Gautam Gambhir will lead India Capitals in Legends League Cricket. Photo: Legends league
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Legends League Cricket 2023 will kick off on November 18
- Gautam Gambhir will lead India Capitals
- Asia Lions won the inaugural edition of the tournament
Gautam Gambhir-led India Capitals will square off against Irfan Pathan’s Bhilwara Kings in the opening game of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) 2023. This will be the second edition of the tournament, where legendary players from across the globe will ply their trade. Asia Lions won the inaugural edition of the tournament, which was a three-team affair.
It’s a six-team tournament this time and many more legends will be in action in the tournament to be played across different centres in the country. Aaron Finch will lead Southern Super Stars, Parthiv Patel will lead Gujarat Giants, Harbhajan Singh will lead Manipal Tigers and Suresh Raina is the captain of Urbanrisers Hyderabad.
The tournament will be played in Ranchi, Dehradun and Jammu. The final league stage game of LLC 2023 will be played on December 4. There will be two qualifiers and one eliminator. The final of the tournament is scheduled to be played on December 9.
All the evening matches will start at 7:00 PM IST; the afternoon matches will have a 3:00 PM IST start. There will be no match on November 19, the day when India will take on Australia in the final of the 2023 World Cup. A few players who are part of the league will be doing commentary in the final.
The first match of the Legends League Cricket 2023 will be played between India Capitals and Bhilwara Kings in Ranchi from 7:00 PM IST.
India Capitals squads: Gautam Gambhir (Captain), Bharat Chipli, Hashim Amla, Kevin Pietersen, Kirk Edwards, Ricardo Powell, Y Gnaneswara Rao, Yashpal Singh, Ben Dunk (WK), Morne van Wyk (WK), Ashley Nurse, Dilhara Fernando, Fidel Edwards, Ishwar Pandey, Kotarangada Appanna, Munaf Patel, Pravin Tambe, Rusty Theron
Bhilwara Kings squad: Irfan Pathan (Captain), Lendl Simmons, Shane Watson, Solomon Mire, William Porterfield, Chris Barnwell, Iqbal Abdulla, Jesal Karia, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Yusuf Pathan, Pinal Shah (WK), Anureet Singh, Dhammika Prasad, Prosper Utseya, Rahul Sharma, Ryan Sidebottom, Tim Murtagh
Legends League Cricket 2023 telecast and live streaming
The 2nd edition of the Legends League Cricket 2023 will have a live telecast on the Star Sports Network for free. The tournament will be streamed live on Disney Hotstar and the Fancode app in India.