ILT20: With crowd-pullers in squad, Gulf Giants hoping to build fan base in UAE, says CP Rizwan

Dubai: The International League T20 (ILT20), the newest franchise cricket league, is set to start on 13 January where the Gulf Giants will be looking to make a big splash.

More often than not, the big names from the traditionally strong cricketing countries steal the limelight, however, Gulf Giants are putting their faith and backing in players from the UAE. Picking up the baton first is CP Rizwan, the captain of the UAE cricket team, who is raring to go.

“To work with an experienced person like Andy Flower, it is a great honour for us, and in terms of the squad, we have a good combination of dynamic, explosive, experienced and classy players. The likes of Shimron Hetmyer, James Vince and Chris Lynn can all destroy teams single-handedly on their day. We can’t wait to hit the ground and produce the goods,” Rizwan said.

When asked about who are the players he is most looking forward to work with in Gulf Giants’ squad, Rizwan said, “James Vince, he has played franchise cricket all over the world, Chris Lynn, a power house in T20 cricket, and Shimron Hetmyer to name a few. Then there is also David Wiese, who is very experienced. This is an exciting squad and working along side them and testing ourselves in tough conditions will help us grow as players.”

Our Giant @RizwanCP2 getting into the grind!