The Legends League Cricket (LLC) on January 20 (Friday) announced that five legends of the game will be participating in the upcoming season, scheduled to be played between February 27 and March 08. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan, former West Indies captain and 'Universe Boss', Crish Gayle, former England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar, former Sri Lankan pacer Dilhara Fernando and former Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan have signed up to compete in LLC.
"Playing with Legends and performing is a feeling which cannot be expressed. The atmosphere during the matches is highly competitive. I look forward to play in LLC Masters," Irfan was quoted by the LLC in a release.
"The season in India was exciting, we saw so much energy and fun during the matches. We hope to create the same magic for fans in Qatar as well," Gayle said.
"I am looking forward to play LLC Masters. We got lots of love from the fans in India during season 2. Hope we are able to take the game forward from season 2," Panesar said.
The Co-Founder and CEO of Legends League Cricket, Raman Raheja shared his vision regarding the tournament and how the tournament will take cricket forward.
"LLC in Doha will be a celebration of Cricket in the city which hosted FIFA recently. We are trying to make the upcoming season a truly global event by having representation from all big Cricket playing nations. And this list is an example how we are doing the best in our efforts to promote cricket," said Raheja.
