The Legends Cricket Trophy, a new tournament featuring retired cricket players, is set to begin on March 22nd. This inaugural edition will see six teams competing against each other over a span of 10 days.
The tournament is being organized by the Legends Cricket League, which was founded by former Indian cricketer Madan Lal. The league aims to provide a platform for retired players to showcase their skills and give fans a chance to watch their favourite players in action once again.
The six teams participating in the tournament are named after legendary cricketers, such as Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, and Brian Lara. Each team will consist of 11 players, including at least four international players and one woman player. The teams will be led by former Indian cricketers, including Dilip Vengsarkar, Syed Kirmani, Sandeep Patil, Ajay Jadeja, and Venkatesh Prasad.
The teams have selected their players through an auction process. Some of the notable players participating in the tournament include Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, and Brett Lee. The tournament will also feature women players such as Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami, and Lisa Sthalekar.
The matches will be played in a round-robin format, with each team playing five matches. The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals, with the final to be held on April 1st.
The Legends Cricket Trophy has already generated a lot of excitement among cricket fans, who are eagerly waiting to see their favorite players back in action. It will be interesting to see how the tournament unfolds and which team comes out on top.
As per the information, Legends Cricket Trophy sponsored by Khiladi X will be broadcasted in over 30 countries.
The Teams and Squads for the Legends Cricket Trophy League are listed below:
INDORE KNIGHTS – Suresh Raina, Phil Mustard, Dilshan Munaweera, Ishwar Pandey, S. Sreesanth, Parvinder Singh, Sandeep More, Jitendra Giri, Parmesh Kumar, Sachin Hooda, Deepak Sharma, Ashish Sharma, Kapil Rana, Sunil, Rajesh Dhabi, Rajeev Tyagi,Jitendra Kumar.
Guwahati Avengers – Yousuf Pathan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Peter Trego, Tino Best, Monty Panesar, Anureet Singh, Rahul Yadav, Shafiq Khan, Chandrakant Ghadi, Nirwan Atri, Sonu Nagar, Amit Tomar, R A Swaroop, Prashant Tagade, Vishu Khatri, Pintu Kumar, KS Rana, Varun Khana.
Chandigarh Champs – Irfan Pathan, Ross Taylor, Praveen Kumar, Robin Bist, Tillakararatne Dilshan,Dharmendra Rana, Bhanu Seth, Jyoti Bagesh, Raman Dutta, Puneet Kumar, Praveen Thappar, Mukesh Saini, Amit Sanan, Kuldeep Saini, Ranjeet Dilip Khirid.
Vizag Titans – Virendra Sehwag,Thisara Perera, Nick Compton, Isuru Udana, Stuart Binny, Sunny Singh, Malkhan Singh, Ishan Malhotra, Sandeep Kumar, Ali Murtaza, Rajesh Kumar, Pradip Tanaji, Ashok Kumar, Bharat Awasthi, Ashish Nuniwal.
Patna Warriors – Robbin Uthappa, Rikki Clarke, Farveez Maharoof, Pragyan Ojha, Christopher Mpofu, Manvinder Bisla, Vikram Singh, Ompal Boken, Dheeraj Govind, Hari Singh, Kapil Mehta, Kalim Khan, Vineet Rathi, Muhammad Mudassar Ali , Praveen, Rajinder Anant.
Nagpur Ninjas – Harbhajan Singh, Richard Levi, Dilhara Fernando, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Parwinder Awana, Abhimanyu Khod, Kuldeep Hooda, Vishwajeet Singh Solanki, Maninder Singh, Nagendra Choudhary, Vinod Kumar, Satnam Singh, Prince, Virender Singh, Hemand, Vindo Wilson.
