Breaking! India to host the 2022 edition of Legends League Cricket

The second edition of the Legends League Cricket is all set to be played in India in September this year. Earlier, the tournament was supposed to be held in Oman but the organizers have now planned to move the tournament to India, courtesy of a massive interest shown by cricket fans in the country.

The second edition of the Legends League Cricket will have a number of high-profile players taking part in the competition. The likes of Virender Sehwag, Dale Steyn, Eoin Morgan etc will be making their presence felt.

“We have been constantly receiving requests from fans to hold the series in India and we are excited to bring the Legends League second season back home. We have the maximum number of cricket fans here in India," Raman Raheja, co-founder and CEO of LLC, was quoted as saying by NDTV on Saturday.

The first edition of the Legends League Cricket took place at Oman Cricket Ground Academy from 20^th to 29^th January 2021. The inaugural edition had three teams participating, namely World Giants, Asia Lions and India Maharajas. Reportedly, the maximum viewership of the tournament was from India.

“The first season had maximum viewership from India, followed by Pakistan and Sri Lanka followed by the rest of the world. We hope to give a better experience to our viewers and cricket enthusiasts. We are sure that the cricketing fans will rejoice in our decision to shift the base to India as the excitement of watching live cricket cannot be matched," Raheja said.

This year, a lot more star cricketers from across the world will be seen in action. It will be interesting to see how the tournament pans out this time around in India.

“Legendary icons like Kallis and Steyn will bring more excitement and firepower to the field, entertaining the viewers with their performances. We welcome them to the Legends family and look forward to experiencing their cricketing magic on the field and getting entertained," Raheja had said.