Good exposure for players from Ireland and Scotland: Akram, Vengsarkar back Euro T20 Slam

Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar and his Pakistani counterpart Wasim Akram backed the newly-floated Euro T20 Slam, which will give good exposure to players from Scotland, Ireland and Holland as they play alongside top international stars.

The inaugural edition of Euro T20 Slam will have six teams, two each from Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands.

The tournament, which is scheduled from August 30 to September 22, will feature Dublin & Belfast from Ireland, Edinburgh & Glasgow from Scotland and Amsterdam and Rotterdam from the Netherlands.

However, the matches will only be played in three cities- Dublin, Edinburgh and Amsterdam.

The league comprises 33 matches across three countries that includes semi-finals and a final. Each team will play in the round-robin format.

As per the tournament rules, each city will have nine domestic players and up to seven overseas players in their squads. The rules will also have the mandate to play six domestic players in the playing 11 in ...