India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh will lead Pune Warriors in the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, starting April 8.
The new franchise in the hugely successful league also announced its 30-member squad on Tuesday. It includes, among others, Graeme Smith, Nathan McCullum, Wayne Parnell, Tim Paine, Jesse Ryder and Agnelo Mathews.
Besides Yuvraj, Ashish Nehra, Robin Uthappa and Murali Karthik are the other capped players from India.
Callum Ferguson, Mitchelle Marsh, Jerome Taylor and Alfonso Thomas are also part of the squad.
"Sahara's Pune Warriors squad has been constituted with an intention to strike a balance between experience, exuberance, international expertise and promising talent of present and future. We are confident of making a mark on the league," said Abhijit Sarkar, Sahara's head of Corporate Communications.
"The enviable support and guidance from chief coach Geoff Marsh and assistant coaches Dermot Reeve and Praveen Amre together leverage their vast and complementing experience in international cricket to make the team a force to reckon with," he added.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Dheeraj Jadhav, Eklavya Dwivedi, Ganesh Gaikwad, Harpreet Singh, Harshad Khadiwale, Imtiyaz Ahmad, Kamran Khan, Manish Pandey, Mithun Minhas, Mohnish Mishra, Rahul Sharma, Sachin Rana, Shreekant Wagh and Shrikant Mundhe complete the young brigade.
Team Composition:
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DOMESTIC CAPPED |
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Yuvraj Singh |
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Ashish Nehra |
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Robin Uthappa |
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Murali Kartik |
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INTERNATIONAL CAPPED |
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Graeme Smith |
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Angelo Mathews |
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Tim Paine |
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Nathan McCullum |
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Callum Ferguson |
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Wayne Parnell |
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Mitchell Marsh |
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Jesse Ryder |
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Jerome Taylor |
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Alfonso Thomas |
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DOMESTIC UNCAPPED |
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Manish Pandey |
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Abhishek Jhunjhunwala |
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Mohnish Mishra |
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Kamran Khan |
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
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Rahul Sharma |
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Shreekant Wagh |
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Ganesh Gaikwad |
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Harshad Khadiwale |
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Shrikant Mundhe |
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Sachin Rana |
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Harpreet Singh |
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Dheeraj Jadhav |
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Imtiyaz Ahmad |
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Mithun Minhas |
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Eklavya Dwivedi |