The Desert Vipers have announced a list of seven retained players and one direct signing for the fourth edition of the UAE’s DP World ILT20 tournament.
Captain Lockie Ferguson leads the roster of returning players, which also includes all-rounder Sam Curran and Sri Lanka’s spin maestro Wanindu Hasaranga, an ever-present for the Vipers across the history of the tournament.
The list is as follows:
- Retained players:
Lockie Ferguson (ENG)
Wanindu Hasaranga (SL)
Sam Curran (ENG)
Max Holden (ENG)
Dan Lawrence (ENG)
David Payne (ENG)
Khuzaima bin Tanveer (UAE)
- Direct Signing:
Andries Gous (USA)
Director of Cricket Tom Moody welcomed the retained players on behalf of the Desert Vipers but also made it clear that although no Pakistani players featured in that retained list, they were certainly a part of the team’s wider strategy.
Speaking about how the retained players were selected, the Director of Cricket said it was not easy to pick and choose: “We have built a long association with a core group in the first three years of the ILT20 and, we pride ourselves on trying to have that continuity and consistency with our playing group, but to be restricted to eight players was a challenge.” (Newswire)
