Man United's Avram Glazer discusses UAE T20 league plans

Manchester United Co-Chairman Avram Glazer met with Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, to discuss the UAE T20 Cricket league's launch.

The UAE T20 Cricket League will feature the participation of six teams including the newly announced Manchester United cricket team. Five teams from India will also participate in the competition.

"I met with Avram Glazer, Co-Chairman of Manchester United, today and discussed ways to work together to further raise Dubai’s profile as a global sporting hub. We also discussed the UAE T20 Cricket league’s launch in Jan 2023 featuring Manchester United cricket team & other teams," Sheikh Mansoor tweeted late Thursday.

The meeting also highlighted Dubai's emergence as a prominent venue for international competitions in various sports.

The city’s steady growth as a global sporting hub has been made possible by the extensive investments made in world-class infrastructure and development initiatives. Last year, Dubai staged the finals of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup as well as the majority of matches in the tournament’s qualifying rounds.

The matches of the first edition of the UAE T20 Cricket League will be held in Dubai Sports City, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah on January 2023.

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