West Indies legend Kieron Pollard will lead MI Emirates and Afghan all-rounder Rashid Khan will captain MI Cape Town within the two new T20 leagues beginning subsequent month, franchise homeowners stated on Friday.
The homeowners of Indian Premier League group Mumbai Indians expanded their footprint this yr, buying franchises within the International League T20 (ILT20) within the United Arab Emirates and the SA20 in South Africa.
Akash Ambani, chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm, which owns all three groups, stated in an announcement: “Both our captains have an amazing mix of talent, experience and passion.”
“I am confident that Polly and Rashid will take forward the MI ethos of cricket and the MI brand.”
Pollard ended his 13-season IPL profession with Mumbai Indians final month and joined the league’s most profitable group as their batting coach.
Pollard’s teammates within the ILT20 beginning January 13 in Dubai will embody fellow West Indies Dwayne Bravo and Nicholas Pooran.
The English trio of Jofra Archer, Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone will play beneath Rashid within the SA20 beginning January 10 in Cape Town.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
