Five Rangpur Riders' player to play for Atlanta Riders in USA Masters T10 League

 
Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Rangpur Riders has taken a stake in a USA cricket franchise. There they have taken a team in the new tournament US Masters T-10 League. Rangpur Riders formed a new team called Atlanta Raiders in alliance with the team there Atlanta Fire.
Five Bangladeshi cricketers including Nasir Hossain, Farhad Reza will shine in Atlanta Raiders jersey. There are foreign star cricketers like Landon Simmons, Robin Uthappa in the team.

Their squad was finalized through the players' draft on Saturday.

Nasir has been playing for Atlanta for the past few seasons. This time, the Atlanta Raiders have finalized the 16-member team with this all-rounder. The remaining four Bangladeshis in the 16-member team are all-rounder Farhad Reza, pacer Kamrul Islam Rabi, top-order batsman Junaid Siddiqui and left-arm spinner Ilyas Sunny.

Rangpur's contract with the American Major League Cricket team Atlanta was held in October last year. However, the franchise is officially entering the field this year.

The US Masters T-Ten League is jointly organized by Abu Dhabi's T-Ten Global Sports and the US organization SAMP Army Cricket Franchise. Six teams from the United States will participate. If everything goes well, this tournament will be held in August.

Atlanta Raiders Squad After Players Draft:

Lendl Simmons (West Indies), Robin Uthappa (India), Dwayne Smith (West Indies), David Hussey (Australia), Nasir Hussain (Bangladesh), HammadAzam (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 AmilaApansu (Sri Lanka).

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