Major League Cricket 2023 Player Draft: Full list of picks, teams, squads, and all you need to know

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Major League Cricket, USA Cricket’s premier competition, will make its debut in the franchise-based T20 Cricket League domain. The MLC held its first-ever players’ draft on Sunday, March 19, in Houston, marking a significant step in that direction. The Space Center Houston in NASA’s Johnson Space Center hosted the event.

Major League Cricket teams have received investments from or have partnered with the prestigious Indian Premier League team owners. While Kolkata Knight Riders own the Los Angeles franchise, the Seattle-based franchise is owned by Delhi Capitals. Chennai Super Kings own the Texas-based franchise while Mumbai Indians have their stake in the New York-based franchise.

As the player draft has successfully concluded, here’s a look at how the franchises did at the event-

MLC T20 2023 Squads after Player Drafts-

Los Angeles Knight Riders:

Ali Khan, Unmukt Chand, Jaskaran Malhotra, Nitish Kumar, Corne Dry, Ali Sheikh, Saif Badar, Shadley Van Schalhywh, Bhaskar Yadram

Seattle Orcas:

Quinton de Kock, Mitchell Marsh, Harmeet Singh, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjani, Cameron Gannon, Aaron Jones, Nauman Anwar, Phani Simhadri, Angelo Perera, Matthew Tromp

MI New York:

Steven Taylor, Hammad Azam, Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Henjige, Monank Patel, Sarbjeet Ladda, Shayan Jahangir, Usman Rafiq, Saideep Ganesh

Team Texas:

Rusty Theron, Calvin Savage, Lahiru Milantaha, Milind Kumar, Sami Aslam, Cameron Stevenson, Cody Chetty, Zia Shahzad, Saiteja Mukamalla

Washington Freedom:

Anrich Nortje, Wanindu Hasaranga, Andries Gous, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalhar, Saad Ali, Dane Piedt, Sujith Gowda, Justin Dill, Akhilesh Bodugum

San Francisco Unicorns:

Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Corey Anderson, Liam Plunkett, Tajinder Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Carmi Le Roux, Brody Couch, David White, Smit Patel, Sanjay Krishnamurthi