Legends League Cricket – a professional league cricket tournament for retired star cricket players will be first played in January 2022 in Oman. The league is planned to be played twice every year in T20I format. The league has been planned in a unique format and will witness competitive cricket unlike any other exhibition matches.
The tournament will be played from 20th January to 29th January 2022 in Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Oman. Former Indian Cricket team’s Head Coach – Ravi Shastri was appointed as the Commissioner of the Legends League Cricket. Actor Amitabh Bachchan has also joined the league as its ambassador.
The tournament will bring back the old Cricket rivalries coming alive in the stadium once again for all cricket fans. Fans will have a good time seeing their favourite stars back on the field.
The inaugural season of the Legends League Cricket will have former cricketers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, England and other cricketing nations. The tournament will be played in between 3 teams – India, Asia & Rest of the World.
The team from Asia will be named as Asia Lions, and will be including the players like Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Sanath Jayasuriya, Chaminda Vaas & Tilakratne Dilshan.
While the Indian team named as – India Maharajas will be featuring Irfan Pathan, Virender Sehwag, Mohammed Kaif, Yuvraj Singh & Harbhajan Singh. The team for the Rest of the World named as – World Giants will be including – Shane Watson, Chris Gayle, Jacques Kallis, Brett Lee & Kevin Pietersen
Legends League Cricket 2022 Schedule
| Stage | Date | Time (IST) | Venue | Teams |
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| Round-1 | 20-Jan-22 | 8:00 PM | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Oman | India Maharajas vs Asia Lions |
| Round-1 | 21-Jan-22 | 8:00 PM | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Oman | World Giants vs Asia Lions |
| Round-1 | 22-Jan-22 | 8:00 PM | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Oman | World Giants vs India Maharajas |
| Round-2 | 24-Jan-22 | 8:00 PM | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Oman | India Maharajas vs Asia Lions |
| Round-2 | 26-Jan-22 | 8:00 PM | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Oman | World Giants vs India Maharajas |
| Round-2 | 27-Jan-22 | 8:00 PM | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Oman | World Giants vs Asia Lions |
| Final | 29-Jan-22 | 8:00 PM | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Oman | TBD vs TBD |
Legends League Cricket 2022 Schedule PDF Download
You can download a copy of the schedule from this link.
Legends League Cricket 2022 Summary
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Legends League Cricket 2022 Schedule
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From 20 January 2022 to 29 January 2022
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Host
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Al Ameerat Stadium, Muscat, Oman
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Administrator
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Legends League Cricket
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Format
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T20I (20 Over Cricket Match)
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Opening Match
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20 January 2022
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| TV Rights | Sony (SONY TEN 1 and SONY TEN 3) |
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Live Streaming
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SonyLiv App
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Final Match
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29 January 2022
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Participants Team
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3(India Maharajas, Asia Lions, World Giants)
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Total Matches played
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7
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Legends League Cricket 2022 Live Streaming & Telecast
The Legends League Cricket 2022 will be live streamed on Sony Network. SONY TEN 1 and SONY TEN 3 channels will live stream the matches in India. While the SonyLIV app will be live streaming all the matches.
Legends League Cricket 2022 Venues
The inaugural edition of the tournament will be completely played at Al Ameerat Cricket Stadium in Oman.
Legends League Cricket 2022 Teams
There will be total 3 teams participating in the inaugural edition of the tournament:
Asia Lions Squad:
Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Azhar Mahmood, Upul Tharanga, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammed Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammed Yousuf, Umar Gul, Younis Khan and Asghar Afghan.
India Maharajas Squad:
Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Badrinath, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Naman Ojha, Manpreet Gony, Hemang Badani, Venugopal Rao, Munaf Patel, Sanjay Bangar, Nayan Mongia, Amit Bhandari, Stuart Binny, Mohammad Kaif.
World Giants Squad:
Daren Sammy, Daniel Vettori, Brett Lee, Jonty Rhodes, Kevin Pietersen, Imran Tahir, Owais Shah, Herschelle Gibbs, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Corey Anderson, Monty Panesar, Brad Haddin, Kevin O’Brien, and Brendan Taylor.
