Two Indian cricketers join Pakistan’s Zalmi league

It looks like Global Zalmi League is at its full swing ahead of February 11 kick off, as US Zalmi named their 16-member squad for the tournament.

The team, which includes two Indian cricketers, will be captained by Muhammad Naeem, the franchise said in a statement.

The experienced Muhammad Naeem has been picked to lead the side, which will be in the UAE to compete against 15 other teams from all across the world in the much awaited Global Zalmi League.

Two Indian players, Varun Reddy and Sundanshu Mahajan, have also been included in the team for the mega event.

USA Zalmi is one of the biggest chapters of GZ, with 8 teams registered in U.S. Muhammad Naeem will lead the @ZalmiUSATeam who will put their best foot forward with a squad of 16 experienced and immensely talented youngsters. Traveling all the way from USA, Good luck to the team! pic.twitter.com/U70ZYJTUGp

— Global Zalmi (@ZalmiGlobal) January 26, 2018

The complete squad is as follows:

Fayaz Khan (President), Raheel Anwar (Manager/Coach), Mohammad Naeem (Captain), Abdullah Nazari (VC), Varun Reddy (WK), Waseem Shazhed, Zia Khan, Tariq Farooqui, Usman Shahid, Shaheer Hassan, Usman Ashraf, Talib Naqvi, Hammad Qureshi, Jahanzaib Khan, Ilias Nazari, Fahad Babar, Sudhanshu Mahajan, and Syed Abdullah.

The nine-day long tournament will kick off on the February 11 and end on February 19. It's all set to be played in Ajman, UAE.