The domestic players for each of the franchises for the Afro T20 Cricket League in Uganda from Dec 08th – 24th have been announced and overseas professionals from India, West Indies, Pakistan, Kenya, UAE, USA etc. to name a few have also been confirmed with some players already arrived in Kampala to take part in the competition.
The tournament will be shown live on TV on Neo Sports (India) and PTV (Pakistan). Uganda players will benefit from the tournament as they prepare for upcoming WCL Division 4 in Malaysia in 2018.
1 DAY TO GO..The wait is nearly over!
The best international players in Kampala..#AfroT20League#Lugogo#Kyambogo#Kampala #Uganda pic.twitter.com/Siz3bwVWo0
— Afro T20 Cricket League (@AfroT20Cricket) December 6, 2017
Players from Pakistan have already arrived to take part in the league and one of the players posted the twitter picture to confirm the same:
Alhamdulillah, landed safely in Uganda 🇺🇬 – here with @REALsaeedajmal, Mukhtar & Shakeel Ansar. Looking forward to the @afrot20cricket league kicking off shortly. pic.twitter.com/KYMLdEdwUC
— Imran Khan (@ImeeK218) December 7, 2017
Team Squads (Updated):
Striking Panthers: Arthur Ziraba, Mwanja Joshua, Kyobe Arthur, Kakande Ivan, Falak Sher, Suleiman Sharif, Rohit Bhalla, Dinesh Bhandari (IND), Bilal Habib (KEN), Mohit Kumar (IND), Rahul Nehra (IND), Ranjeet Singh, Rajesh Verma
Raging Bulls: Naseer Ahmed, Aneef Hameed, Otwani Arnold, Pratik Sharma, Brian ‘X’ Masaba, Riazat Ali Sha, Harsh Upadhyay, Danza Hyatt (WI), Rajendran Naidoo, Naseer Ahmed, Jignesh Sahu, Pratik Sharma, Moneydeep Singh, Sohaib Ehsan, Jaimin Tailor
Roaring Lions: Patel Ankit, Davis Karashani, Kenneth Waiswa, Hasaya Ema Duminy, Ssempijja Lawrence, Bakunzi Derrick, Zephania Arinaitwe, Maurice Ouma (KEN), William Perkins (WI), Gagandeep Singh (KEN), Tajinder Singh (IND), Abdul Shakoor (UAE), Rahi Patel (IND), Usman Maroof (PAK), Mahmood Azam (PAK)
Rising Zebras: Isaneez Emmanuel, Irfan Khan Afridi, Martin Ondeko, Lubega Abdallah, Ssematimba Lawrence, Camilus Alexander (WI), Amjad Khan (UAE), Nikhil Date (IND), Irfan Fazil (PAK), Ashwani Mandhani (IND), Abhay Patel (IND), Shahid Yousuf (PAK)
Royal Elephants: Frank Nsubuga, Ivan Thawithemwira, Ratheesh Nair, Jonathan Ssebanja, Deus Muhamuza, Abdallah Ssezoba, Orlando Baker (USA), Ghamai Zadran (AFG), Humayun Farhat (PAK), Imran Baig, Iwan Thai, Riaz Afridi (PAK), Sabyar Afridi (PAK), Manoj Sai (IND)
Charging Leopards: Bharat Ghodadira, Simon Ssesazi, Nanji Pindoria, Abu Seguya, Danniel Ruyange, Siraje Starbwoy Nsubuga, Hasan Raza (PAK), Imran Khan (PAK), Rehan Afridi (PAK), Jitender Yadav (IND), Sunil Tripathi (IND)
Mighty Rhinos: Farid Danini, Kayondo Hamu, Roger Mukasa, Henry Ssenyondo, Bejamin Musoke, Bilal Hassan, Pedro Collins (WI), Saurabh Kashyap (IND), Pankaj Ojha (IND), Yasir Hameed (PAK), Abdul Rehman (PAK), Avishkar Ramduth (SA)
Hippo Warriors: Steve Tikolo (KEN), Frank Akankwasa, Cyrus Kibuuka Musoke, Shazad Kamal, Stephan Wambose, Akbar Baig, Dhruv Channabasawa, Mohammad Khalil (PAK), Muhammad Kaleem (UAE), Mukhtar Ahmed (PAK), Niravkumar Patel, Saad Altaf (PAK), Saeed Ajmal (PAK), Shakeel Ansar (PAK), Waseem Butt