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IML: All You Need To Know As Tendulkar-led India Masters Take On Sangakkara's Sri Lanka Masters

By IANS News February 22, 2025 • 10:08 AM View: 784

Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar: The much-anticipated International Masters League (IML) is set to kickoff on Saturday at Navi Mumbai’s iconic DY Patil Stadium with Sachin Tendulkar-led India Masters locking horns against Kumar Sangakkara's Sri Lanka Masters in the opening match, starting at 7:30 pm.

The inaugural edition of International Masters League will showcase an exceptional roster of cricketing masters with the star-studded line-up includes Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar, West Indies icons Brian Lara and Chris Gayle, Sri Lanka’s former captain Kumar Sangakkara, South Africa’s Jacques Kallis and Jonty Rhodes, England’s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan and Australia’s Shane Watson, among other cricketing greats.

Here's all you need to know about the IML:

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