India Maharajas will face Asia Lions in the opening match of Legends League cricket on January 20. Virender Sehwag will miss the first game and Mohammad Kaif will be seen leading the Indian side.
The India Maharajas team is led by former India opener Virender Sehwag. Legendary Sachin Tendulkar will not be part of the tournament. However, prominent former Indian players like Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammed Kaif, Sanjay Bangar, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel among others are part of the tournament.
Misbah-ul-Haq will lead the Asia Lions team which will have a mix of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan players. Lions have appointed Tillakaratne Dilshan as their vice captain, while 1996 ICC World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga will be their coach.
During the league stage, each team will face each other twice. In the end, the teams finishing in the top two positions on the points table will battle against each other in the final. The venue of the tournament is Oman. All the matches are scheduled to take place at Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Al Amerat city of Oman.
Legends League Cricket 2022 will take place from January 20 to January 29, 2022. A total of 7 matches will take place during the tournament. All the matches will begin at 8 PM IST, 6:30 PM local time.
Sony Sports Networks has the exclusive rights to broadcast all the matches of Legends League Cricket 2022. Hence, fans can tune to Sony Ten 1 and Sony Ten 3 channels to watch the matches. The live streaming of the matches will be available on the SonyLiv app.
Full Schedule:
January 20, 2022: India Maharajas vs Asia Lions, 8 PM IST
January 21, 2022: World Giants vs Asia Lions, 8 PM IST
January 22, 2022: World Giants vs India Maharajas, 8 PM IST
January 24, 2022: Asia Lions vs India Maharajas, 8 PM IST
January 26, 2022: India Maharajas vs World Giants, 8 PM IST
January 27, 2022: Asia Lions vs World Giants, 8 PM IST
January 29, 2022: Final, 8 PM IST
Squads
India Maharajas: Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Badrinath, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Naman Ojha, Manpreet Gony, Hemang Badani, Venugopal Rao, Munaf Patel, Sanjay Bangar, Nayan Mongia, and Amit Bhandari. Mohammad Kaif.
Asia Giants: Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kamran Akmal, Chaminda Vaas, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Azhar Mahmood, Upul Tharanga, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammed Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammed Yousuf, and Umar Gul, Asghar Afghan.
World Giants: Daren Sammy, Daniel Vettori, Brett Lee, Jonty Rhodes, Kevin Pietersen, Imran Tahir, Owais Shah, Herschelle Gibbs, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Corey Anderson, Monty Panesar, Brad Haddin, Kevin O’Brien, and Brendan Taylor.
