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IPL squads: How the franchises shape up as 2021 season resumes in the United Arab Emirates

Ten England players set to be involved when IPL resumes in the UAE, including Eoin Morgan, Liam Livingstone, Moeen, Ali, Chris Jordan, Jason Roy and Sam Curran; Adil Rashid and George Garton also involved after being signed as replacement players for Punjab Kings and RCB respectively

Eoin Morgan
Image: England white-ball skipper Eoin Morgan is captain of Kolkata Knight Riders

Here's how the Indian Premier League squads look for the second half of the 2021 season, which resumes in the UAE on Sunday.

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CHENNAI SUPER KINGS

English players: Moeen Ali, Sam Curran

Other overseas players: Dwayne Bravo (West Indies), Faf du Plessis (South Africa), Imran Tahir (South Africa), Lungi Ngidi (South Africa), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand), Josh Hazlewood (Australia)

Indian players: MS Dhoni (captain), Ambati Rayudu, C Hari Nishanth, Suresh Raina, Cheteshwar Pujara, Deepak Chahar, Harisankar Reddy, K Bhagath Varma, K Gowtham, Karn Sharma, KM Asif, Narayan Jagadeesan, R Sai Kishore, Ravindra Jadeja, Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur

Sam Curran, Chennai Super Kings, IPL
Image: Sam Curran (pictured) and Moeen Ali are part of the Chennai Super Kings squad

DELHI CAPITALS

English players: Sam Billings, Tom Curran

Other overseas players: Kagiso Rabada (South Africa), Anrich Nortje (South Africa), Steve Smith (Australia), Marcus Stoinis (Australia), Ben Dwarshuis (Australia), Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies)

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Indian players: Rishabh Pant (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Lukman Meriwala, Kulwant Khejroliya, Praveen Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, R Ashwin, Ripal Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Umesh Yadav, Vishnu Vinod

Sam Billings
Image: It's a thumbs up from me - Sam Billings plays for Delhi Capitals

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS

English players: Eoin Morgan (captain)

Other overseas players: Andre Russell (West Indies), Sunil Narine (West Indies), Tim Southee (New Zealand), Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand), Tim Seifert (New Zealand), Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh), Ben Cutting (Australia)

Indian players: Dinesh Karthik, Harbhajan Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Karun Nair, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana, Pawan Negi, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tripathi, Gurkeerat Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Sheldon Jackson, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravathi, Venkatesh Iyer

MUMBAI INDIANS

English players: None

Other overseas players: Kieron Pollard (West Indies), Quinton de Kock (South Africa), Marco Jansen (South Africa), Trent Boult (New Zealand), James Neesham (New Zealand), Adam Milne (New Zealand), Chris Lynn (Australia), Nathan Coulter-Nile (Australia)

Indian players: Rohit Sharma (captain), Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Arjun Tendulkar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan, Piyush Chawla, Rahul Chahar, Saurabh Tiwary, Suryakumar Yadav, Yudhvir Singh Charak

Jasprit Bumrah
Image: Jasprit Bumrah helped Mumbai Indians to a fifth IPL crown in 2020

PUNJAB KINGS

English players: Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan

Other overseas players: Chris Gayle (West Indies), Nicholas Pooran (West Indies), Fabian Allen (West Indies), Nathan Ellis (Australia), Moises Henriques (Australia), Aiden Markram (South Africa)

Indian players: KL Rahul (captain), Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Deepak Hooda, Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel, Jalaj Saxena, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Prabhsimran Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Sarfaraz Khan, Saurabh Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, Utkarsh Singh

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Adil Rashid and Rashid Khan discuss all things leg-spin - and what they make of each other's bowling.

RAJASTHAN ROYALS

English players: Liam Livingstone

Other overseas players: Chris Morris (South Africa), David Miller (South Africa), Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa), Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh), Glenn Phillips (New Zealand), Oshane Thomas (West Indies), Evin Lewis (West Indies)

Indian players: Sanju Samson (captain), Akash Singh, Anuj Rawat, Chetan Sakariya, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, KC Cariappa, Kuldeep Yadav, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Gopal, Yashasvi Jaiswal

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England batsman Liam Livingstone hit a six out of Emerald Headingley during a T20 against Pakistan this summer

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE

English players: George Garton

Other overseas players: AB de Villiers (South Africa), Glenn Maxwell (Australia), Dan Christian (Australia), Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand), Tim David (Singapore), Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka), Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)

Indian players: Virat Kohli (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, KS Bharat, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Pavan Deshpande, Rajat Patidar, Sachin Baby, Shahbaz Ahmed, Suyash Prabhudessai, Yuzvendra Chahal, Akash Deep

AB de Villiers
Image: AB de Villiers continues with Royal Challengers Bangalore

SUNRISERS HYDERABAD

English players: Jason Roy

Other overseas players: Kane Williamson (New Zealand, captain), David Warner (Australia), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan), Jason Holder (West Indies), Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies)

Indian players: Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kedar Jadhav, Khaleel Ahmed, Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Virat Singh, Wriddhiman Saha

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