Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif will lead 'India Maharajas' instead of Virender Sehwag in the opener of the Howzat Legends League Cricket T20 tournament beginning in Muscat on Thursday (January 20). Former Pakistan captain, Misbah ul Haq will lead the Asia Lions team which will have a mix of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan players.
Earlier Kaif was named the vice-captain of 'India Maharajas', while former Australia World Cup-winning coach John Buchanan will be the coach of the team. Sehwag will miss the first game due to person reasons. Asia Lions have appointed Tillakaratne Dilshan as their vice captain, while 1996 ICC World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga will be their coach.
Former West Indies skipper Darren Sammy will lead the World Giants team. Sammy was the captain of St. Lucia Zouks team in Caribbean Primer League (CPL) and he will have former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori, Aussie pacer Brett Lee, stylish English batter Kevin Pietersen, South African spin ace Imran Tahir at his disposal. Former South African batsman Jonty Rhodes will be the player-cum-mentor for the World Giants Team.
"I can't wait to work closely with LLC T20 tournament. It's loved to see all the super stars comes together and fighting for the inaugural title of the league,” LLC T20 Tournament Commissioner Ravi Shastri said.
"This players are retired but they still very passionate about the cricket. I am sure they will show their extra skills for their teams in next 10 days," the former India head coach added.
All matches of the Legends Cricket League 2022 will be live telecast on Sony Ten 1 and Sony Ten 3 channels. The live streaming of the matches will be available on the SONY LIV app across India. All the matches are scheduled to start at 8 PM IST.
Here are the Legends League Cricket 2022 Schedule and Squads:
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, Mohammad Kaif, 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
Asia Lions: 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.
