The Abu Dhabi T10 league has been rebooted for its third season. This season will see four new teams with the three existing teams returning for the third edition of the tournament. ABU DHABI T10 league 2019 tickets are available on Q-tickets. with the price of the tickets starting from Dhs10. The player draft will take place on the 16th of October at 6 PM (Local), 7 PM (PST), 7:30 PM (IST).
In this article, we will 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League teams, icon players, full squads and the complete schedule. We will also see the T10 League past winners and live streaming/TV broadcast options.
Teams in the 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League
Below are the 8 teams participating in the 2019 edition of the T10 League.
- Bangla Tigers
- Maratha Arabians
- Deccan Gladiators
- Qalanders
- Delhi Bulls
- Northern Warriors
- Karnataka Tuskers
- Team Abu Dhabi
Team Abu Dhabi, Qalanders and Bangla Tigers are the new entrants in this year’s T10 League. These three teams come in place of Pakhtoons, Kerala Knights, and Punjabi Legends.
Also, Rajpoots have rebranded themselves as Karnataka Tuskers. Sindhis are now rebranded as Deccan Gladiators. and Bengal Tigers are rebranded as Delhi Bulls.
Northern Warriors were the winners of the last season. They had defeated Pakhtoons in the final at Sharjah by 22 runs.
Icon Players in 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League
Below is the list of icon players for each team in the 2019 T10 League.
1) Bangla Tigers – Thisara Perera
2) Maratha Arabians -Chris Lynn
3) Deccan Gladiators – Shane Watson
4) Qalanders – Shahid Afridi
5) Delhi Bulls – Eoin Morgan
6) Northern Warriors – Darren Sammy
7) Karnataka Tuskers – Hashim Amla
8) Team Abu Dhabi – Moeen Ali
Captains in 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League
1) Bangla Tigers – Thisara Perera
2) Maratha Arabians -Dwayne Bravo
3) Deccan Gladiators – Shane Watson
4) Qalanders – Sohail Akhtar
5) Delhi Bulls – Eoin Morgan
6) Northern Warriors – Darren Sammy
7) Karnataka Tuskers – Hashim Amla
8) Team Abu Dhabi – TBC
Coaches in 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League
1) Bangla Tigers – Aftab Ahmed
2) Maratha Arabians – Andy Flower
3) Deccan Gladiators – Mushtaq Ahmed
4) Qalanders – Mike Hesson
5) Delhi Bulls – Stephen Fleming
6) Northern Warriors – Robin Singh
7) Karnataka Tuskers – Johan Botha
8) Team Abu Dhabi – Trevor Bayliss
2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League Squads
Let us first see the 2019 Abu Dhabi Squad rules.Â
Each team squad :
- will have a total of 14 members.
- can have two optional extra players but their cost will be born completely by the franchisee
- will have 2 UAE players
- will have one emerging talent player
Now let us see the full squads of all teams.
1) Bangla Tigers Squad for 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League
Icon player: Thisara Perera
South African batsman Colin Ingram, South African left-handed batsman Rilee Rossouw, South African all-rounder Robbie Frylinck, West Indies wicket-keeper batsman Andre Fletcher, Afghan spinner Qais Ahmad, Australian all-rounder James Faulkner, Bangladeshi wicket-keeper batsman Anamul Haque, Bangladeshi all-rounder Farhad Reza, UAE batsman Chirag Suri, UAE left-arm pacer Shiraz Ahmed, UAE batsman and leg-spinner Junaid Siddiqui, and Bangladeshi batsman Yasir Ali (Emerging Talent) are the other players in the Bangla Tigers Squad for the 2019 Abhu Dhabi T10 league.
Optional Players: Bangladeshi right-hand batsman and off-spinner Mahedi Hasan, Bangladeshi slow-left arm orthodox bowler Arafat Sunny.
2) Maratha Arabians Squad for 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League
Icon player:Â Chris Lynn
Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga, Pakistani Left-arm pacer Mohammad Irfan, Sri Lankan all-rounder Dasun Shanaka, West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, Afghan batsman Hazratullah Zazai, West Indian batsman Chadwick Walton, Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, UAE batsman Mohammed Qasim, English pacer James Fuller(Emerging Talent) are the other players in the Maratha Arabians squad for the 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League.
Optional Players: English left-hand batsman Adam Lyth.
3) Deccan Gladiators Squad for 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League
Icon player: Shane Watson
Aussie all-rounder Ben Cutting, West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard, English left-arm pacer Tymal Mills, all-rounder Anton Devcich, Afghan slow left-arm chinaman Zahir Khan, Afghan wicket-keeper batsman Mohd. Shahzad, Australian leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed, Pakistani seamer all-rounder Anwar Ali, UAE medium-pacer Zahoor Khan, UAE batsman Asif Khan, and West Indian left-handed batsman Chandrapaul Hemraj (Emerging Talent) are the other players in the Deccan Gladiators squad for the 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League.
Optional Players: English leg-spinner Mason Crane, and Sri Lankan left-hand batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
4) Qalanders Squad for 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League
Icon player: Shahid Afridi
New Zealand wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi, Barbados-born English pacer Chris Jordan, English wicket-keeper batsman Tom Banton, Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistani all-rounder Imad Wasim, Pakistani left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pacer Faheem Ashraf, Welsh-born wicket-keeper batsman Philip Salt, Pakistani batsman Imran Nazir, UAE slow left-arm orthodox bowler Maaz Khan, UAE batsman Majid Ali, Pakistani fast bowler Haris Rauf (Emerging Talent player), and Pakistani all-rounder Sohail Akhtar (captain) are the other players in the Qalanders Squad for the 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League.
Optional Players: Ahsan Mirza and Dilbar Hussain.
5) Delhi Bulls Squad for 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League
Icon player: Eoin Morgan
Pakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik, Pakistani left-arm pacer Sohail Tanvir, English leg-spinner Adil Rashid, Afghan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, Sri Lankan wicket-keeper batsman Kusal Perera, Pakistani pacer Muhammad Hasnain, batsman Sherfane Rutherford, , UAE batsman Muhammad Usman, Pakistani all-rounder Amir Yameen, UAE all-rounder Waheed Ahmed, and Dutch batsman Tobias Visee (Emerging Talent) are the other players in the Delhi Bulls Squad for 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League.
Optional Players: USA seamer Ali Khan, and Irish batsman and off-spinner Paul Stirling.
6) Northern Warriors Squad for 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League
Icon player: Darren Sammy
West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, English right-hand batsman Sam Billings, West Indian opening batsman Lendl Simmons, Pakistani pacer Wahab Riaz, all-rounder Chris Green, UAE all-rounder Rayad Emrit, batsman Nicholas Pooran, Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikandar Raza, UAE left-handed batsman Ansh Tandon,
UAE medium-pacer Amir Hayat, West Indian left-hand batsman and right-arm off-spinner Mark Deyal (Emerging Talent) are the other players in the Northern Warriors Squad for 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League.
Optional Players: Scottish left-hand batsman George Munsey, and Afghan batting all-rounder Karim Janat.
7) Karnataka Tuskers Squad for 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League
Icon player: Hashim Amla
Nepali leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane, English medium pacer Pat Brown, West Indian left-handed batsman Evin Lewis, West Indian medium-pacer Kesrick Williams, West Indian opening batsman Johnson Charles, English left-handed all-rounder Ross Whiteley, West Indian right-hand batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler Fabian Allen, Afghan seamer Shapoor Zadran, UAE slow left-arm orthodox bowler Ahmed Raza, UAE off-spinner Asif Mumtaz, and Australian fast-medium bowling all-rounder Nathan Remmington (Emerging Talent) are the other players in the Karnataka Tuskers squad for the 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League.
Optional Players: West Indian batsman Marlon Samuels and Afghan wicket-keeper batsman Shafiqullah Shafaq.
8) Team Abu Dhabi Squad for 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League
Icon player:Â Moeen Ali
Pakistani left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir, English left-arm pacer Harry Gurney, English all-rounder Luke Wright, New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson, English pacer Lewis Gregory, Australian pacer Ben Laughlin, Sri Lankan wicket-keeper left-handed batsman Niroshan Dickwella, English medium pacer Richard Gleeson, UAE left-handed batsman off-break bowler Rohan Mustafa, UAE batsman Rameez Shahzad, USA leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr. (Emerging Talent) are other players in the Team Abu Dhabi Squad in the 2019 T10 League.
Optional Players: English wicket-keeper batsman Alex Davies.
2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League Complete Schedule
The 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League will start on November 15, 2019. All matches will be of 90 min duration and will be played on Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, in Abu Dhabi.
The league stage will be played group-wise. There are two groups – Group A and Group B.
Teams in Group A and Group B are given below.
Then there will be another league stage, the Super League stage, where the teams from Group A will play with the teams from Group B.
And finally, the top 4 teams in the points table will play the play-offs matches. The play-offs will be called Qualifier, Eliminator-1, Eliminator-2, 3rd place playoff, and the Final.
The final will be played on November 24, 2019, Sunday.
The below table shows the complete schedule of the 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League along with timings.
There will also be an opening ceremony in the form of a concert on November 14, 2019. Celebrities such as Hussain Kuwajerwala, Nora Fatehi, Atif Aslam, Shakib Khan, and Parvati Nair will perform at the concert.
Past Winners of the T10 League
The below table shows the past winners of the T10 League for the inaugural year 2017 and the second year 2018.
2019 Abu Dhabi T10 TV Broadcast & Live Streaming Options
Okay, so we saw 2019 Abu Dhabi T10 League teams, icon players, coaches, full squads and the complete schedule. We also saw the past winners and live streaming and TV broadcast options. It is wonderful to see how cricket is growing in many different ways in the last few years. Though the format is different, the game is the same. We are very excited to see some super-fast T10 cricket action. Are you excited? Let us know your thoughts on the Abu Dhabi T10 League below.
