After smashing huge sixes in the IPL, former Indian cricketer to play in Afro T10 league

Why you're reading this: Cricket over the past few years has taken giant strides towards becoming a global phenomenon. While Test cricket continues to remain the purest format of the game, franchise cricket, over the past few years has attracted many eyeballs and is a lucrative prospect as far as the game's global reach is concerned. 

3 things you need to know

• Zimbabwe Cricket has come up with a new concept known as the Zim Afro T10 league
• The tournament will start from July 20, 2023 and will go on till July 29, 2023
• All the matches of the tournament will be held at the Harare Sports Club

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What is the Zim Afro T10 league? 

The Afro T10 league will be basically a five-team tournament to be played in Zimbabwe from July 20, 2023. The tournament will be played in a ten-over format and is also the second league after the Abu Dhabi T10 league to be follow such a format. The tournament will consist of teams like Harare Hurricanes, Joburg Buffaloes, Durban Qalandars, Bulawayo Braves, and Cape Town Samp Army. The contesting teams have started to assemble their squads which includes superstars like Eoin Morgan, Evin Lewis, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Tymal Mills, Tom Banton, and many more. 

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Each team must at least have a squad of 16 players which should consist of six Zimbabwean players. One Zimbabwean player will be selected from the emerging player category through the nationwide talent hunt. As per the draft, all the franchises can have four top international players as they are already pre-signed

Yusuf Pathan to play in the Afro T10 league

Former Indian batsman Yusuf Pathan who was known to hit big sixes will also be a part of the Afro T10 league. Pathan is a part of the four top overseas players of the Joburg Buffaloes and will play for the franchise in the tournament. 

Yusuf Pathan has played a total of 174 matches in the Indian Premier League and has made 3204 runs at an average of 29.10. His highest score has been 100 runs, whereas Yusuf's strike rate has been 143.00 throughout his IPL career.