Several top retired cricketers will turn back the clock in the inaugural edition of the US Masters T10 League starting from August 18. A total of six teams - Atlanta Riders, California Knights, New York Warriors, Texas Chargers, New Jersey Legends and Morrisville Unity - will participate in the tournament for the ultimate glory. India and Pakistan do not face each other in bilateral matches currently due to strained politicial relations between two countries.
Hence, the two teams lock horns against each other only in the Asia Cup and ICC events. While this is the case in the international matches, and Pakistan players not allowed in the Indian Premier League (IPL), it seemed to be a distant dream that the players from both countries would play for the same team. But the US Masters T10 League is making it happen as India and Pakistan cricketers will share the dressing room and this is happening in most of the teams.
Among Indian cricketers, Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha, Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay and Munaf Patel are some of them who are taking part in the competition. On the other hand, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Irfan, Abdur Rehman, and Misbah-ul-Haq among others are featuring in the league.
Here's the team-wise list of India and Pakistan players featuring in different teams:
Atlanta Riders:
Indian players - Robin Uthappa, Sreesanth
Pakistan players - Hammad Azam, Mohammad Irfan
California Knights:
Indian Players - Suresh Raina, Mohammad Kaif, Irfan Pathan
Pakistan Players - None
New York Warriors:
Indian Players - Murali Vijay, Munaf Patel
Pakistan Players - Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Umaid Asif, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Khan, Abdur Rehman
Texas Chargers:
Indian Players - Praveen Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Siddharth Trivedi
Pakistan Players - Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Gul
New Jersey Legends:
Indian Players - Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Stuart Binny, Naman Ojha, RP Singh, Abhimanyu Mithun, Bipul Sharma
Pakistan Players - None
Morrisville Unity:
Indian Players - Parthiv Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Rahul Sharma, Parvinder Awana
Pakistan Players - Najaf Shah
