Major League Cricket started yesterday with a match between Los Angeles Knight Riders and Texas Super Kings in Dallas. The tournament features several big names of the international cricket scene like Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, Wayne Parnell, Dwayne Bravo, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Finch, Devon Conway, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson and several others.
The local players of USA are very few, but there are many Indian, Pakistan and South African origin cricketers who are playing as local players in the Major League Cricket. In this listicle now, we will look at the four former IPL winners who are playing in MLC 2023.
1. Chaitanya Bishnoi is playing in Major League Cricket
Every young Indian player dreams to become a part of the Chennai Super Kings squad in the Indian Premier League. Uncapped player Chaitanya Bishnoi made it to CSK and even won the championship with them in 2018. However, his career never took and now in the year 2023, he is playing for San Francisco Unicorns as an American player.
2. Sarabjit Ladda is playing in Major League Cricket
Sarabjit Ladda is a former Indian leg-spinner who played for the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Gujarat Lions in the IPL. Ladda was a member of the KKR squad that lifted the IPL trophy in the year 2012. He has settled in the USA now and will play for MI New York.
3. Unmukt Chand
Unmukt Chand won the IPL championship with the Mumbai Indians in the year 2015. Chand left India because of a lack of opportunities. He plays for Los Angeles Knight Riders in MLC 2023.
4. Corey Anderson
Corey Anderson is another former IPL star who won the championship with the Mumbai Indians in 2015 but moved to the United States now. The New Zealand star will play for San Francisco Unicorns.
