Organizers of the T10 League say they “see no competitors” to their event in what promises to be a packed calendar for cricket in the UAE next winter.

The league will be expanded for its second season, with the addition of two new teams confirmed by Shaji Ul Mulk, the T10 chairman, and Salman Iqbal, its president, in Dubai on Wednesday.

It means eight teams will play 10 over matches over the course of 10 days – up from four days in the first season in December.

Karachians, a team representing the city in Pakistan, and Northern Warriors, an Indian franchise, are the expansion teams.