLEY VAN SCHALKWYK	MONANK PATEL	MACKENZIE HARVEY		DANIEL SAMS	USMAN RAFIQ
	BHASKAR YADAAM	KIERON POLLARD	SANJAY KRISHNAMURTHI		ZIA SHAHZAD
		DAVID WIESE	CARMI LE ROUX		CAMERON STEVENSON

Does Brody Couch have US citizenship?

 

[ioppolo]

Does Brody Couch have US citizenship?

I'm wondering the same with Unkmund Chand, Corey Anderson and Liam Plunkett.

 

[akkaps]

I'm wondering the same with Unkmund Chand, Corey Anderson and Liam Plunkett.

All the players outside of those born in the US have pretty much defected to the US. A lot of them have played one or two games at either international/u19s level and left, probably because they didn’t seeing themselves representing their birth nation again.

Unmukt Chand is a U19 WC winning captain. That squad also had Vihari and fellow defectee and MLC number 1 draft pick, Harmeet Singh.

Liam Plunkett and Corey Anderson both married an Americans

 

[corbies]

Does Brody Couch have US citizenship?

His Mum was born in the US so he qualifies as a local for this.

 

[ioppolo]

Cameron Gannon has represented the USA at international level as well fwiw.

The ICC is so much more fluid than FIFA when it comes to country representation.

 

[ioppolo]

Dane Piedt is another one who appears to be a local now. Like I said, so much more fluid.

 

[corbies]

Dane Piedt is another one who appears to be a local now. Like I said, so much more fluid.

You're right it is more fluid but not because of these guys playing as locals. Piedt, Anderson, Plunkett, Chand are only locals for the purpose of this tournament. Similar to how Besart Berisha or Andy Keogh played as locals in the A-League once they got Australian citizenship. The difference is they could never play for the Socceroos having played full internationals for other countries.

Plunkett for example can't play for the USA yet as he hasn't been a resident for long enough. I think Piedt and Anderson are now eligible. Someone like Brody Couch could play anytime if he wanted to as his mother is American and he hasn't played for a full member yet.

 

[akkaps]

Sunil Narine's mission impossible: 75 hours, two continents, four games

The allrounder is expected to make a 9000-mile round trip across the Atlantic to fulfil his MLC and Vitality Blast commitments

www.espncricinfo.com

Sunil Narine's plan to go from Surrey, to Dallas, then back to Surrey and end in Dallas in he space of 3 days

 

[akkaps]

Steven Smith in contention for Major League Cricket action in 2024

Smith is brand ambassador for Washington Freedom, who have a high-performance partnership with New South Wales, his state team in Australia

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[NYRB]

A real international flavour

 

[Danw0w]

* I hate these ipl clones

 

[corbies]

A real international flavour

Just no Americans. Peter Della Penna is literally there covering the tournament. They're not even pretending this tournament is made for Americans at this point.

 

[akkaps]

Just no Americans. Peter Della Penna is literally there covering the tournament. They're not even pretending this tournament is made for Americans at this point.

Nikhil Uttamchandani has done the commentating for the Minor League games, was the commentator for the Minor League final last year, and provided commentary of the Draft.
He’s the de facto American in that list

 

[corbies]

Nikhil Uttamchandani has done the commentating for the Minor League games, was the commentator for the Minor League final last year, and provided commentary of the Draft.
He’s the de facto American in that list

The Barbadian who lives in Canada?

 

[Gough]

Why is Hasseloff and KIT not involved in some way with the LA Knight Riders, that one really writes itself.

 

[akkaps]

Why is Hasseloff and KIT not involved in some way with the LA Knight Riders, that one really writes itself.

Because the name comes from the IPL, and the Kolkata Knight Riders owners. But yes, would go good brand ambassadors

 

[akkaps]

More goras (white people ) than i thought in the crowd

 

[akkaps]

Faf went for a golden, otherwise, looks like the internationals are dominating

 

[Gough]

More goras (white people ) than i thought in the crowd

I suspect the Indian diaspora has made cricket in the US viable as opposed to ten or fifteen years ago.