Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024 Squads: India to Pakistan - Players List of Teams Competing in Battle of Sixes

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Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, a six-a-side tournament organised by Cricket Hong Kong, returns after a 7-year hiatus and is set to see 12 teams, including India and Pakistan do battle for the title.

Hong Kong 2024 will be staged across three days from November 1 to November 3 with the matches set to be hosted at the Kowloon Cricket Club in Hong Kong, China.

The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes (HK6) tournament was founded in 1992, but went on a break after the 2017 edition, making the 2024 edition the first one in 7 years.

Top names such as Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Shane Warne, Wasim Akram, Shoaib Malik, Sanath Jayasuriya, Anil Kumble, Umar Akmal, Glenn Maxwell and Damien Martyn have all been part of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes during their careers.

Now, some of the international stars are set to return for this year's tournament, which has some unique set of rules from number of players to penalty runs for extras and number of balls per over.

The tournament will start with a group stage that will see 12 teams divided into four groups of three teams each with teams facing the other two teams of their respective group once. The top two will then head to the quarterfinals.

Hosts Hong Kong will be in Group A alongside New Zealand and South Africa, while India and Pakistan will be Group C with UAE. In Group B, Australia are drawn with England and Nepal, while Bangladesh, Oman and Sri Lanka make up Group D.

This edition will see the likes of Robin Uthappa, Kedar Jadhav, Faheem Ashraf, Asif Ali, JJ Smuts and Sturt Binny feature among some prominent international players that will look make their presence felt.

As it stands, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, South Africa and Hong Kong has announced their squads for the tournament with the rest of the competing teams likely to reveal their playing groups in the coming days. Here is a look at the squads of all teams:

Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024 Squads - Players List of HK6

• India Squad for Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Robin Uthappa (captain), Kedar Jadhav, Manoj Tiwary, Stuart Binny, Shreevats Goswami, Bharat Chipli, Shahbaz Nadeem.
• Pakistan Squad for Hong Kongs Sixes 2024: Faheem Ashraf (captain), Asif Ali, Shahab Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq, Danish Aziz, Hussain Talat, Aamer Yamin.
• Australia Squad for Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Dan Christian (captain), Alex Ross, Andrew Fekete, Fawad Ahmed, Jack Wood, James Pattinson, Sam Heazlett.
• Hong Kong Squad for Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Nizakat Khan (captain), Zeeshan Ali, Imran Arif, Ehsan Khan, Jason Lui, Sahal Malvernkar, Benny Singh Paras.
• South Africa Squad for Hong Kong Sixes 2024: JJ Smuts (captain), Matthew Boast, Evan Jones, Luthando Midiri, Don Radebe, Jacques Snyman, Aubrey Swanepoel.
• Nepal Squad for Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Sundeep Jora (captain), Bibek Kumar Yadav, Dipendra Rawat, Lokesh Bahadur Bam, Narayan Joshi, Pratish GC, Rashid Khan.
• Sri Lanka Squad for Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Lahiru Madusanka (captain), Dhanajay Lakshan, Lahiru Samarkoon, Nimesh Vimukthi, Sadun Weerakkody, Thanuka Dabare, Tharindu Rathnayake.
• Bangladesh Squad for Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Yasir Ali Chowdhury Rabbi (captain), Abdullah Al Mamun, Abu Haider Rony, Jishan Alam, Mohammad Saifuddi, Nahidul Islam, Shohagh Gazi.
• UAE Squad for Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Asif Khan (captain), Ansh Tandon, Khalid Shah, Mohammad Zuhaib, Raja Akif Ullah Khan, Sanchit Sharma, Zahoor Khan.
• New Zealand Squad for Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Todd Astle (captain), Harmeet Singh, Henry McIntrye, Raunaq Kapur, Sam Cassidy, Siddesh Dixit, Xavier Bell.