Virender Sehwag will captain Gujarat Giants, while his long-time India and Delhi opening-partner Gautam Gambhir will lead India Capitals in the upcoming Legends Cricket League. Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan will lead Bhilwara Kings and Manipal Tigers respectively.
“I am excited to get back to the cricket ground again. I have personally always believed in playing fearless cricket and I will continue to propagate the same brand of cricket here too,”
Sehwag said on his appointment.
The tournament opener will be played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, with Lucknow, New Delhi, Cuttack and Jodhpur being the other three hosting cities.
Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain and current BCCI president, will lead India Maharajas in a curtain-raiser exhibition match against the Eoin Morgan led World Giants team on September 16. Overall, 53 former players have been signed up to play the league.
India Maharajas squad
Sourav Ganguly (capt), Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Kaif, Yusuf Pathan, S Badrinath, Irfan Pathan, Parthiv Patel (wk), Stuart Binny, Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Naman Ojha (wk), Ashok Dinda, Pragyan Ojha, Ajay Jadeja, RP Singh, Joginder Sharma, Reetinder Singh Sodhi
World Giants squad
Eoin Morgan (capt), Lendl Simmons, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Sanath Jayasuriya, Matt Prior (wk), Nathan McCullum, Jonty Rhodes, Muthiah Muralidaran, Dale Steyn, Hamilton Masakadza, Mashrafe Mortaza, Asghar Afghan, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Kevin O’Brien, Denesh Ramdin (wk)
The Lions and Capitals are yet to announce their squads.
Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar will captain defending champions India Legends in the second edition of the Road Safety World Series, beginning September 10 in Kanpur. The competition, aimed at creating awareness on road safety, will also feature New Zealand this year, in addition to Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, Bangladesh, England.
Indore, Dehradun and Raipur are the other three hosts, with Raipur to host the final on Octover 1.
