New franchise Bangla Tigers to replace Pakhtoons in Abu Dhabi 10 League
The Bangla Tigers will replace Pakhtoons in the T10 League for the upcoming season, continuing the revamp of the 10-over tournament. The owners of the newly added franchise have the aim to appeal to the Bangladeshi community in the UAE and have the desire to add players from the Bangladesh team.
The Abu Dhabi T10 league has continued to revamp itself with the latest change being the addition of a new franchise that was revealed recently. The Bangla Tigers are in talks to sign Bangladesh international players to appeal more to the Bangla community in the UAE. Meanwhile, the Bangladesh national team will be playing a series against India when the T10 league gets underway.
The squad of the Bangla Tigers, like other teams, must include 14 players and the owners of the new franchise hope to rope in at least five international players from Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, the side known as Bengal Tigers in the previous two editions of the tournament are also going to be rebranded as Delhi Bulls. Just some time back, it was announced that the Karachians franchise had come under new ownership and they too had undergone a name change. They will now be known as the Deccan Gladiators.
The league itself will now be referred to as the Abu Dhabi T10 due to a deal that will see all matches in the capital for the next five years at the Zayed Cricket Stadium.
“The league is a South Asian concept, and we were very keen to have a Bangladeshi business house with a core cricket knowledge to be associated with the league,” said Shaji Ul Mulk, the league’s chairman.
According to reports, a new team will be announced before the end of this week.