MI Emirates announced their Signings ahead of Inaugural edition of UAE International League T20.
The Franchise will be based in Abu Dhabi and includes some former Mumbai Indians Players, Current Players and also include some youngsters to the Team.
West Indies Former Captain Kieron Pollard, Star All Rounder Dwayne Bravo, Current West Indies Captain Nicholls Pooran and New Zealand Fast Bowler Trent Boult are the Big names who joined MI TEAM in UAE League.
Mr. Akash M Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Jio, said:
“I am delighted with our dynamic group of 14 players that will be part of our #Onefamily and represent ‘MI Emirates’. We are glad to have one of our key pillars, Kieron Pollard continue with MI Emirates. Joining us back are Dwayne Bravo, Trent Boult, and Nicholas Pooran. A very warm welcome to all players of MI Emirates. MI known to strike a balance between experience. And also investing in young talent to unlock their true potential which will help us play the MI way. This is what fans expect from us and will drive the MI ethos forward.”
All the Players have been signed as per the ILt20 guidelines and they will also add some local players to the list near in the future.
The 14 players who have signed are:
Kieron Pollard (West Indies), Dwayne Bravo (West Indies), Nicholas Pooran (West Indies), Trent Boult (New Zealand), Andre Fletcher (West Indies), Imran Tahir (South Africa), Samit Patel (England), Will Smeed (England), Jordan Thompson (England), Najibullah Zadran (Afghanistan), Zahir Khan (Afghanistan), Fazalhaq Farooqui (Afghanistan), Bradley Wheal (Scotland) and Bas De Leede (Netherlands).
Earlier this week, MI announced the name and identity of ‘MI Emirates’. Which is pronounced as “MY Emirates”, also a team dedicated to the fans across the United Arab Emirates.
