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
- Kumar Sangakkara (Wicketkeeper, Sri Lanka) – $50,000
- Virender Sehwag (Batsman, India) – $50,000
- Muttaiah Muralitharan (Spinner, Sri Lanka) – $120,000
- Kyle Mills (Fast bowler, New Zealand) – $42,000
- Saqlain Mushtaq (Spinner, Pakistan) – $42,000
- Jacques Rudolph (Batsman, South Africa) – $58,000
- Rana Naved Ul Hasan (All-rounder, Pakistan) – $38,000
- Justin Kemp (All-rounder, South Africa) – $70,000
- Paul Harris (Spinner, South Africa) – $20,000
- Brad Hodge (Batsman, Australia) – $80,000
- Richard Levi (Batsman, South Africa) – $80,000
- Ashish Bagai (Wicketkeeper, Canada) – $10,000
- Graham Onions (Fast bowler, England) – $56,000
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul (Batsman, West Indies) – $30,000
- 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
- Graeme Smith (Batsman, South Africa) – $50,000
- Azhar Mahmood (All-rounder, Pakistan) – $50,000
- Brett Lee (Fast bowler, Australia) – $100,000
- Jonty Rhodes (Batsman, South Africa) – $40,000
- Neil McKenzie (Batsman, South Africa) – $52,000
- John Mooney (All-rounder, Ireland) – $31,000
- Dirk Nannes (Fast bowler, Australia) – $40,000
- Owais Shah (Batsman, England) – $75,000
- James Foster (Wicketkeeper, England) – $29,000
- Murali Kartik (Spinner, India) – $52,000
- Malinga Bandara (Spinner, Sri Lanka) – $35,000
- Gareth Batty (Spinner, England) – $20,000
- Hasan Raza (Batsman, Pakistan) – $20,000
- Jacob Oram (All-rounder, New Zealand) – $74,000
- Humayun Farhat (Wicketkeeper, Pakistan) – $20,000
- 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
- Mahela Jayawardene (Batsman, Sri Lanka) – $50,000
- Daniel Vettori (Spinner, New Zealand) – $50,000
- Adam Gilchrist (Wicketkeeper, Australia) – $170,000
- Shane Bond (Fast bowler, New Zealand) – $30,000
- Khurram Khan (All-rounder, United Arab Emirates) – $22,000
- Phil Mustard (Wicketkeeper, England) – $26,000
- Tino Best (Fast bowler, West Indies) – $42,000
- Nathan Hauritz (Spinner, Australia) – $20,000
- Alviro Peterson (Batsman, South Africa) – $28,000
- Michael Carberry (Batsman, England) – $42,000
- Krishmar Santokie (Fast bowler, West Indies) – $35,000
- Jonathan Trott (Batsman, England) – $30,000
- Yasir Ahmed (Batsman, Pakistan) – $30,000
- Mushtaq Ahmed (Spinner, Pakistan) – $30,000
- 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
- Sourav Ganguly (Batsman, India) – $50,000
- Graeme Swann (Spinner, England) – $50,000
- Jacques Kallis (All-rounder, South Africa) – $175,000
- Brad Hogg (Spinner, Australia) – $68,000
- Ryan ten Doeschate (All-rounder, The Netherlands) – $76,000
- Ajay Ratra (Wicketkeeper, India) – $20,000
- Chris Read (Wicketkeeper, England) – $20,000
- Sean Ervine (All-rounder, Zimbabwe) – $60,000
- Shaun Tait (Fast bowler, Australia) – $60,000
- Ryan Sidebottom (Fast bowler, England) – $32,000
- Michael Lumb (Batsman, England) – $80,000
- Marcus North (Batsman, Australia) – $30,000
- Taufeeq Umar (Batsman, Pakistan) – $28,000
- Nicky Boje (Spinner, South Africa) – $30,000
- 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
- Abdul Razzaq (All-rounder, Pakistan) – $50,000
- Michael Vaughan (Batsman, England) – $50,000
- Paul Collingwood (All-rounder, England) – $140,000
- Andrew Symonds (All-rounder, Australia) – $80,000
- Chamara Silva (Batsman, Sri Lanka) – $30,000
- Ashwell Prince (Batsman, South Africa) – $39,000
- Upul Chandana (All-rounder, Sri Lanka) – $30,000
- Ryan McLaren (All-rounder, South Africa) – $64,000
- Jeetan Patel (Spinner, New Zealand) – $56,000
- Rikki Clarke (All-rounder, England) – $42,000
- Rory Kleinveldt (Fast bowler, South Africa) – $32,000
- Ben Laughlin (Fast bowler, Australia) – $57,000
- Rizwan Cheema (All-rounder, Canada) – $16,000
- Geraint Jones (Wicketkeeper, England) – $20,000
- Sunil Joshi (Spinner, India) – $20,000
- 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
- Heath Streak (All-rounder, Zimbabwe) – $50,000
- Scott Styris (All-rounder, New Zealand) – $50,000
- Brian Lara (Batsman, West Indies) – $100,000
- Herschelle Gibbs (Batsman, South Africa) – $40,000
- Brendan Taylor (Wicketkeeper, Zimbabwe) – $70,000
- James Franklin (All-rounder, New Zealand) – $62,000
- Johan Botha (All-rounder, South Africa) – $46,000
- Robin Peterson (All-rounder, South Africa) – $80,000
- Fidel Edwards (Fast bowler, West Indies) – $80,000
- Mohammad Tauqir (All-rounder, United Arab Emirates) – $10,000
- Neil Carter (All-rounder, Scotland) – $10,000
- Hamish Marshall (Batsman, New Zealand) – $28,000
- Kyle Jarvis (Fast bowler, Zimbabwe) – $28,000
- Ramesh Powar (Spinner, India) – $40,000
- Simon Jones (Fast bowler, England) – $20,000
- Darren Gough (Fast bowler, England) – $36,000