GT20 Canada 2019: Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle Set to Thrill Cricket Fans During Toronto Nationals vs Vancouver Knights Clash

Global T20 Canada 2019 will kick off today with the first match between Toronto Nationals vs Vancouver Knights. Former Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh will be leading the Toronto Nationals team. Vancouver Knights have Chris Gayle as their captain. So the first clash of Global T20 Canada 2019 will witness an interesting fight between Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle. Since Vancouver Knights are the defending champions of the tournament, Yuvraj has a tough challenge to face in the opening encounter. GT20 Canada 2019 Opening Ceremony: Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle Have A Gala Time Dancing (View Pics). 

Global T20 Canada 2019 will see six teams battling to bag the trophy. A total of 22 matches will be played in the T20 cricket tournament. Toronto Nationals vs Vancouver Knights match will commence Yuvraj Singh’s journey in the foreign domestic leagues. Both Chris Gayle and Yuvraj Singh have a lot of similarities in the game of cricket. Both are left-handed batsmen and known to hit big shots. Both are also a left-handed spin bowler. Global T20 Canada 2019 Schedule: Full Time Table With Fixtures, Dates, Match Timings in IST and Venue Details of GT20 League. 

The opening ceremony of Global T20 Canada 2019 was held on Thursday and saw Gayle, Yuvraj and some other cricketers shaking a leg. Both Yuvraj and Gayle also appeared in the preview video for the first match. During the interview, Chris Gayle said that he will be bowling in the match get Yuvraj out. In reply, Yuvraj jokingly said that he won’t try bowling to Gayle.

Gayle vs Yuvraj begins today

Yuvraj also took to Twitter earlier talking about the tournament. Yuvi wrote, “Hello Toronto, I am here and can’t wait to see you all at the CAA Centre, @CityBrampton of #GT2019 @TorontoNational vs @VKnights_ Let’s hit some sixes in the @GT20Canada. What say @henrygayle. To this, Gayle replied, “I am ready”

Moreover, both the teams Toronto Nationals and Vancouver Knights have big names in their squads. Yuvraj’s Toronto Nationals have incredible batsmen like Brendon McCullum, Kieron Pollard. New Zealand bowler Mitchell McClenaghan is also part of the team. On the other hand, Gayle dominant side Vancouver Knights have Andre Russell, Rassie van der Dussen and Shoaib Malik in the team. Among bowlers, Tim Southee will be leading the team.

Toronto Nationals Squad: Yuvraj Singh (c), Kieron Pollard, Manpreet Gony, Chris Green, Ghulam Shabber, Jeremy Gordon, Ravinderpal Singh, Salman Nazar, Rodrigo Thomas, Mark Montfort, Mitchell McClenaghan, Calum MacLeod, Chirag Suri, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Brendon McCullum,

Vancouver Knights Squad: Chris Gayle (c), Chadwick Walton (wk), Shoaib Malik, Tobias Visee, Michael Rippon, Ali Khan, Saad Bin Zafar, Rizwan Cheema, Rayyan Pathan, Harsh Thaker, Andre Russell, Tim Southee, Rassie van der Dussen, Daniel Sams, Hayden Walsh, JJ Smit, Matthew Nandu,

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