A day after being named as captains of the MI Emirates and MI Cape Town teams in the inaugural season of the ILT20 and SA20 respectively, Kieron Pollard and Rashid Khan have handed over leadership responsibilities ahead of both the tournaments starting in January next year. expressed enthusiasm.
The MI Emirates to be led by Pollard will feature T20 stars like Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult and Imran Tahir. They will debut in the ILT20, which begins on January 13 and ends on February 12, with 34 matches played across three venues in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
“I am very excited about this opportunity to captain a new team. As a leading MI Emirate I look forward to sharing my experience and skills and helping to build a team that plays to win. MI passion It’s about giving my all to cricket. For me 2023 is all about MI Emirates,” Pollard said in an official update by the franchise, which also owns the Mumbai Indians team in the IPL.
Pollard will work closely with MI Emirates head coach Shane Bond, who has been the bowling coach of Mumbai Indians since 2015. The team has Parthiv Patel as batting coach, R Vinay Kumar as bowling coach and James Franklin, Robin Singh as fielding coaches. Being the General Manager of Cricket.
MI Cape Town, captained by Rashid, includes a solid local South African core in the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brewis, Rassie van der Dussen as well as international stars like Jofra Archer, Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone. He will also play in the opening game of the SA20 against Paarl Royals on 10 January.
“I am honored to captain MI Cape Town and thank the MI management for the faith they have shown in me. South Africa is a cricket loving country and I can’t wait to lead such a talented team in front of the MI Cape Town fans. Rashid said, I will do my best to develop MI Cape Town into a team that plays with belief and gives MI fans every reason to celebrate.
MI Cape Town will have Simon Katich as the head coach. Hashim Amla will assist Katich as the batting coach while Robin Peterson will be the team’s general manager. James Payment will take over as the fielding coach, a role he will play with the Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
Leg spin all-rounder Rashid gave up the captaincy Afghanistan immediately after t20 World Cup 2021 has been announced, having been on top for only two months.
Pollard, the former West Indies captain in ODIs and T20Is, had earlier announced that he had retired from the IPL after 13 years as a player to become the batting coach of five-time IPL winning side Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023.
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