Rahul Dravid Named Dublin Guardians Owner in ETPL

Dublin, Ireland - Indian cricket legend Rahul Dravid was announced as the owner of the Dublin Guardians franchise on Monday, completing the six-team lineup for the European T20 Premier League ahead of its 2026 launch.

The announcement took place at a launch event in Dublin, where Dravid was officially unveiled alongside other franchise owners and ETPL co-founders Abhishek Bachchan, Saurav Banerjee, Priyanka Kaul, and Dhiraj Malhotra. Attendees included senior officials from European cricket boards, such as Brian MacNeice, chair of Cricket Ireland; Sarah Keane, CEO of Cricket Ireland; Roland Lefebvre, director of high performance for Cricket Netherlands; and Trudy Lindblade, CEO of Cricket Scotland.

The ETPL, Europe's first ICC-sanctioned multi-country franchise T20 league, partners with Cricket Ireland, Cricket Scotland, and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association. It features a cross-border model with teams based in Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam. The league aims to expand cricket's footprint in the region by blending international stars like Mitchell Marsh, Tim David, Mitchell Santner, Liam Livingstone, Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, and Heinrich...