Naveen-Ul-Haq Joins CSK's Sister Franchise After IPL 2024 Stint With LSG

naveen-ul-haq joins csk's sister franchise after ipl 2024 stint with lsg

Afghanistan fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq has joined Texas Super Kings ahead of the second season of Major League Cricket (MLC) in the USA.

Naveen will be a key player for the Texas Super Kings, the sister franchise of the five times Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, Chennai Super Kings.

Texas Super Kings will aim to win their first title during the 2024 season after missing out in the inaugural edition.

Notbaly, Naveen-ul-Haq, who has been a globetrotter for quite a few years now, retired from ODI cricket after World Cup 2023, to focus solely on the T20 format. He plays leagues all over the world.

When it comes to the Indian Premier League, the 24-year-old Afghan pacer represents Lucknow Super Giants. He picked 14 wickets in 10 matches for LSG in IPL 2024.

Overall, Naveen has represented Afghanistan in 37 T20Is scalping 46 wickets and has played 15 ODIs picking up 22 wickets.

In T20s, the fast bowler has scalped 218 wickets in 179 innings at an average of 24.10 and a strike rate of 17.30. He has picked up five four-wicket hauls and one five-wicket haul in his career so far.

The second edition of Major League Cricket will be played between July 5 and July 28, 2024.

The Texas Super Kings will take on the Los Angeles Knight Riders in their opening clash on July 5 in Dallas. Their second match will be against Washington Freedom on July 8, while they will take on San Francisco Unicorns on July 10.

The Texas Super Kings will clash with MI New York in two back-to-back matches on July 12 and 14. Their final two league matches will be against Washington Freedom (July 19) and Seattle Orcas (July 23).

The entire tournament will be played over the two venues with Dallas hosting all the four playoffs games, including the final.