Former India cricketers Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan will be back in action when the second season of the Legends League takes place in Muscat, Oman, from September 20 to October 10 with four teams and 110 International players on board, the organisers announced on Tuesday.
In Legends League former cricketers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, and England and among other cricket nations compete. They are divided into three teams representing India, Asia, and the Rest of the World. During the first season, cricket fans all over the world witnessed the Legends of Cricket compete at their best.
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The carnival of legends is back
“I love to be on the cricket field. I missed playing the 1st season of LLC but it would be great to go back into the field with the LLC season 2,”
SEHWAG, WHO MISSED THE LAST SEASON, SAID
Apart from Sehwag, the Pathan brothers have confirmed their participation so far in the tournament.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri, who is the commissioner of Legends League Cricket said
“These players have contributed immensely to cricket throughout their career. I am looking forward to watching them play the Legends League Cricket second season.”
This time Legends League to follow the IPL style of franchises ownership model
The tender for purchase of franchises is already under process and soon owners’ names will be out.
We will announce the owner of the four teams in due course. Currently, we have 110 top class players in the pool who will be put in four teams through a player draft process in early August. Apart from India, there would be players from Australia, England, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka. The format is such that it would make us an International T20 League with the highest number of International Cricketers in the playing eleven,”
Raman Raheja, CEO of the Legends League Cricket said.
