Sehwag to lead ‘Indian Maharaja’ in Legends League | Cricket News – Times of India

0
MUSCAT: All eyes would be on swashbuckling former India opener Virender Sehwag when he leads ‘Indian Maharaja’ in the opening edition of the Howzat Legends League Cricket T20 tournament beginning here on Thursday.
Sehwag, who led the Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab in Indian Premier League, will have Mohammed Kaif as his deputy and former Australia World Cup winning coach John Buchanan as his coach, it was announced on Tuesday.
Former stylish Pakistani batter Misbah Ul Haq will lead the Asia Lions team which will have a mix of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan players.
The top names include Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohd. Hafiz, Umar Gul, Sanath Jayasurya, T Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Habibul Bashar among others.
Asia Lions have appointed Tillakaratne Dilshan as a vice captain, while 1996 ICC world cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga will be their coach.
Former Caribbean skipper Darren Sammy will lead the World Giants team.
Sammy was the captain of St. Lucia Zouks team in Caribbean Premier League and he will have former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori, Aussie pacer Brett Lee, stylish English batter Kevin Pietersen, South African spin ace Imran Tahir under his disposal.
Former South African batsman Jonty Rhodes will be the player cum mentor for the World Giants Team.
“I can’t wait to work closely with LLC T20 tournament. It’s loved to see all the superstars come 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,” LLC T20 Tournament Commissioner Ravi Shastri said.
“I am excited to see how everyone is involving together and uses their hundred percent 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 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.

Stay connected with us on social media platform for instant update click here to join our  Twitter, & Facebook

We are now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@TechiUpdate) and stay updated with the latest Technology headlines.

For all the latest Cricket News Click Here 

Read original article here

Denial of responsibility! Rapidtelecast.com is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – [email protected]. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.
Leave a comment