• Several Proteas join Euro T20 Slam

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    Proteas fast bowler Dale Steyn, leg-spinner Imran Tahir and batsman JP Duminy will play for the Glasgow Giants, Amsterdam Knights and Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam later this year.

    South African all-rounders Robbie Frylinck were recruited by the Dublin Chiefs, while left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi and seamer Dwaine Pretorius joined the Edinburgh Rocks.

    Fast bowler Hardus Viljoen was hired by the Rotterdam Rhinos, while batsmen Heinrich Klaasen and JJ Smuts will be Steyn’s teammates at the Giants.

    Earlier this week, ex-Proteas batsman Herschelle Gibbs was appointed head coach of the Rhinos, ahead of the inaugural Euro T20 Slam. Former Proteas all-rounder Lance Klusener has been named the Giants coach.

    The tournament, hosted by Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands, will start in late August. Six teams will contest 33 matches. Ireland’s Malahide Cricket Ground will host the semi-finals and final in late September.

    Squads

    Amsterdam Knights: Shane Watson (icon player), Imran Tahir (marquee player), Ben Cutting, Ahmed Shehzad, Sikandar Raza, Varun Chopra, Hasan Ali, Alzarri Joseph, Saad Bin Zafar, Tobias Visee, Roelof van der Merwe, Brandon Glover, Ben Cooper, Paul van Meekeren, Phillipe Boissevain, Wesley Barresi, Sikandar Zulfiqar, Tonny Staal.
    Coach: Mark O’Donnell.

    Belfast Titans: Shahid Afridi (icon player), JP Duminy (marquee player), Luke Wright, Colin Ingram, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Ilyas, Aaron Summers, Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson, Mark Adair, Boyd Rankin, Shane Getkate, Craig Young, Andy McBrine, Stuart Thompson, Greg Thompson.
    Coach: Ian Pont.

    Dublin Chiefs: Eoin Morgan (icon player), Babar Azam (marquee player), Mohammad Amir, Harry Gurney, Daniel Christian, Robbie Frylinck, Corbin Bosch, Andy Balbirnie, Kevin O’Brien, George Dockrell, Lorcan Tucker, Josh Little, Simi Singh, Tyrone Kane, Gareth Delaney, Harry Tector.
    Coach: Daniel Vettori.

    Edinburgh Rocks: Martin Guptill (icon player), Chris Lynn (marquee player), Corey Anderson, Matt Henry, Tymal Mills, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anton Devcich, Dwaine Pretorius, Waqar Salamkheil, Kyle Coetzer, Calum MacLeod, Mark Watt, Michael Leask, Craig Wallace, Gavin Main, Adrian Neill, Dylan Budge, Oliver Hairs.
    Coach: Mark Ramprakash.

    Glasgow Giants: Brendon McCullum (icon player), Dale Steyn (marquee player), Ravi Bopara, Moises Henriques, Heinrich Klaasen, JJ Smuts, Usman Shinwari, Qais Ahmad, Richie Berrington, George Munsey, Alasdair Evans, Safyaan Sharif, Matthew Cross, Tom Sole, Scott Cameron, Hamza Tahir, Michael Jones.
    Coach: Lance Klusener.

    Rotterdam Rhinos: Rashid Khan (icon player), Luke Ronchi (marquee player), Samit Patel, Peter Trego, Fakhar Zaman, Hardus Viljoen, Shaheen Afridi, Anwar Ali, Max O’Dowd, Pieter Seelaar, Scott Edwards, Fred Klaassen, Shane Snater, Stephan Myburgh, Saqib Zulfiqar, Vivian Kingma, Bas de Leede.
    Coach: Herschelle Gibbs.

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