MI Emirates

MI Emirates
LeagueInternational League T20
Personnel
CaptainNicholas Pooran
CoachRobin Singh
OwnerIndiawin Sports
Team information
ColoursBlue and Gold
   
Founded2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Home groundSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Capacity20,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Sharjah Warriors at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi; 14 January 2023
ILT20 wins1 (2024)
Official websitemiemirates.com

The MI Emirates is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the International League T20.[1][2][3][4] The franchise is owned by the Indiawin Sports.

History

In August 2022, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) announced the establishment of the International League T20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of United Arab Emirates, including MI Emirates, were put up on auction in UAE in September 2022. The franchise was purchased was revealed that indiawin Sports, led by Reliance industries will be owning a team in the league. The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023, through their social media handles.

Seasons

Year League standing Final standing
2024 1st Champions
2023 3rd Third Place

Current squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Source:[5]

No. Name Nationally Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
5 Ambati Rayudu  India (1985-09-23) 23 September 1985 (age 39) Right-Handed Right-arm off spin
10 Muhammed Waseem  United Arab Emirates (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 28) Right-Handed Right-arm medium
11 Asif Khan  United Arab Emirates (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 34) Right-Handed Right-arm off spin
23 Will Smeed  England (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23) Right-Handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
15 Muhammad Rohid Khan  United Arab Emirates (2002-09-29) 29 September 2002 (age 22) Left-Handed Left-arm medium-fast
21 Akeal Hosein  West Indies (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 31) Left-Handed Left-arm orthodox
44 Jordan Thompson  England (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 28) Left-Handed Right-arm medium-fast
47 Dwayne Bravo  West Indies (1983-10-03) 3 October 1983 (age 41) Right-Handed Right-arm medium-fast
55 Kieron Pollard  West Indies (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37) Right-Handed Right-arm medium
58 Odean Smith  West Indies (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 28) Right-Handed Left-arm orthodox
64 Nosthush Kenjige  United States (1991-03-01) 1 March 1991 (age 33) Right-Handed Left-arm orthodox
78 Corey Anderson  United States (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 34) Left-Handed Left-arm medium
80 Dan Mousley  England (2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 23) Left-Handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
29 Nicholas Pooran  West Indies (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29) Left-Handed Right-arm off spin Captain
54 Kusal Perera  Sri Lanka (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 34) Right-Handed Right-arm medium
72 Andre Fletcher  West Indies (1987-11-28) 28 November 1987 (age 37) Right-Handed Right-arm medium fast
Bowlers
18 Trent Boult  New Zealand (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 35) Right-Handed Left-arm fast medium
16 Zahoor Khan  United Arab Emirates (1989-05-25) 25 May 1989 (age 35) Right-Handed Right-arm fast medium
19 Waqar Salamkheil  Afghanistan (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 23) Right-Handed Left-arm unorthodox spin
55 Vijayakanth Viyaskanth  Sri Lanka (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 23) Right-Handed Right-arm wrist spin
66 McKenny Clarke  West Indies (2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 21) Right-Handed Right-arm fast medium
83 Fazalhaq Farooqi  Afghanistan (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24) Right-Handed Left-arm fast medium

Administration and support staff

Position Name
CEO Lei Jun
Director of cricket Zaheer Khan
Head coach Robin Singh
Assistant coach Vinay Kumar
Batting coach Ajay Jadeja
Bowling coach Mitchell McClenaghan
Fielding coach James Franklin

Honours

Affiliated teams

References

  1. ^ "Full list of MI Emirates players retained for ILT20 2024". miemirates.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  2. ^ "Asif Khan, Mohammad Rohid join MI Emirates squad as draft picks". miemirates.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  3. ^ "MI Bowling Coach and MI Emirates Head Coach Shane Bond moves on from the MI #OneFamily". miemirates.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  4. ^ "Rayudu, Corey among MI Emirates' eight new signings for season 2". miemirates.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  5. ^ "Official Squad Listing | MI Emirates". miemirates.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  6. ^ "Mitchell McClenaghan named MI Emirates bowling coach".