Hong Kong T20 Blitz 2017 Draft set for Saturday January 07, Auction Date Announced
90+ domestic cricketers are up for selection in the Hong Kong T20 Blitz domestic player draft to be held on Saturday January 07. Hong Kong T20 Blitz Auction streamed LIVE on Hong Kong’s Facebook page.
Each franchise selected their three retained players, and with squads of 15 containing up to five overseas players, it is expected around 35 of the 94 players nominated will be selected in the draft.
Each franchise is required to select at least one player from Hong Kong’s Chinese representative squad, the Dragons.
Draft Order
- Galaxy Gladiators Lantau
- HKI United
- City Kaitak
- Kowloon Cantons
- Hung Hom JD Jaguars
What Time is 2017 Hong Kong T20 Blitz Draft Live Streamed
The draft will be streamed LIVE on Hong Kong’s Facebook page at 3pm HKT.
Retained players in Hong Kong T20 Blitz 2017
Galaxy Gladiators Lantau
Anshuman Rath
Mo Khan
Mohammad Awais
Islamabad United
Tanwir Afzal
Ehsan Khan
Jamie Atkinson
City Kaitak
Aizaz Khan
Gareth Harte
Nadeem Ahmed
Kowloon Cantons
Babar Hayat
Tanveer Ahmed
Shahid Wasif
Hung Hom JD Jaguars
Nizakat Khan
Nenad Shah
Kinchit Shah
Domestic players finalised for Hong Kong T20 Blitz
Galaxy Gladiators Lantau Team Squad: Anshuman Rath, Mo Khan, Mohammad Awais, Haseeb Amjad, Daniyal Bukhari, Courtney Kruger, Karandeep Singh, Ishaq, Arshad Haroon Mohammad, Jason Liu, Sourav Kumar
Islamabad United Team Squad: Tanwir Afzal, Ehsan Khan, Jamie Atkinson, Dan Poscoe, Kyle Christie, Muhammad Moner Ahmed, Muhammad Balal, Devang Bulsara, Rory Caines, Ady Lee, Anas Khan
City Kaitak Team Squad: Aizaz Khan, Gareth Harte, Nadeem Ahmed, Ryan Buckley, Waqas Barkat, Raag Kapur, Akbar Khan, Niaz Ali, Ankur Vashishta, Sheryar Saeed, Siegfried Wai
Kowloon Cantons Team Squad: Babar Hayat, Tanveer Ahmed, Shahid Wasif, Waqas Khan, Ahsan Ali Abassi, Ehsan Nawaz, Mudassar Hussain, Giacomo Lamplough, Sunny Bhimsaria, Angus Robson
Hung Hom JD Jaguars Team Squad: Nizakat Khan, Nenad Shah, Kinchit Shah, Chris Carter, Imran Arif, Simandeep, Jangzeb, Ashley Caddy, Skhawat Ali, Damien Yee, Sharma Vishal
Hong Kong T20 Blitz is a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament scheduled to hold its second edition from March 8-12 in 2017. The tournament has extended to a five-team competition from the inaugural four with the event held over five days at Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground in Mong Kok.
