Uae Launches New T10 Cricket Format
The United Arab Emirates has announced a new cricket format with a number of international stars, including England’s Eoin Morgan, set to feature in a T10 league in December.
The new ten-over-a-side matches will run for around 90 minutes (45 minutes a side) in Sharjah.
Twenty20 (T20) cricket was introduced in England in 2003, with the first international T20 match held between Australia and New Zealand at Auckland in February 2005.
The tournament will last just four days from 21st to 24th December, with the four teams selected through a draft later this month.
“The whole concept is exciting,” said England T20 captain Eoin Morgan. “We all remember when the first time Twenty20 cricket was played and since then it [T20] has impacted the other formats.
“If this new idea takes off then I am sure it will also impact the other forms of the game.”
The new league’s president Salman Iqbal said: “Everyone has played T10 cricket on the streets and this will give more fire to cricket and will be a big step forward and people will definitely enjoy it.”
Other international stars set to feature in the draft include Shahid Afridi of Pakistan, India’s Virender Sehwag, Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and Pakistan’s Misbah al Hasan.
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