Masters Champions League: 6 Teams with its Squad

Masters Champions League: 6 Teams with its Squad: The squads for the Masters Champions League Twenty20 competition have been finalised after the players auction was staged on December 7. South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis was the costliest player at the auction, attracting a bid of $175,000.

The tournament for the retired cricketers will be played in the United Arab Emirates in January 2016 across three venues – Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.

Each team picked two legends ($50,000 each) prior to the auctions. Here goes the list of full squads of the teams. Each franchise has a total purse of $750,000 to spend in the auction. They must spend at least $550,000.

Gemini Arabians (Total players – 15)

Money spent at auction: $736,000 (remaining funds – $14,000)

Costliest player: Muttaiah Muralitharan – $120,000

1. Kumar Sangakkara (Wicketkeeper, Sri Lanka) – $50,000
2. Virender Sehwag (Batsman, India) – $50,000
3. Muttaiah Muralitharan (Spinner, Sri Lanka) – $120,000
4. Kyle Mills (Fast bowler, New Zealand) – $42,000
5. Saqlain Mushtaq (Spinner, Pakistan) – $42,000
6. Jacques Rudolph (Batsman, South Africa) – $58,000
7. Rana Naved Ul Hasan (All-rounder, Pakistan) – $38,000
8. Justin Kemp (All-rounder, South Africa) – $70,000
9. Paul Harris (Spinner, South Africa) – $20,000
10. Brad Hodge (Batsman, Australia) – $80,000
11. Richard Levi (Batsman, South Africa) – $80,000
12. Ashish Bagai (Wicketkeeper, Canada) – $10,000
13. Graham Onions (Fast bowler, England) – $56,000
14. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (Batsman, West Indies) – $30,000
15. Saqib Ali (Batsman, United Arab Emirates) – $10,000

Virgo Super Kings (Total players – 16)

Money spent auction: $718,000 (remaining funds – $32,000)

Costliest player: Brett Lee – $100,000

1. Graeme Smith (Batsman, South Africa) – $50,000
2. Azhar Mahmood (All-rounder, Pakistan) – $50,000
3. Brett Lee (Fast bowler, Australia) – $100,000
4. Jonty Rhodes (Batsman, South Africa) – $40,000
5. Neil McKenzie (Batsman, South Africa) – $52,000
6. John Mooney (All-rounder, Ireland) – $31,000
7. Dirk Nannes (Fast bowler, Australia) – $40,000
8. Owais Shah (Batsman, England) – $75,000
9. James Foster (Wicketkeeper, England) – $29,000
10. Murali Kartik (Spinner, India) – $52,000
11. Malinga Bandara (Spinner, Sri Lanka) – $35,000
12. Gareth Batty (Spinner, England) – $20,000
13. Hasan Raza (Batsman, Pakistan) – $20,000
14. Jacob Oram (All-rounder, New Zealand) – $74,000
15. Humayun Farhat (Wicketkeeper, Pakistan) – $20,000
16. Mohammad Yousuf (Batsman, Pakistan) – $30,000

Sagittarius Soldiers (Total players – 15)

Money spent at auction: $555,000 (remaining funds – $195,000)

Costliest player: Adam Gilchrist – $100,000

1. Mahela Jayawardene (Batsman, Sri Lanka) – $50,000
2. Daniel Vettori (Spinner, New Zealand) – $50,000
3. Adam Gilchrist (Wicketkeeper, Australia) – $170,000
4. Shane Bond (Fast bowler, New Zealand) – $30,000
5. Khurram Khan (All-rounder, United Arab Emirates) – $22,000
6. Phil Mustard (Wicketkeeper, England) – $26,000
7. Tino Best (Fast bowler, West Indies) – $42,000
8. Nathan Hauritz (Spinner, Australia) – $20,000
9. Alviro Peterson (Batsman, South Africa) – $28,000
10. Michael Carberry (Batsman, England) – $42,000
11. Krishmar Santokie (Fast bowler, West Indies) – $35,000
12. Jonathan Trott (Batsman, England) – $30,000
13. Yasir Ahmed (Batsman, Pakistan) – $30,000
14. Mushtaq Ahmed (Spinner, Pakistan) – $30,000
15. Gavin Hamilton (All-rounder, Scotland) – $20,000

Libra Legends (Total players – 15)

Money spent at auction: $724,000 (remaining funds – $26,000)

Costliest player: Jacques Kallis – $175,000

1. Sourav Ganguly (Batsman, India) – $50,000
2. Graeme Swann (Spinner, England) – $50,000
3. Jacques Kallis (All-rounder, South Africa) – $175,000
4. Brad Hogg (Spinner, Australia) – $68,000
5. Ryan ten Doeschate (All-rounder, The Netherlands) – $76,000
6. Ajay Ratra (Wicketkeeper, India) – $20,000
7. Chris Read (Wicketkeeper, England) – $20,000
8. Sean Ervine (All-rounder, Zimbabwe) – $60,000
9. Shaun Tait (Fast bowler, Australia) – $60,000
10. Ryan Sidebottom (Fast bowler, England) – $32,000
11. Michael Lumb (Batsman, England) – $80,000
12. Marcus North (Batsman, Australia) – $30,000
13. Taufeeq Umar (Batsman, Pakistan) – $28,000
14. Nicky Boje (Spinner, South Africa) – $30,000
15. Ian Butler (Fast bowler, New Zealand) – $20,000

Capricorn Commanders (Total players – 16)

Money spent at auction: $706,000 (remaining funds – $44,000)

Costliest player: Paul Collingwood – $100,000

1. Abdul Razzaq (All-rounder, Pakistan) – $50,000
2. Michael Vaughan (Batsman, England) – $50,000
3. Paul Collingwood (All-rounder, England) – $140,000
4. Andrew Symonds (All-rounder, Australia) – $80,000
5. Chamara Silva (Batsman, Sri Lanka) – $30,000
6. Ashwell Prince (Batsman, South Africa) – $39,000
7. Upul Chandana (All-rounder, Sri Lanka) – $30,000
8. Ryan McLaren (All-rounder, South Africa) – $64,000
9. Jeetan Patel (Spinner, New Zealand) – $56,000
10. Rikki Clarke (All-rounder, England) – $42,000
11. Rory Kleinveldt (Fast bowler, South Africa) – $32,000
12. Ben Laughlin (Fast bowler, Australia) – $57,000
13. Rizwan Cheema (All-rounder, Canada) – $16,000
14. Geraint Jones (Wicketkeeper, England) – $20,000
15. Sunil Joshi (Spinner, India) – $20,000
16. Saleem Elahi (Batsman, Pakistan) – $20,000

 Leo Lions (Total players – 16)

Money spent at auction: $750,000 (remaining funds – 0)

Costliest player: Brian Lara – $100,000

1. Heath Streak (All-rounder, Zimbabwe) – $50,000
2. Scott Styris (All-rounder, New Zealand) – $50,000
3. Brian Lara (Batsman, West Indies) – $100,000
4. Herschelle Gibbs (Batsman, South Africa) – $40,000
5. Brendan Taylor (Wicketkeeper, Zimbabwe) – $70,000
6. James Franklin (All-rounder, New Zealand) – $62,000
7. Johan Botha (All-rounder, South Africa) – $46,000
8. Robin Peterson (All-rounder, South Africa) – $80,000
9. Fidel Edwards (Fast bowler, West Indies) – $80,000
10. Mohammad Tauqir (All-rounder, United Arab Emirates) – $10,000
11. Neil Carter (All-rounder, Scotland) – $10,000
12. Hamish Marshall (Batsman, New Zealand) – $28,000
13. Kyle Jarvis (Fast bowler, Zimbabwe) – $28,000
14. Ramesh Powar (Spinner, India) – $40,000
15. Simon Jones (Fast bowler, England) – $20,000
16. Darren Gough (Fast bowler, England) – $36,000