The inaugural Madhya Pradesh League T20 will start in mid-June in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Organised by the Gwalior Division Cricket Association (GDCA) under the aegis of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA), the Madhya Pradesh League T20 will see as many as five teams compete for the Scindia Cup.
The MP League T20 is the state's only official franchisee-based cricket league as approved by MPCA and BCCI.
Featuring all top players of the state across the Indian T20 League and international cricket, the Madhya Pradesh League T20 will also look to unearth new talents from Madhya Pradesh.
Bhopal Leopards, Gwalior Cheetahs, Jabalpur Lions, Malwa Panthers and Rewa Jaguars are the five teams that will participate in the inaugural edition of the MP League T20.
All matches of the Madhya Pradesh League T20 will be played at the newly built international stadium at the outskirts of Gwalior.
Ahead of the tournament, the Madhya Pradesh League T20 player draft was held on Monday, May 20.
Mohammad Arshad Khan (Bhopal Leopards), Venkatesh Iyer (Gwalior Cheetahs), Saransh Jain (Jabalpur Lions), Rajat Patidar (Malwa Panthers) and Kuldeep Sen (Rewa Jaguars) were announced as the icon players of the five franchises.
Meanwhile, each franchise selected a total of 16 players in their respective squads. Know Madhya Pradesh League T20 2024 teams and squads.
Madhya Pradesh League T20 2024 teams and squads
Bhopal Leopards: Mohammad Arshad Khan (icon player), Siddharth Patidar, Ankush Singh, Aniket Verma, Gautam Raghuwanshi, Suraj Yadav, Kamal Tripathi, Madhav Tiwari, Mangesh Yadav, Akash Rajawat, Harsh Gawali (wicket-keeper), Rakesh Thakur (wicket-keeper), Vikas Sharma (wicket-keeper), Mihir Hirwani, Aviral Singh, Priyanshu Shukla
Gwalior Cheetahs: Venkatesh Iyer (icon player), Abhi Agnihotri, Anand Singh Bais, Ashwin Das, Parth Singh Sahani, Rahul Batham, Arpit Patel, Sanjoy Singh Nijjer, Shivang Kumar, Yash Dubey (wicket-keeper), Apurve Dwivedi (wicket-keeper), Ankit Singh Kushwah, Ishan Afridi, Ramveer Singh Gurjar, Vishnu Bhardwaj, Yuvraj Nema
Jabalpur Lions: Saransh Jain (icon player), Parth Chaudhary, Anil Mourya, Kanishk Dubey, Aryan Pandey, Sagar Solanki, Aryan Deshmukh, Akhil Nigote Yadav, Ankur Singh Chauhan, Abhishek Pathak, Tripuresh Singh, Abhishek Bhandari (wicket-keeper), Arpit Gaud (wicket-keeper), Rahul Chandrol (wicket-keeper), Aman Bhadoriya, Puneet Datey
Malwa Panthers: Rajat Patidar (icon player), Aman Singh Solanki, Shubham Sharma, Akshat Raguwanshi, Devansh Vishwakarma, Lucky Mishra, Vandit Joshi, Chanchal Rathore (wicket-keeper), Anubhav Agarwal, Ritesh Shakya, Anuj Lahore, Goutam Joshi, Kartik Parihar, Parush Mandal, Akshay Singh, Harshvardhan Singh
Rewa Jaguars: Kuldeep Sen (icon player), Kuldeep Gehi, Manan Mehta, Parth Goswami, Prithviraj Singh Tomar, Shubham Kushwah, Vikrant Bhadoriya, Harsh Dixit, Himanshu Shinde, Shubham Rathore, Himanshu Mantri (wicket-keeper), Ajay Rohera (wicket-keeper), Amarjeet Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Shivam Shukla
Where to watch Madhya Pradesh League T20 2024 live
The Madhya Pradesh League T20 will be telecast live on Sports18 TV channels.
Live streaming of the MP League T20 will be available on the JioCinema app and website.
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