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Legends League Cricket: A look back at season before India Capitals clash with Bhilwara Kings in final

By Gilless Mischler
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Legends League Cricket: A look back at season before India Capitals clash with Bhilwara Kings in final

Gautam
Gambhir-led
India
Capitals
and
Irfan
Pathan’s
Bhilwara
Kings
finished
the
league
stage
in
the
Top-2
because
of
their
consistent
performances.
The
strength
in
both
batting
and
bowling
of
both
sides
will
mean
that
no
team
will
start
as
outright
favourites.

While
India
Capitals
will
feature
Gautam
Gambhir,
Ross
Taylor,
Ashley
Nurse,
and
Mitchell
Johnson,
the
in-form
Pathan
brothers
–
Yusuf
and
Irfan
–
along
with
Aussie
all-rounder
Shane
Watson,
pacers
Fidel
Edwards,
Sreesanth,
and
Jesal
Karia
will
lead
the
show
for
Bhilwara
Kings.

Irfan
Pathan
has
led
his
team
to
final
on
his
captaincy
debut
in
franchise
cricket.
The
former
India
all-rounder
said
he
was
pleased
with
his
team’s
performance.

“I
have
captained
a
team
in
domestic
cricket
but
I
am
the
skipper
of
a
side
in
franchise
cricket
for
the
first
time.
So,
it
feels
really
special
that
my
team
has
qualified
for
the
playoffs.

“I
wanted
to
give
a
huge
credit
to
my
team.
I
am
nothing
without
my
team.
The
way
the
boys
have
worked
hard
at
the
nets
is
amazing.
The
way
they
have
been
reacting
to
situations
in
the
game
is
really
praise-worthy.
They
are
turning
the
tide
in
our
favour
in
difficult
situations.
That
shows
the
character
of
the
boys,”
Irfan
said.


When
and
where
to
watch
the
final:

The
final
will
start
at

7.30
PM
IST
and
the
action
will
be
broadcasted
live
on

Star
Sports
Network
–
Star
Sports
2
along
with
live
streaming
on

Disney+Hotstar and

Fancode.
Besides
the
Indian
subcontinent,

Willow
TV
will
broadcast
the
match
live
in
US
while

Kayo
Sports,
Fox
Cricket
in
Australia.


And
now
here
is
a
look
at
how
cricketing
greats
turned
back
the
clock
to
play
top-class
cricket
across
five
cities
over
15
days
in
Legends
League
Cricket:

Hosted
in
India
for
the
first
time,
the
league
kickstarted
at
the
historic
Eden
Gardens
Stadium
in
Kolkata
on
September
16
with
a
benefit
match
between
Indian
Maharajas
and
World
Giants
and
was
followed
by
the
league’s
first
match
between
India
Capitals
and
Gujarat
Giants
as
the
legends
of
the
game
recreated
the
golden
period
of
cricket
that
one
has
grown
up
enjoying.

While
the
cricketing
greats
from
across
the
world,
such
Virender
Sehwag,
Brett
Lee,
Jacques
Kallis,
Muttiah
Muralitharan,
Shane
Watson,
Chris
Gayle
and
Ross
Taylor
among
others,
have
been
entertaining
the
fans
with
their
gameplay,
here’s
how
the
league
fared
at
each
venue
so
far.

O’Brien
and
Nurse
light
up
Eden
Gardens
with
sparkling
tons

One
couldn’t
have
asked
for
a
better
start
to
the
new
season
of
Legends
League
Cricket.

Irish
great
Kevin
O’Brien
and
West
Indian
star
Ashley
Nurse
treated
the
fans
with
an
extraordinary
show
of
hard-hitting
during
the
high-scoring
match
between
Gujarat
Giants
and
India
Capitals.

This
was
after
the
league
got
off
to
a
royal
start
with
a
benefit
match
in
which
Harbhajan
Singh’s
India
Maharajas
defeated
Jacques
Kallis-led
World
Giants.

Pathan
brothers
make
maiden
appearance
as
teammates
in
franchise
cricket

Yusuf
and
Irfan
Pathan
have
played
many
matches
together
for
Team
India
and
also
in
domestic
cricket.
They
were
also
part
of
some
of
the
country’s
historic
wins
including
the
2007
T20
World
Cup.

But
interestingly,
the
brothers
never
played
for
the
same
team
in
franchise
cricket
before.
However,
Legends
League
Cricket
made
that
happen
when
Yusuf
and
Irfan
turned
up
for
the
same
side
as
Bhilwara
Kings
took
the
field
for
the
first
time
in
Lucknow’s
Ekana
Stadium.

Lucknow
leg
also
saw
stiff
competition
from
local
boy
Mohammad
Kaif
as
he
turned
the
clock
back
in
time
for
the
Manipal
Tigers
with
a
fabulous
catch
that
went
viral.

Unexpected
heroes
join
the
party
in
the
capital
city

While
the
rain
played
spoilsport
with
two
matches
getting
abandoned,
the
last
match
of
the
league’s
Delhi
leg
saw
Zimbabwean
stars
Hamilton
Masakadza
and
Solomon
Mire
stealing
the
spotlight
with
their
brilliant
knocks
in
a
match
that
involved
the
likes
of
Gautam
Gambhir
and
Ross
Taylor.

Former
Zimbabwe
skipper
Masakadza
(50
off
34)
and
Mire’s
(41
off
23)
quick-fire
knocks
powered
India
Capitals
to
win
by
six
wickets
against
Gujarat
Giants.

World’s
biggest
hitters,
Gayle
and
Sehwag
bat
together
in
Cuttack

Chris
Gayle
and
Virender
Sehwag
are
known
to
be
two
of
the
most
attacking
batsmen
world
cricket
has
ever
seen.
Both
of
them
have
numerous
cricketing
records
to
their
names.
Their
aggressive
style
of
batting
always
attracted
the
fans
and
bowling
them
is
still
a
nightmare
for
any
bowler.

Have
you
ever
wondered
what
would
happen
if
they
bat
together?
Thousands
of
fans
erupted
in
joy
at
Cuttack’s
Barabati
Stadium
when
skipper
Sehwag
joined
Gayle
in
the
middle
during
Gujarat
Giants
match
against
Bhilwara
Kings.

Though
the
partnership
lasted
for
just
44
runs,
it
gave
one-in-a-lifetime
opportunity
for
the
fans
to
witness
Sehwag
and
Gayle
bat
together
and
some
breath-taking
field
from
Muttiah
Muralitharan.

LLC
ends
Jodhpur’s
20-year
drought
for
global
cricket
action

Continuing
to
astonish
the
fans,
Legends
League
Cricket
juggernaut
reached
Jodhpur
as
the
galaxy
of
stars
descended
in
the
blue
city
to
end
its
wait
of
two
decades
for
international
cricket
action.

The
Barkatullah
Khan
Stadium,
which
last
hosted
international
cricket
stars
in
2002,
once
again
resonated
with
the
fans
cheering
for
their
favourite
legend.

The
fans
witnessed
the
glimpses
of
Universe
Boss
Chris
Gayle’s
attacking
batting
before
Pathan
brothers-Yusuf
and
Irfan-stole
the
show
with
their
match-winning
knocks.


Source:
LLC
Media
Release

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