Kolkata Knight Riders revealed Abu Dhabi Knight Riders' squad for the International Abu Dhabi T20 League. The tournament will be held next year.
Jonny Bairstow will join in Abu Dhabi Knight Riders' initial squad of 14 players at the Abu Dhabi T20 tournament. while Andre Russell and Sunil Narine, who are part of the KKR squad in the IPL for a while now, will remain in the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders squad.
"Firstly it's great to see that our global footprint continues to grow in line with our vision & strategy. KKR in IPL, TKR in CPL and now ADKR in the ILT20," Venky Mysore, CEO of Knight Riders, said.
The 14 players squad features Paul Stirling, Charith Asalanka, Kennar Lewis, Lahiru Kumara, Raymon Reifer and Brandon Glove. The local UAE players will be added during the draft process.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Squad:
- Sunil Narine (WI)
- Andre Russell (WI)
- Jonny Bairstow (ENG)
- Paul Stirling (IRL)
- Lahiru Kumara (SL)
- Charith Asalanka (SL)
- Colin Ingram (SA)
- Akeal Hosein (WI)
- Seekkuge Prasanna (SL)
- Ravi Rampaul (WI)
- Raymon Reifer (WI)
- Kennar Lewis (WI)
- Ali Khan (USA)
- Brandon Glover (NL)