UPT20 League 2023: Complete Team Lists for Uttar Pradesh T20 Cricket Tournament

UPT20 League 2023, the exciting intra-state cricket competition organized by the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association, is set to witness fierce battles among six franchises from different cities in the state. The participating teams, Gorakhpur Lions, Kanpur Superstars, Kashi Rudras, Noida Super Kings, Lucknow Falcons, and Meerut Mavericks, will showcase their cricket prowess from August 30 to September 16 at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.

The inaugural UPT20 auction held on August 20 saw talented cricketers from the region go under the hammer, forming dynamic squads for each team. Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Nitish Rana and Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar will join Noida Super Kings, while emerging star Rinku Singh will represent Meerut Mavericks. Notable players like Dhruv Jurel, Mohsin Khan, Karan Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Yash Dayal, and Priyam Garg will also add to the excitement of the tournament.

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Former World Cup-winning cricketer Suresh Raina has taken on the role of the official Brand Ambassador for this championship, enhancing its significance and popularity.

Here are the team lists for each franchise participating in the UPT20 League 2023:

Gorakhpur Lions:

• Rishabh Bansal, Mohsin Khan, Divyansh Chaturvedi, Sameer Choudhary, Kaartikaya Singh, Shivam Sharma, Abdul Rehman, Abhishek Goswami, Anshuman Pandey, Siddharth Yadav, Ankit Rathi, Yashovardhan Singh, Rishav Rai, Karan Chaudhary, Vijay Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Puneet Gupta, Ankit Chaudhary, Sunil Kumar

Kanpur Superstars:

• Akshdeep Nath, Pranjal Saini, Ankit Rajpoot, Kushagra Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Vivek, Aaqib Khan, Kartikeya Yadav, Ajay Kumar, Jashmer Dhankar, Rishabh Rajput, Ansh Yadav, Shivam Saraswat, Adarsh Singh, Rahul Rajpal, Vishal Pandey, Shubh Khanna, Shanu Saini, Prashant Chaudhary, Vineet Panwar

Kashi Rudras:

• Karan Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Prince Yadav, Shiva Singh, Rajat Singhwal, Atal Behari Rai, Kamil Khan, Abhishek Yadav, Boby Yadav, Akshay Dubey, Sachin Singh Bishem, Priyanshu Pandey, Mirza Shahbaz, Aranav Baliyan, Ajay Singh, Ankur Malik

Noida Super Kings:

• Nitish Rana, Shiven Malhotra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shantanu, Saurabh Kumar, Osho Mohan, Samarth Singh, Mohd Javed, Chaitanya Prashar, Almas Shaukat, Prashant Veer, Manish Solanki, Aditya Sharma, Rohit Dwivedi, Naman Tiwari, Arjun Bharadwaj, Nilotpalendu Pratap, Kunal Tyagi, Tarun Pawadia, Kishan

Lucknow Falcons:

• Priyam Garg, Yash Dayal, Anjaneya Suryavanshi, Vineet Dubey, Aaradhaya Yadav, Mohd. Amaan, Kartikeya Jaiswal, Satya Prakash, Harsh Tyagi, Sudhanshu Sonkar, Kritagya Singh, Pradeep Yadav, Zeeshan Ansari, Nadeem, Shaurya Singh, Shubhang Raj, Vishal Gaur, Mukesh Kumar, Sawan Singh, Vikrant Chaudhary

Meerut Mavericks:

• Rinku Singh, Akshay Sain, Kartik Tyagi, Yogendra Doyla, Divyansh Joshi, Abhinav Tiwari, Madhav Kaushik, Parth Jain, Kunal Yadav, Jamshed Alam, Swastik Chikara, Rohit Rajpal, Purnank Tyagi, Rajeev Chaturvedi, Shoaib Siddiqui, Vaibhav Chaudhary, Kuldeep Kumar, Yuvraj Yadav, Uvaish Ahmed, Rituraj Sharma

These squads are all set to vie for supremacy in an exhilarating cricket extravaganza that promises to captivate fans and celebrate the cricketing talent of Uttar Pradesh.