Chennai Franchise Is Not Pleased With Moeen Ali’s Availability In Two Foreign Leagues?
Moeen Ali and MS Dhoni for Chennai (Image Source: Twitter)
Two new T20 franchise leagues are going to happen next year. However, global stars are looking to be available for these events. Meanwhile, the Indian T20 League’s franchises have financially backed these leagues. Chennai is one of those franchises that bought teams in the new T20 league in South Africa. However, they announced their squad for the T20 League in South Africa. England’s batter Moeen Ali was one of the parts of the squad.
But, now Sharjah Warriors announced their squad for the inaugural season of the T20 League in UAE. Surprisingly, Moeen Ali was also there on that list. Now, Chennai franchise management is not happy to see his availability on both teams. Based on the schedule, both leagues will happen at the same time.
“For sure, Moeen Ali cannot play for both,” – Chennai official
Speaking to InsideSport, a Chennai official said that the franchise already talked with Moeen Ali. Still, his availability for that team made them shocked. The CEO of the franchise, Viswanathan said: “We just came to know. We will find out from the player,”
The official said: “It has completely taken us by surprise, to be honest. It was a done deal with Moeen. We came to know when the Sharjah team announced their squad. We are holding talks with Moeen to understand what is really going on. For sure, he cannot play for both,” In the new T20 League in South Africa, Moeen Ali will join with Faf du Plessis, Maheesh Theekshan, Romario Shepherd, and Gerald Coetzee, as per the announcement so far.
Sharjah Warriors Roster Squad: Moeen Ali (England), Dawid Malan (England), Evin Lewis (West Indies), Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Chris Woakes (England), Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (England), Chris Benjamin (England), Danny Briggs (England), Mark Deyal (West Indies), Bilal Khan (Oman) and JJ Smit (Namibia)
Johannesburg Super Kings Squad: Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Maheesh Theekshana, Romario Shepherd, and Gerald Coetzee.
