HOUSTON: Chris Gayle has been announced as the captain for the Premium Windies team for the American Premier League’s (APL) second season that will be played at Moosa Cricket Stadium in Houston, Texas from 19th December.
The Universe Boss was one of the key players to launch the APL, at the iconic Times Square in New York a couple of months ago along with the league owners and other international stars like Fawad Alam (Pakistan) and Ravi Bopara (England).
Out of the six other teams who will be playing the tournament from 19th-31st December, S Sreesanth will lead the charge for the Premium Indians, Sohail Tanvir will captain Premium Paks, current captain of the Afghanistan team Mohammad Nabi will guide the Premium Afghans while Australian all-rounder Ben Cutting will handle the captaincy for the Premium Aussies.
Dan Lawrence, the rising star from England who made his Test debut in Sri Lanka at the start of 2021, has been named as the captain for the Premium Americans who will take on the Premium Windies in the opening game of the season.
Punjab-born Canadian Navneet Dhaliwal who came into the limelight recently after leading Canada in the ICC WT20 qualifiers and took his team to ICC T20 World Cup 2024, will captain the Premium Canadians in his neighbourhood nation.
Captains
Premium Indians – S Sreesanth
Premium Paks – Sohail Tanvir
Premium Windies – Chris Gayle
Premium Afghans – Mohammad Nabi
Premium Americans – Dan Lawrence
Premium Aussies – Ben Cutting
Premium Canadians – Navneet Dhaliwal
