Hong Kong T20 Blitz to feature top talent from Australia and India as teams release provisional squads
Associate players from Netherlands, United Arab Emirates and Nepal to join Michael Clarke and Hong Kong players in inaugural tournament
First-class players from Australia and India will showcase their talents at Mission Road this month as the four franchises on Friday announced their final squads for the DTC Mobile Hong Kong T20 Blitz.
We are really looking forward to this first iteration of what hopefully becomes a world-class event worthy of world-class facilities
With former Australia captain Michael Clarke confirming his participation, the Hong Kong Cricket Association received another boost with news that all gazebos for the Saturday had been sold.
Kowloon Cantons announced this week that they had signed Clarke to play alongside top Hong Kong players and Nepalese spinner Sandeep Lamichchane at the May 27-29 tournament.
Woodworm Island Warriors have secured the services of Australian first-class players Michael Hill and Will Sheridan, with Dutchman Michael Swart joining as their associate player.
Hung Hom JD Jaguars have gone for experienced Indian first-class players with Mumbai’s Vinit Indulkar and Doraiswamy Subramanian recruited alongside UAE’s Muhammad Naveed.
GII Lantau Galaxy Riders have delved into the talent-rich Delhi cricket scene and have picked Saurabh Passi, Neel Mani Jha, Harshit Verma, Narendra Chauhan, although only two of them will be allowed to play.