Who will come out on top in the second season of Major League Cricket?
MI New York won the league's inaugural championship in 2023, and they're favored to repeat in 2024.
Let's take a look at the odds to win the 2024 Major League Cricket championship.
MI New York | +225 |
San Francisco Unicorns | +360 |
Los Angeles Knight Riders | +400 |
Washington Freedom | +600 |
Seattle Orcas | +600 |
Texas Super Kings | +650 |
Led by 2023's leading wicket-taker Trent Boult and leading run-scorer Nicholas Pooran, MI New York are favorites to repeat as MLC Champions in 2024.
The team has a dangerous group of bowlers in Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Anich Nortje and Rashid Khan, while Pooran's batting will be supported by Tim David and Kieron Pollard.
Former Australia captain Pat Cummins, one of the world's best bowlers, was the biggest signing by any Major League Cricket team. He'll lead the San Francisco Unicorns, who missed the playoffs last season.
Cummins will be the team's top bowler, while compatriot Jake Fraser-McGurk projects as the team's best batsman.
Led by two stalwarts on the West Indies international team in Andre Russell and captain and 2024 Indian Premier League MVP Sunil Narine, the Los Angeles Knight Riders have the third-shortest odds to win the championship ahead of the 2024 MLC season.
LAKR missed the playoffs last season, but they signed South African batsman David Miller and Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan with the goal of being more competitive this time around.
The Washington Freedom are coached by Australia cricket legend Ricky Ponting, and they added three Australian superstars - Travis Head, Steven Smith and Glenn Maxwell - after falling in the semifinals in the 2023 season.
Head, Smith and Maxwell join up with Akeal Hosein, Lockie Ferguson, Andries Gous, Marco Jansen and Saurabh Netravalkar to lead the Freedom in 2024.
The Seattle Orcas will be led by the South African contingent of Quinton De Kock, Wayne Parnell, Ryan Rickelton and Nandre Burger in 2024.
American batsman Aaron Jones, West Indies bowler Obed McCoy, and Pakistani pair Imad Wasim and Zaman Khan will also play key roles for the reigning runners up.
The Texas Super Kings are the only MLC team with a home stadium heading into the 2024 season, but they have the longest odds in the outright market. TSK's top players are Aiden Markram, Faf Du Plessis, Naveen Ul-Haq, and Marcus Stoinis.
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Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.