Four
IPL
franchises
Mumbai
Indians,
Chennai
Super
Kings,
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
and
Delhi
Capitals
are
going
to
own
a
team
in
the
MLC
T20
league
in
the
USA,
says
a
report
published
in
ESPN
Cricinfo.
The
report
further
claimed
that
the
four
franchises
have
bought
stakes
in
the
MLC
T20.
KKR
were
the
earliest
investor
in
the
league
and
bought
the
Los
Angeles
franchise.
Mumbai
Indians,
like
KKR,
will
be
running
the
New
York
franchise
on
their
own.
The
Super
Kings
have
partnered
with
a
local
firm
for
the
Dallas
franchise
in
Texas.
While
Delhi
Capitals
will
be
in
charge
of
the
Seattle-based
franchise
in
partnership
with
Microsoft
CEO
Satya
Nadella
and
others.
The
Seattle
Orcas
have
entered
into
the
debut
season
of
the
competition,
in
partnership
with
Delhi
Capitals.
The
newly
named
team
will
represent
the
Greater
Seattle
area,
and
the
Pacific
Northwest
in
MLC.
Other
than
Nadella
and
GMR,
the
other
investors
in
the
Orcas
franchise
are
Soma
Somasegar
(managing
director
of
Madrona
Ventures),
Samir
Bodas
(co-founder
and
CEO,
Icertis),
Ashok
Krishnamurthi
(managing
partner,
GreatPoint
Ventures)
and
Sanjay
Parthasarathy
(a
former
senior
executive
at
Microsoft
and
Avalara).
Home
cities
for
teams
in
MLC
T20
in
the
USA
1)
Chennai
Super
Kings
–
Texas
2)
Mumbai
Indians
–
New
York
3)
Delhi
Capitals
–
Seattle
4)
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
–
Los
Angeles
Two
more
franchises
are
yet
to
be
announced
by
the
organisers.
When
will
MLC
T20
start?
The
inaugural
edition
of
MLC
T20
will
be
played
between
July
13
and
30.
The
tournament
–
which
will
see
the
participation
of
big
T20
players
in
the
business
–
will
be
played
at
a
newly
renovated
stadium
in
the
Dallas
suburb
of
Grand
Prairie,
Texas.
The
player’s
draft
for
local
US
players
is
scheduled
to
be
held
on
March
19
at
the
NASA
Johnson
Space
Center
in
Houston.
What
will
be
the
squad
size
in
MLC
T20?
The
squad
strength
will
range
between
a
minimum
of
15
players
and
a
maximum
of
18.
Each
franchise
can
have
a
maximum
of
nine
overseas
players.
How
many
local
players
will
be
the
Playing
XI
in
MLC
T20?
As
per
the
tournament
rules,
at
least
six
local
players
(USA)
should
be
in
the
playing
XI.
The
overseas
players
will
be
direct
signings
by
the
franchises,
not
part
of
the
draft.
MLC
T20
team
purse?
As
per
reports,
the
franchises
will
have
a
purse
of
$800,000
for
overseas
signings
and
$300,000
for
the
US-based
cricketers.
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