The second season of the Legends Cricket League is just right around as the tournament will start on September 17. The first season of the tournament was played in January this year in Oman. In that tournament, teams such as India Maharajas, Asia Lions, and World Giants played with the Giants winning the title. Now, there are some changes made in the tournament.
This year, the tournament will see new teams replacing the old ones. The three teams that played in season one nine months ago are no longer part o the tournament. They have been replaced by four new teams such as - Gujarat Giants, Manipal Tigers, India Capitals, and Bhilwara Kings. Also, for the first time, the tournament will be played in India. Cities such as Kolkata, Delhi, Cuttack, and Lucknow will host the games.
Before the tournament, a special match between India Maharajas and World Giants will be played on September 16. So, without further ado, let's have a look at the squads, venue, broadcasting details, and schedules of the tournament.
Squads
Gujarat Giants
Virender Sehwag (C), Chris Gayle, Parthiv Patel, Ajantha Mendis, Manvinder Bisla, Lendl Simmons, Richard Levi, Mitchell McClenaghan, Stuart Binny, Kevin O'Brien, Ashok Dinda, Joginder Sharma, Graeme Swann, Chris Tremlett, Elton Chigumbura.
Manipal Tigers
Harbhajan Singh (C), Parvinder Awana, VRV Singh, Imran Tahir, Brett Lee, Muttiah Muralitharan, Phil Mustard, Mohammad Kaif, Ryan Sidebottom, Lance Klusener, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Reetinder Sodhi, Corey Anderson, and Daren Sammy.
India Capitals
Gautam Gambhir (C), Liam Plunkett, Rajat Bhatia, Hamilton Masakadza, Mashrafe Mortaza, John Mooney, Ravi Bopara, Pravin Tambe, Denesh Ramdin, Asghar Afghan, Mitchell Johnson, Prosper Utseya, Ross Taylor, Jacques Kallis, Ajantha Mendis, Pankaj Singh.
Bhilwara Kings
Irfan Pathan (C), Yusuf Pathan, Nick Compton, Sreesanth, Shane Watson, Tim Bresnan, Owais Shah, Monty Panesar, Naman Ojha, William Porterfield, Fidel Edwards, Samit Patel, Matt Prior, Tino Best, Sudeep Tyagi.
Schedule and Venues
Date | Game No. | Game |
Sep 16, 2022 | Charity Game | India Maharajas vs World Giants |
Sep 17, 2022 | League Match 01 – Round 01 | India Capitals vs Gujarat Giants |
Sep 18, 2022 | League Match 02 – Round 01 | Manipal Tigers vs Bhilwara Kings |
Sep 19, 2022 | League Match 03 – Round 01 | Gujarat Giants vs Manipal Tigers |
Sep 20, 2022 | Rest Day | |
Sep 21, 2022 | League Match 04 – Round 01 | India Capitals vs Bhilwara Kings |
Sep 22, 2022 | League Match 05 – Round 01 | Gujarat Giants vs Manipal Tigers |
Sep 23, 2022 | Rest Day | |
Sep 24, 2022 | League Match 06 – Round 01 | India Capitals vs Bhilwara Kings |
Sep 25, 2022 | League Match 07 – Round 02 | India Capitals vs Gujarat Giants |
Sep 26, 2022 | League Match 08 – Round 02 | Manipal Tigers vs Bhilwara Kings |
Sep 27, 2022 | League Match 09 – Round 02 | Gujarat Giants vs Bhilwara Kings |
Sep 28, 2022 | Rest Day | |
Sep 29, 2022 | League Match 10 – Round 02 | India Capitals vs Manipal Tigers |
Sep 30, 2022 | League Match 11 – Round 02 | Gujarat Giants vs Bhilwara Kings |
Oct 1, 2022 | League Match 12 – Round 02 | India Capitals vs Manipal Tigers |
Oct 2, 2022 | Qualifier | Rank 1 vs Rank 2 |
Oct 3, 2022 | Eliminator | Rank 3 vs Loser Q |
Oct 4, 2022 | Rest Day | |
Oct 5, 2022 | Final | Winner Q vs Winner E |
TV Coverage and Online Streaming
TV Coverage: Sony Six & Sony Ten 3
Live Streaming: Sony Liv