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All the six teams of ICL are based on some major cities of India. Chandigarh Lions is one of the six contenders of the tournament. Coached by former Indian cricketer Balwinder Sandhu, Chandigarh Lions squad includes some cricket stars like Chris Cairns. The squad has 20 players including five players from abroad. With eight all rounders, Chandigarh Lions looks very solid. Among the local cricketers Dinesh Mongia and Reetinder Singh Sodhi have played for Indian national team. As an all-rounder Reetinder Singh Sodhi is very effective and has a good consistency in domestic cricket. Dinesh Mongia has 27 first class centuries that proves his batting talent. Most of the cricketers of Chandigarh Lions are from Punjab.

Of course there are some talented local cricketers in the squad of Chandigarh Lions. However, the foreign players will be the main strength of the squad. It has not been long since Chris Cairns dominated the cricket world with his hard hitting batting and medium fast bowling. Now, this New Zealand all rounder is set to appear for Chandigarh Lions in ICL. His hard hitting batting style will contribute a lot to Chandigarh Lions in the tournament. New Zealand batsman Hamish Marshall is another solid performer who can perform consistently. Pakistan opener Imran Farhat has sheer talent in him. Though he is now out of Pakistan team since January 2007, he can play a big part for Chandigarh Lions. South African all rounder Andrew Hall has a big role to play in ICL Twenty20 championship for his team. With his medium fast bowling, it is expected that he will open the bowling for Chandigarh Lions. Daryl Tuffey is the specialist fast bowler who has some notable success for New Zealand. So, he expected to lead the pace attack of Chandigarh Lions in ICL tournament. I think, the all rounders will be vital for Chandigarh Lions in the tournament.

Here is a list of all the players of this team:

 
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