20 Mar, 2023

Know your MI New York draft picks

By MI New York Media
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Following the announcement of the team, unveiling the team name and logo, MI New York drafted a very strong set of local players in the Major League Cricket Draft in Dallas, Texas on Sunday.

MI now has cricket franchise in three different continents, four different countries, and five different leagues.

The announcement on the addition of MI New York is attached above.

At the MLC draft, MI New York drafted the first two USA-born players in the form of former captain Steven Taylor, all-rounder Nosthush Kenjige, current USA captain Monank Patel along with wicketkeeper Shayan Jahangir and fast bowler Kyle Phillip. The team also added a lot of experience with Hammad Azam, Ehsan Adil and Sarbjeet Ladda, the legspinner who has played for as many as three different IPL franchises in the past. The team picked promising wicketkeeper-batter Saideep Ganesh in the U-23 category as their final pick of the day.

MI New York has a very healthy contingent of USA players, with four of them currently on tour in Namibia, while two other have also been a part of the squad in the past. Apart from the excellent local talent, the team has three other players who have extensive experience of being a part of franchise leagues

The inaugural season of Major League Cricket will kick off on July 13 in Texas.

A brief profile of the players below:

Steven Taylor 

All Rounder 

Round 1 Draft Pick

Hammad Azam 

All Rounder  

Round 2 Draft Pick

 

Ehsan Adil 

Bowler 

Round 3 Draft Pick

 Left hand batter and right arm off break bowler Played 11 ODIs and 5 T20Is for Pakistan Played 3 Tests and 6 ODIs for Pakistan
 1st US-born player to be drafted Right hand batter and right arm medium pacer Right arm fast medium bowler
 Former USA captain Played for Pakistan at 2010 U19 World Cup, where they reached the final Played for Pakistan at the 2012 U19 World Cup
 Highest run getter for USA in T20Is Played for Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi and Lahore Qalandars in the PSL Played for Lahore Qalandars in the PSL
 Been a part of Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs and Barbados Tridents in the CPL  
 Was the 1st USA player to score a T20 century  

Nosthush Kenjige

All Rounder

Round 4 Draft Pick

Monank Patel

Wicketkeeper

Round 5 Draft Pick

Sarbjeet Ladda

Bowler

Round 6 Draft Pick

 Played 29 ODIs for USA Current captain of the USA cricket team Legbreak bowler
 Right hand batter and slow left arm orthodox spinner Right hand batter Been part of Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL
 3rd highest wicket taker for USA in ODIs Played 38 ODIs and 20 T20Is for USA Represented Punjab on the Indian domestic circuit
 Took a hat trick vs Canada in 2017 in the Auty Cup Highest run getter for USA in ODIs 
  4th highest run getter for USA in T20Is 

Shayan Jahangir

Wicketkeeper

Round 7 Draft Pick

Kyle Phillip

Bowler

Round 8 Draft Pick

Saideep Ganesh

Wicketkeeper

Round 9 Draft Pick

 Wicketkeeper and Right handed batter in the top order Right arm fast medium bowler Right hand batter
 Played four ODIs for USA Played three ODIs for USA Under 23 pick for the team
 Made his international debut in 2022 Has been a part of Global T20 Canada 
 Been a part of Barbados Tridents in the CPL  

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