The Abu Dhabi T10, a franchise-based 10 overs a side tournament will have its biggest edition this season in terms of duration. The management announced that the fifth edition of the league would be held from November 19 to December 4 in the United Arab Emirates’ capital.
The 15-day tournament to be held at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, would be the longest in duration. The tournament has been stretched due to the extended weekend holiday caused by UAE's 50th National Day Celebration, which falls on December 2.
Speaking at the time of the announcement, Shaji Ul Mulk, Chairman of Ten Sports Management (TSM), owners of the T10 League, said."It is most heartening to see the world's top cricketers in this hugely popular format.”The upcoming cricketers can seize the advantage of the platform to rub shoulders with the best in the business," he added.
The fourth edition of the tournament, held after a lot of rescheduling caused by the pandemic in 2020, ran from January- February this year. Northern Warriors defeated Delhi Bulls to emerge as champions.
The idea behind keeping the league in October-November is the fact that the T20 World Cup, scheduled in 2021, to be originally hosted by India, might be shifted to UAE as well and it is supposed to be finished by November 15.