Virender Sehwag, Misbah-Ul-Haq & Darren Sammy Appointed As A Captain In Legends League Cricket

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Former explosive Indian batsman Virender Sehwag who led the Delhi Capitals & Kings Xi Punjab in the Indian Primer League has been appointed a skipper of the Indian Maharaja Team. Being a senior Indian cricketer, Sehwag had tremendous experience to lead the team and his skills will boost Indian Maharaja to give their best in the LLC T20 league. Along with Sehwag, Mohd. Kaif has been appointed as vice-captain of the team. Indian Maharaja has also appointed John Buchanan as a coach. In his tenure as a coach of the Australian Team, John had given successful results in past. He was the coach of Kolkata Knight Riders on the initial days of IPL. 

Former Stylist Pakistani batsman Misbah Ul Haq will be leading the Asia Lions team in LLC T20. A mixture of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Afghanistan players Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohd. Hafiz, Umar Gul, Sanath Jayasurya, T Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Habibul Bashar, Asia Lions teams look much stronger than other teams. Asia Lions has appointed Tillakaratne Dilshan as a vice-captain. While 1996 ICC world cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has appointed coach of Asia Lions. 

Former Caribbean skipper Darren Sammy will be lead the World Giants team. Sammy was the captain of St. Lucia Zouks team in the Caribbean Primer League (CPL). Sammy is having world-class cricketers like former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori, Aussie pacer Brett Lee, Stylist English batsman Kevin Pietersen, South African Leggie Imran Tahir and many more who ormer South African batsman Jonty Rhodes will be the player cum Mentor for the World Giants Team. 

Howzat LLC T20 Tournament Commissioner Ravi Shastri said: “I can’t wait to work closely with LLC T20 tournament. It’s loved to see all the superstars comes together and fight for the inaugural title of the league. These players are retired but they are still very passionate about cricket. I am sure they will show their extra skills for their teams in the next 10 days.” 

“I am excited to see how everyone is involved together and use their hundred per cent to win the trophy for their team. It’s going to be a super thrilling experience for all cricket fans in Oman and all across the globe, said Raman Raheja, CEO of Howzat LLC T20 league. 

Recently Howzat Legends League Cricket (LLC) announced its partnership with SONY Pictures Network. Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) to live telecast all the matches of the league to be played in January 2022, on SONY TEN 1 and SONY TEN 3 channels as well as Livestream the matches in India on SPN’s premium OTT platform, Sony LIV.

The first season of Howzat LLC will have former cricketers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, among other cricket nations divided into three Teams representing India, Asia and the Rest of the World. Cricket fans all across the world will get to see the Legends of Cricket sweat it out at their competitive best.
 

Full Legend Cricket League schedule:

20/01/2022 - India Maharajas vs Asian Lions

21/01/2022 - World Giants vs Asian Lions

22/02/2022 - World Giants vs India Maharajas

24/01/2022 - Asian Lions vs World Giants

26/01/2022 - India Maharajas vs World Giants

27/01/2022 - Asian Lions vs India Maharajas

All matches to be broadcasted at 8 PM IST on Sony LIV, Sony TEN 1 and Sony TEN 3