Chaitanya Bishnoi, Aaron Jones, Sunny Patel set for Major League Cricket 2024

Cognizant Major League Cricket MLC Domestic Supplementary Draft held on June 18 has been completed Team USArsquos vicecaptain Aaron Jones was among three domestic players selected to play in the upcoming second MLC season which begins on July 5Following the mammoth interest in the T20 World Cup and Americarsquos success three Cognizant Major League Cricket teamsmdashLos Angeles Knight Riders MI New York and Seattle Orcasmdashhad a roster place available providing the opportunity for undrafted domestic players to secure a place on a team roster in the upcoming tournamentThe draft order was randomly determined on 18 June and teams were given 48 hours to strategize and finalize any internal discussions before the supplementary draft occurredThe following domestic supplementary draft picks were madePick 1 ndash LA Knight Riders ndash Chaitanya BishnoiA toporder batsman and spin bowler the 29yearold played for the Chennai Super Kings championship side in 2018 before moving to the United States to pursue his cricket in early 2023 He was a part of the San Francisco Unicorns squad in the 2023 inaugural season of Major League Cricket featuring in all five matches for the Bay Area side He was also a key member of the Dallas Xforia Giants during the 2023 edition of Minor League CricketAlso Read T20 World Cup 2024 IND vs BAN Blues look to conquer Bengal TigersPick 2 ndash Seattle Orcas ndash Aaron JonesJones returns to a familiar dressing room having played for the Orcas in last years inaugural Major League Cricket season The toporder batsman has been a cornerstone of Team USArsquos success during the 2024 ICC Menrsquos T20 World Cup Jones has made headlines throughout Team USArsquos historic World Cup campaign and was part of the USArsquos momentous defeat over Pakistan in Texas Orcas fans will be hoping for similar performances throughout MLCPick 3 ndash MI New York ndash Sunny PatelA righthanded middle order batsman and leg spin bowler Sunny Patel left his mark on the 2023 Minor League Cricket season His contributions with both bat and ball played a crucial role in the New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers advancing to the Championship match where they lost to the Dallas Mustangs Patel also provides some variety to the domestic player brigade of MI New York being the only domestic legspinner on their roster heading into the 2024 seasonAlso ReadThe alltime Barbados XI which would test the world Cognizant Major League Cricket Tournament Director Justin Geale saidldquoCognizant Major League Cricket plays a critical role in developing domestic players and providing a pathway to play cricket at the highest level amongst some of the best players in the worldldquoWe are thrilled to welcome Chaitanya Aaron and Sunny to the 2024 MLC season adding three more talented domestic players to our leaguerdquoThe second season of MLC commences July 5 with reigning champions MI New York taking on Seattle Orcas at Morrisville NC followed by Texas Super Kings vs LA Knight Riders at Grand Prairie Stadium TXAfter sellout crowds in the inaugural season fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets early to ensure they dont miss out on the action this season In addition to the worldclass matches fans have several ticket options with general admission tickets starting at 30 per personThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever