Abu Dhabi T10: Yuvraj Singh To Mentor New York Strikers Franchise, Kieron Pollard Named Icon Player

Abu Dhabi will be called the New York Strikers, in the upcoming edition of Abu Dhabi T10 League. The addition of the New York Strikers to the tournament makes it an 8-team competition, with two teams joining the bandwagon from the USA. The Strikers franchise has had a successful stint as a cricket franchisee in the USA and hopes to spread its wings in other parts of the world as well with well-known leagues such as the Abu Dhabi T10. The enigmatic left-hander Yuvraj Singh has been brought on board as the Team Mentor, he was previously been a part of the Abu Dhabi T10 league in 2019.

The Strikers franchise represents unity on and off the field and an indomitable passion for cricket and is owned by Sagar Khanna, who has been extremely passionate about cricket since his childhood days.

Elated to be part of the Abu Dhabi T10, Sagar said, "It is an extremely exciting time for our franchise as the Abu Dhabi T10 is unique and highly competitive, bringing together elite players from across the globe. It gives us the perfect opportunity to compete against the elites of cricket and test ourselves out."

The franchise has brought in Kieron Pollard as their Icon player and also signed on England's 2019 ODI World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan as their Platinum player. Azam Khan from Pakistan and Ireland's Paul Stirling are the two Category A players signed on by the franchise.

Speaking on the signings, Sagar said, "Kieron Pollard and Eoin Morgan are among the biggest names in white-ball cricket. Both are extremely dangerous players and we have no doubt that their leadership qualities will be extremely essential for our camp going forward. Both Pollard and Morgan strike fear in the opposition team's minds, and we like that thought."