Rangpur Riders join US Masters T10 League as Atlanta Riders
Rangpur Riders
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Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise, Rangpur Riders, has made its mark on the international stage by entering the prestigious US Masters T10 League.
Rangpur Riders, owned by the esteemed Bashundhara Group, has joined forces with the US cricket team Atlanta Fire, with whom they had formed a partnership the previous year. This collaboration has given birth to a formidable team named Atlanta Riders.
The team includes five Bangladeshi cricketers, Nasir Hossain, Farhad Reza, pacer Kamrul Islam Rabbi, top-order batsman Junaid Siddiqui, and left-arm spinner Elias Sunny.
Atlanta Riders squad are several foreign star cricketers like Lendl Simmons, former Indian batsman Robin Uthappa, Dwayne Smith, David Hussey, Hammad Azam, and Grand Elliott from New Zealand.
The 16-member Atlanta Riders squad has further been reinforced with international talent. Sri Lankan all-rounder Chaturanga de Silva, Pakistani pacer Mohammad Irfan, Indian pacer Sreesanth, former Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza, and Sri Lankan Amila Apansu.
T10 Global Sports has been successfully organizing the fastest format of cricket in Abu Dhabi for the past 6 years. The US organization SAMP Army Cricket Franchise is jointly organizing the US Masters T-Ten League with them. Where 6 teams of the United States will participate. If everything goes well, this tournament will be held next August.
Atlanta Raiders Squad:
Lendl Simmons (West Indies), Robin Uthappa (India), Dwayne Smith (West Indies), David Hussey (Australia), Nasir Hussain (Bangladesh), Hammad Azam (Pakistan), Grant Elliott (New Zealand), Farhad Reza (Bangladesh), Chaturanga de Silva (Sri Lanka), Kamrul Islam Rabi (Bangladesh), Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan), Sreesanth (India), Hamilton Masakadja (Zimbabwe), Junaid Siddiqui (Bangladesh), Elias Sani (Bangladesh) and Amila Apansu (Sri Lanka).
