The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) has launched an exciting intra-state competition featuring six franchises from different cities across the Indian state. The teams participating in the UPT20 League 2023 are Gorakhpur Lions, Kanpur Superstars, Kashi Rudras, Noida Super Kings, Lucknow Falcons, and Meerut Mavericks. The tournament is scheduled to take place from August 30 to September 16 at Kanpur’s Green Park Stadium.
The inaugural UPT20 auction was held on August 20, showcasing the talents of cricketers from the region. Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain, Nitish Rana, and Indian fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar will represent Noida. Rinku Singh, who recently made his debut for India, will play for Meerut. The squads also include promising players like Dhruv Jurel, Mohsin Khan, Karan Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Yash Dayal, and Priyam Garg.
Suresh Raina, a former World Cup-winning India cricketer, has been named the official Brand Ambassador for the championship.
Here’s a look at the complete squads for each team in the UPT20 League 2023:
Gorakhpur Lions: Rishabh Bansal, Mohsin Khan, Divyansh Chaturvedi, Sameer Choudhary, Kaartikaya Singh, Shivam Sharma, Abdul Rehman, Abhishek Goswami, Anshuman Pandey, Siddharth Yadav, Ankit Rathi, Yashovardhan Singh, Rishav Rai, Karan Chaudhary, Vijay Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Puneet Gupta, Ankit Chaudhary, Sunil Kumar
Kanpur Superstars: Akshdeep Nath, Pranjal Saini, Ankit Rajpoot, Kushagra Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Vivek, Aaqib Khan, Kartikeya Yadav, Ajay Kumar, Jashmer Dhankar, Rishabh Rajput, Ansh Yadav, Shivam Saraswat, Adarsh Singh, Rahul Rajpal, Vishal Pandey, Shubh Khanna, Shanu Saini, Prashant Chaudhary, Vineet Panwar
Kashi Rudras: Karan Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Prince Yadav, Shiva Singh, Rajat Singhwal, Atal Behari Rai, Kamil Khan, Abhishek Yadav, Boby Yadav, Akshay Dubey, Sachin Singh Bishem, Priyanshu Pandey, Mirza Shahbaz, Aranav Baliyan, Ajay Singh, Ankur Malik
Noida Super Kings: Nitish Rana, Shiven Malhotra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shantanu, Saurabh Kumar, Osho Mohan, Samarth Singh, Mohd Javed, Chaitanya Prashar, Almas Shaukat, Prashant Veer, Manish Solanki, Aditya Sharma, Rohit Dwivedi, Naman Tiwari, Arjun Bharadwaj, Nilotpalendu Pratap, Kunal Tyagi, Tarun Pawadia, Kishan
Lucknow Falcons: Priyam Garg, Yash Dayal, Anjaneya Suryavanshi, Vineet Dubey, Aaradhaya Yadav, Mohd. Amaan, Kartikeya Jaiswal, Satya Prakash, Harsh Tyagi, Sudhanshu Sonkar, Kritagya Singh, Pradeep Yadav, Zeeshan Ansari, Nadeem, Shaurya Singh, Shubhang Raj, Vishal Gaur, Mukesh Kumar, Sawan Singh, Vikrant Chaudhary
Meerut Mavericks: Rinku Singh, Akshay Sain, Kartik Tyagi, Yogendra Doyla, Divyansh Joshi, Abhinav Tiwari, Madhav Kaushik, Parth Jain, Kunal Yadav, Jamshed Alam, Swastik Chikara, Rohit Rajpal, Purnank Tyagi, Rajeev Chaturvedi, Shoaib Siddiqui, Vaibhav Chaudhary, Kuldeep Kumar, Yuvraj Yadav, Uvaish Ahmed, Rituraj Sharma
The league promises thrilling cricket action as these franchises compete for the UPT20 title. With star players and rising talents in the mix, cricket enthusiasts can expect an exhilarating display of talent and teamwork in this exciting tournament.
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