What: T10 League
When: Action starts on Wednesday, November 21. The final is on Sunday, December 2
Where: Starts at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Who: Two groups, with four teams in each group
Group A
Kerala Knights
Last year: champions
Coach: Daniel Vettori
UAE players: Mohammed Naveed, Abdul Shakoor
Talisman: Paul Stirling – Destructive opener who was the outstanding player in the first T10 last year
Watch out for: Chris Gayle – Debuting in the T10, having excelled in the Afghanistan Premier League last month
Pakhtoons
Last year: semi-finals
Coach: Dean Jones
UAE players: Hafeez Kaleem, Sher Walli
Talisman: Shahid Afridi – Launched the league in 2017 with a hat-trick with the first three balls he bowled in it
Watch out for: RP Singh – Hopefully he shows up better than an ageing Virender Sehwag did last year, as one of the new arrivals from India
Sindhis
New team
Coach: Tom Moody
UAE players: Ahmed Raza, Ghulam Shabber
Talisman: Shane Watson – New to T10, but he was man of the match in this year's Indian Premier League final
Watch out for: Jofra Archer – The bright young thing of English cricket bowls with pace and bats well down the order
Rajputs
New team
Coach: Herschelle Gibbs
UAE players: Rohan Mustafa, Ashfaq Ahmed
Talisman: Mohammed Shahzad – Typically spellbinding in the APL last month, on the same tracks the T10 will be played on
Watch out for: Oshane Thomas – The young West Indian will form a lightning fast attack with Tymal Mills
Group B
Maratha Arabians
Last year: semi-finals
Coaches: Wasim Akram, Dougie Brown
UAE players: Zahoor Khan, Amir Hayat
Talisman: Alex Hales – The big-hitting England opener found his range straight away last year
Watch out for: Rashid Khan – If anyone is going to get the hang of T10 quick, you'd think the No 1 ranked T20 bowler in the world might
Punjabi Legends
Last year: Runners-up
Coach: Mushtaq Ahmed
UAE players: Shaiman Anwar, Sandy Singh
Talisman: Luke Ronchi – Well versed in performing in Sharjah, with T10, APL and Pakistan Super League excellence to draw on
Watch out for: Praveen Kumar – One of the small group of Indians involved, it will be intriguing to see how his seamers fare
Bengal Tigers
Last year: Group stage
Coach: Stephen Fleming
UAE players: Chirag Suri, Mohammed Usman
Talisman: Morne Morkel – Now internationally retired, but coming off a remarkable season in English county cricket
Watch out for: Zaheer Khan – The biggest name Indian involved in the T10, with 311 Test wickets to his name
Northern Warriors
New team
Coach: Robin Singh
UAE players: Imran Haider, Rahul Bhatia
Talisman: Daren Sammy – The captain will form a formidable leadership team with Robin Singh, who coached Kerala to the title last year
Watch out for: Rovman Powell – Literally, watch out. A brutal hitter who is in the habit of smashing windows