England’s Eoin Morgan to lead Dublin Chiefs in Euro T20 Slam

England’s World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan will return to his native city as part of the Dublin Chiefs team in the Euro T20 Slam.

The inaugural T20 tournament kicks off on August 30th with action starting in Amsterdam, moving to Edinburgh before reaching a climax in Malahide on September 19th.

A player draft was staged in London on Friday, with Morgan taking a keen interest in who was selected for his team. The Chiefs marquee player will be world number one T20 batsman Babar Azam, while their other stars include Australian Dan Christian and star Pakistan fast bowler Mohammed Amir.

The Belfast Titans franchise marquee pick is Shahid Afridi, the 39-year-old Pakistani all-rounder, and will also feature South African JP Duminy and England’s Luke Wright.

18 Irish players were put forward by the national selectors, and were each allocated to the local franchises. Each of the Irish players ended up in their home province, an extraordinary coincidence in a supposedly open draft.

Top-rated players, such as Morgan, will earn €71,000 for the three week tournament, with lesser sums for the other overseas players.

The local players earn €8,900 or €17,800, with €31,000 for the four local players selected by Cricket Ireland as their top stars, Kevin O’Brien, Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie and Gary Wilson.

Source: The Irish Times

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