Abu Dhabi T10 League: Schedule news, details, and cricket insights

Eight franchise teams are gearing up for the Abu Dhabi T10 team draw which will be held in Dubai on Tuesday. The eight participating teams will be divided into two groups that will determine the match schedule for the world's only ICC-sanctioned ten-over cricket tournament. This year, a number of new teams are joining the Abu Dhabi T10 league, including Deccan Gladiators, Delhi Bulls, Bangla Tigers, Qalandars and Karnataka Tuskers. Fans eagerly await the arrival of this new format of cricket.

Abu Dhabi T10 league schedule, news, details

They will join Maratha Arabians, Northern Warriors and an eighth, as yet unannounced team. The battle-lineups will be drawn in Dubai on Tuesday. This year's tournament will be completely different from the past two editions. The league moves to its new home in Abu Dhabi and for ten days will become the focus of the cricket world.

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As the team owners revealed their group selections from randomly chosen tokens, Abu Dhabi T10 chairman of Shaji Ul Mulk stood on behalf of the yet to be revealed, eighth team. He said he was happy with the draw. He added, that the teams are now aware of they will be facing and can begin to plan their game plans accordingly. Continuing he said, as for Team 8, that’s just one of the big announcements they have in store which would be revealed over the next few weeks. The officials eagerly await and look forward to the ticket launch on October and the player draft on 16th October.

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• With the draw behind them, team owners then eagerly awaited the formulation of the tournament match schedule which yielded a number of early standout marquee matchups:
• Team Qalandars make their debut on opening day, November 15, led by Pakistani legend, Shahid Afridi
• Northern Warriors also begin their title defence against Maratha Arabians on opening day
• Rebranded Delhi Bulls (formerly Bengal Tigers) begin their title charge led by World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan on November 15 against Deccan Gladiators
• Newcomers Bangla Tigers and Karnataka Tuskers face off for the first time on Sunday, November 17

As team owners now set their sights on the strategic considerations for next week’s official player draft. Many of the top-name stars of international cricket have already announced their participation in the Abu Dhabi T10 and stressed the importance of the tournament in spreading the popularity of the game. The fans can catch all the action LIVE in India on Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN, while Reliance Jio has acquired the exclusive streaming rights for India. This new explosive format is most likely something that has kept cricket fans expecting its for its outcome. 

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