The squads for the tournament have started to come out, with as many as four teams naming their 7-man unit.
The Hong Kong Sixes (HK6) tournament is all set to return after a 7-year break during November later in the year. As many as 12 teams will be part of this six-hitting fest, which was once among the popular tournaments in world cricket.
If we talk about the history of the tournament, the competition began in 1993 and ran until 1997, then again it began in 2001 and ran until 2012. However, the increasing popularisation of various T20 leagues meant the Hong Kong Sixes tournament was no longer everyone’s favourite.
Its next edition took place in 2017, which was also the last time the tournament happened. However, it is set to return with more flavour and panache.
Back in the day, top players like Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Wasim Akram, Brian Lara, and Damien Martyn have been part of this tournament at some stage of their careers. The new season is expected to be more exciting, with most top nations sending their teams for this fast-paced competition.
The tournament will take place from November 1 to November 3, with all matches set to be played at the Kowloon Cricket Club in Hong Kong. The 12 teams taking part in the competition are divided into four different groups.
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Group A features Hong Kong, New Zealand, and South Africa, whereas Group B has three teams named Australia, England, and Nepal. Meanwhile, India are placed in Group C with the arch-rivals Pakistan and UAE.
Group D, the final one of the tournament, comprises Bangladesh, Oman, and Sri Lanka. Each team will play two games in their group before the quarterfinals.
Then, the top two teams of each group will contest in the quarterfinals, which will lead to the remaining four teams competing in the semifinal. Eventually, the two best sides of the tournament will lock horns in the final game of the competition.
The squads for the tournament have started to come out, with as many as four teams naming their 7-man unit. Below are complete squads for each side.
India: Robin Uthappa (c), Kedar Jadhav, Manoj Tiwary, Stuart Binny, Shreevats Goswami, Bharat Chipli, Shahbaz Nadeem.
Pakistan: Faheem Ashraf (c), Muhammad Akhlaq, Asif Ali, Danish Aziz, Hussain Talat, Aamer Yamin, Shahab Khan
South Africa: JJ Smuts (c), Matthew Boast, Evan Jones, Luthando Midiri, Don Radebe, Jacques Snyman, Aubrey Swanepoel
Hong Kong: Nizakat Khan (c), Zeeshan Ali, Imran Arif, Ehsan Khan, Jason Lui, Sahal Malvernkar, Benny Singh Paras
Australia: Dan Christian (c), Alex Ross, Andrew Fekete, Fawad Ahmed, Jack Wood, James Pattinson, Sam Heazlett
UAE: Asif Khan (c), Ansh Tandon, Khalid Shah, Mohammad Zuhaib, Raja Akif Ullah Khan, Sanchit Sharma, Zahoor Khan
New Zealand: Todd Astle (c), Harmeet Singh, Henry Mcintyre, Raunaq Kapur, Sam Cassidy, Siddesh Dixit, Xavier Bell
Oman: Shuaib Al Balushi, Zikriya Islam, Wasim Ali, Hammad Mirza, Hassnain Shah, Mujibur Ali, Sufyan Mehmood
England: Ravi Bopara (c), Ethan Brookes, James Coles, Jordan Thompson, Samit Patel, Alex Davies, Ed Barnard
Bangladesh: Yasir Ali (c), Jishan Alam, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nahidul Islam, Abdullah Al Mamun, Abu Hider, Sohag Gazi
Sri Lanka: Lahiru Madushanka (c), Thanuka Dabare, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Lahiru Samarakoon, Nimesh Vimukthi, Sandun Weerakkody, Tharindu Ratnayake
Nepal: Sundeep Jora (c), Rashid Khan, Bibek Yadav, Dipendra Rawat, Narayan Joshi, Lokesh Bam, Pratis GC
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