Asia Lions, World Giants and India Maharajas announce captains; get set for mega showdown in Doha

Legends League Cricket (LLC), at the moment introduced the captains of all three groups collaborating within the LLC Masters, scheduled to be performed from March 10, 2023, to March 20, 2023, on the Asian City Cricket Stadium, Doha, Qatar.

Key names from the world of cricket, like Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth, Robin Uthappa, Aaron Finch, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chris Gayle, and Brett Lee, amongst others, have already confirmed to play on the LLC Masters. The ten-day match is slated to present the individuals of Doha and viewers from internationally an opportunity to witness their favorite legends go head-to-head.

The Asia Lions will probably be led by Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, one of many fiercest limited-overs batsmen of all time. It is going to be Shahid Afridi’s first look on the LLC Masters, and whereas talking about his management position, Afridi mentioned, “It’s a matter of honour for me to have the ability to lead a workforce with such nice gamers in it. I’m extraordinarily comfortable to play alongside my outdated teammates like Shoaib, Hafeez, and Razzaq; it’s virtually like turning again time. Throughout all three groups, we now have shared moments of rivalry, friendship, and a few actually massive matches. I’m glad that I get one other probability to entertain cricket lovers internationally at LLC Masters”

Alternatively, the World Giants will probably be led by the youngest of the three captains, Aaron Finch. The previous limited-overs captain for Australia is all set to gentle up the stage together with his massive hitting.

“LLC Masters is a singular idea, and with the ability to play on this match doesn’t solely fill me with pleasure but in addition brings again the nostalgia of seeing among the greats of the sport in motion. I’m absolutely cherishing this chance. Moreover, having Shane Watson and Brett Lee by my facet solely provides to the keenness, and I’m eagerly wanting ahead to the primary sport,” added Finch.

Lastly, India Maharajas will probably be led by certainly one of India’s most profitable opening batsmen throughout all three codecs and a world cup winner in each ODI and T20I – Gautam Gambhir, who has additionally joined the 2023 LLC Masters bandwagon.

Commenting on the event, Gambhir mentioned, “I’ve been part of the LLC household earlier than, and it’s all the time a pleasure to be a part of such an attention-grabbing match. It not solely offers us the possibility to be again on the pitch in a aggressive match but in addition gives us with the chance to relive outdated rivalries and friendships. I’ve performed with all my workforce members at India Maharajas whereas on the Indian workforce and the home circuit. As a frontrunner of the workforce, I can guarantee the followers that we are going to placed on a nice present.”

The primary match of the Legends League Cricket Masters will probably be performed between India Maharajas and Asia Lions on March 10, 2023, from 8:00 p.m. IST and 5:30 p.m. AST on Star Sports activities Community. It can enable the followers to witness world cricket’s biggest match-up as gamers from India and Pakistan will share the identical stage to get the match up and working.