Major League Cricket Teams (Complete Guide): List of Players, MLC Draft, Squads, Stadiums, and More!

by Nitesh Mathur | May 27, 2023 | USA Cricket

What are the names of Major League Cricket teams? Who are the owners of MLC teams in the USA? Which IPL teams are the Major League Cricket teams affiliated with?

We will answer all of these burning questions for you today.

Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings, and Washington Freedom are the six teams that will compete in the three-week Major League Cricket (MLC) T20 tournament to be held in Dallas, Texas, USA in July 2023.

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Key Takeaways

• The average age of Major League Cricket players is 29.
• From the 54 domestic players in the MLC draft, 19 players were from Indian origin (2 born in USA, 17 born in India), 12 are from South Africa, 11 from Pakistan, 3 Australia, 3 Sri Lanka, 2 USA, 2 West Indies, 1 New Zealand, 1 England, and 1 UAE.
• 4 Major League Cricket teams are affiliated with IPL teams (LA Knight Riders, MI New York, Seattle Orcas (with Delhi capitals), and Texas Super Kings.
• 2 Major League Cricket teams are partnered with Australian domestic sides (San Francisco Unicorns – with Cricket Victoria, Washington DC Freedom – with New South Wales)

List of Major League Cricket Teams

1. Los Angeles Knight Riders

• Home Ground: Orange County Stadium (planning stage)
• IPL Franchise: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
• Owners: Knight Riders Group

LA Knight Riders Complete Squad

• Unmukt Chand, Ali Sheikh, Nitish Kumar, Corne Dry, Jaskaran Malhotra, Saif Badar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Bhaskar Yadram

LA Knight Riders Overseas Players

• Jason Roy (England), Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill (New Zealand), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine (West Indies), Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), Adam Zampa (Australia)
• Wildcard: Gajanand Singh

Coaches

Coaches: Phil Simmons (Head Coach), Ryan Ten Doeschate (Assistant Coach), Bharat Arun (Bowling Coach)

Support Staff: Sagar VM (Strength & Conditioning), Prasanth Panchada (Physio), Ruel Rigsby (Physio), AR Srikkanth (Analyst), Wayne Bentley (Team Manager)

2. MI New York

• Home Ground: New York Oval – New York, Marine Park – Brooklyn, Spring Creek Park – Queens, Aqueduct Racetrack – Queens (shortlisted – planning stage)
• IPL Franchise: Mumbai Indians (MI)
• Owners: Indiawin Sports Private Limited (under Reliance)

MINY Complete Squad

• Steven Taylor, Hammad Azam, Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel, Sarbjeet Ladda, Shayan Jahangir, Kyle Phillip, Saideep Ganesh
• Wildcard: Jasdeep Singh

MINY Overseas Players

• Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran (West Indies), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Tim David, Jason Behrendorff (Australia), Dewald Brevis, Kagiso Rabada (South Africa), David Wiese (Namibia), Trent Boult (New Zealand)

Coaches

Coaches: Robin Peterson (Head Coach), Lasith Malinga (Bowling Coach), James Pamment (Fielding Coach), J Arun Kumar (Batting Coach)

Support Staff: Pratik Kadam (Strength & Conditioning Coach), Amit Shah (Sports Massage Therapist), Murtaza Hussain (Assistant Fielding Coach), Jason Pilgrim (Physiotherapist), Rushi Shahiwala (Assistant Physiotherapist), L Varun (Data Performance Manager)

3. San Francisco Unicorns

• Home Ground: Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Stadium – San Jose, California (planning stage)
• IPL Franchise: None (affilated with Cricket Victoria, Australia)
• Owners: Anand Rajaraman, Venky Harinarayan

SF Unicorns Complete Unicorns Squad

• Corey Anderson, Liam Plunkett, Tajinder Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Brody Couch, David White, Smit Patel, Sanjay Krishnmurthi, Carmi Le Roux
• Wildcard: Amila Aponso

SF Unicorns Overseas Players

• Aaron Finch*, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Mackenzie Harvey (Australia), Lungi Ngidi (South Africa), Qais Ahmad (Afghanistan), Finn Allen (New Zealand), Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan (Pakistan)
• Shane Watson (Coach)

*captain

4. Seattle Orcas

• Home Ground: Marymoor Park – Redmond, Washington (planning stage)
• IPL Franchise: Delhi Capitals
• Owners: GMR (Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao) Group, Jindal Sports West, Satya Nadella, Soma Somasegar, Samir Bodas, Ashok Krishnamurthi, Sanjay ParthasarthyOr

Orcas Complete Squad

• Harmeet Singh, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjane, Cameron Gannon, Aaron Jones, Nauman Anwar, Phani Simhadri, Angelo Perera, Matthew Tromp
• Wildcard: Nisarg Patel

Orcas Overseas Players

• Sikandar Raza – withdrawn (Zimbabwe), Andrew Tye (Australia), Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka), Quinton de Kock, Wayne Parnell, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius (South Africa) , Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies), Izharulhaq Naveed (Afghanistan)

Batting Coach: Ross Taylor, Bowling Coach: Johan Botha

5. Texas Super Kings

• Home Ground: Grand Prairie Stadium – Dallas, Texas
• IPL Franchise: Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
• Owners: Ross Perot Jr., CSK

TSK Complete Squad

• Rusty Theron, Calvin Salvage, Lahiru Milantha, Milind Kumar, Sami Aslam, Cameron Stevenson, Cody Chetty, Zia Shahzad, Saiteja Mukkamalla
• Wildcard: Mohammad Mohsin

TSK Overseas Players

• Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner (New Zealand), Daniel Sams (Australia), Faf du Plessis*, David Miller, Gerald Coetzee (South Africa), Dwayne Bravo (West Indies), Ambati Rayudu (India)

Texas Super Kings Coaches

• Coaches: Stephen Fleming (Head Coach), Eric Simons (Assistant Coach), Albie Morkel (Assistant Coach), Russell Radhakrishnan (Team Manager)
• Support Staff: Gregory King (Strength & Conditioning), Lakshmi Narayanan (High Performance Analyst), Tommy Simsek (Physiotherapist)

6. Washington (DC) Freedom

• Home Ground: George Mason University
• IPL Franchise: None (Affiliated with Cricket New South Wales, Australia)
• Owners: Sanjay Govill

DC Freedom Complete Squad

• Andries Gous, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Saad Ali, Dane Piedt, Sujith Gowda, Justin Dill, Akhilesh Bodugum
• Wildcard: Usman Rafiq

DC Freedom Overseas Players

• Moises Henriques*, Ben Dwarshuis, Tanveer Sangha (Australia), Anrich Nortje, Marco Jansen (South Africa), Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), Glenn Phillips, Adam Milne (New Zealand)

*captain

Bowling Coach: Dale Steyn

For other articles for cricket in America and Major League Cricket (MLC), check out the following:

1. 14 Overseas Cricketers in Major League Cricket (MLC) in USA
2. Major League Cricket Schedule, Fixtures, Venues: Where to Buy Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023 Tickets?
3. What is the Salary of a Major League Cricket player in the USA?
4. 76 American Cricketers Who Left Their Countries and Moved to Play Cricket in the USA
5. How Many Cricket Stadiums are there in the USA?
6. USA Cricket—The Complete Guide to Cricket in America (Updated 2023)
7. Avinash’s Club Cricket Journey in America: an Interview

Major League Cricket – MLC 2023 Draft: List of Players (As It Happened)

The nine rounds of draft picks are summarized below. Since most players are from foreign origin or have changed nationalities late in their careers, the country of origin and age is added to the name.

Note, a tenth ‘Wildcard’ pick will be determined from the 2023 Minor League Cricket season.

MLC Draft Round 1 ($75,000)

MLC Draft Round 2 ($65,000)

MLC Draft Round 3 ($50,000)

MLC Draft Round 4 ($40,000)

MLC Draft Round 5 ($35,000)

MLC Draft Round 6 ($25,000)

MLC Draft Round 7 ($15,000)

MLC Draft Round 8 ($10,000)

*Usman Rafiq no longer shows up on MLC website but Kyle Phillip does (maybe Phillip is a replacement for Rafiq).

MLC Draft Round 9 ($2,500)

Frequently Asked Questions – Major League Cricket Teams

Sources: Coming to America: New South Wales signs deal with Major League Cricket, Owners of Mumbai Indians, CSK, Delhi Capitals to own teams in USA’s Major League Cricket, The Picks Are In! MLC 2023 Domestic Player Draft Recap – Major League Cricket

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