Actor Sohail Khan will now bowl
maidens over, albeit on a different pitch! Sohail Khan and Parvez Khan, a
prominent Dubai-based business tycoon and owner of property developers Pacific
Ventures, have roped in Michael Vaughan, one of cricket’s most celebrated
batsmen and former Captain of the English cricket team, as Team Director and
Player of the Capricorn Commanders, one of the teams that will see action in
the T20 Cricket Masters Champions League in Dubai. Vaughan was picked up by the
Commanders in the pre-auction bid for the legends and was part of the
strategizing unit for the Commanders for the Auction purchases as well. He will
also act as the Head Coach of the Capricorn Commanders.
Vaughan will be joined by Usman
Afzaal, former England International, as Assistant Coach. The Capricorn
Commanders will be competing with five other teams in the tournament billed as
the League of the Extraordinary, as competing squads have on their roster some
of the sports’ most celebrated superstars.
Making the announcement Parvez
Khan, welcoming the duo said, “Michael Vaughan and Usman Afzaal need no
introduction in the world of cricket, and by having them play for our team, we
hope to continue to share our passion for the sport.” Khan also announced the
Capricorn Commanders will soon appoint the team’s Captain and Vice-Captain
ahead of the series which will take place from 28th January to 13th February
2016 at the Dubai and Sharjah Cricket Stadiums.
Capricorn commanders also boasts
of Two-time World Cup winner Andrew Symonds, former England captain Michael
Vaugh, Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, former England skipper Paul
Collinwood, Sri Lanka’s Chamara Silva and South Africa’s Ashwell Prince and
Rory Kleinveldt among others.
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