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Sharjah Warriorz is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that plays in the International League T20 (ILT20). It was one of the six teams that were announced for the inaugural season of the tournament. It was founded in 2022, and the team is owned by Capri Global.[1][2]
League | International League T20 |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Tom Kohler-Cadmore |
Coach | JP Duminy |
Owner | Capri Global |
Team information | |
Established | 2022 |
Home ground | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
History | |
ILT20 wins | 0 |
The team is captained by English cricketer, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and coached by Johan Botha. The team's batting coach is JP Duminy.[3]
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.[4] Six teams were announced for the competition, the team building took place in an auction held in UAE in September 2022. In August 2022, it was announced that Capri Global would be the owners of a team based in Sharjah.[2][5]
Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
Basil Hameed | United Arab Emirates | 15 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2024 | |
Joe Denly | England | 16 May 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2023 | |
Mark Deyal | West Indies | 7 April 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2023 | |
Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 30 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2024 | |
Sean Williams | Zimbabwe | 26 September 1986 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | |
All-rounders | ||||||
Chris Woakes | England | 2 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
Daniel Sams | Australia | 27 October 1992 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 | |
James Fuller | England | 24 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | |
Lewis Gregory | England | 24 May 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | |
Nilansh Keswani | United Arab Emirates | 8 August 2003 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Johnson Charles | West Indies | 14 January 1989 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | |
Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | 2 February 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2024 | |
Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka | 1 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2024 | |
Niroshan Dickwella | Sri Lanka | 23 June 1993 | Left-handed | 2024 | ||
Tom Kohler-Cadmore | England | 19 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | Captain |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
Mark Watt | Scotland | 29 July 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | |
Qais Ahmed | Afghanistan | 15 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2024 | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
Chris Sole | Scotland | 27 February 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | |
Dilshan Madushanka | Sri Lanka | 18 September 2000 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 | |
Junaid Siddique | United Arab Emirates | 6 December 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | |
Muhammad Jawadullah | United Arab Emirates | 12 March 1999 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
Note:
Position | Name | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Head coach | JP Duminy | |
Batting coach | Grant Flower | [3] |
Fielding & assistant coach | Ian Westwood | [7] |
Team director | Ramakrishnan Sridhar | [8] |
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