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    Legends League Cricket 2022: Check Schedule, Squad, Teams, Matches, and Venue

    Feb 1, 2022, 13:10 IST

    The professional cricket league for retired cricketers, Legends League Cricket 2022, began on 20 January 2022 at 8 p.m. IST at Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat, Oman. The most successful team of the league, World Giants, defeated Asia Lions to win the inaugural title of the league. Check Legends League Cricket 2022 schedule, squad, teams, matches, venue and more below. 

    Legends League Cricket 2022 Schedule
    Legends League Cricket 2022 Schedule

    Legends League Cricket 2022 Schedule: The inaugural edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) began at 8 p.m. IST on 20 January 2022 and concluded on 29 January 2022. The most successful team of the league, World Giants, defeated Asia Lions to win the inaugural title of the league. 

    The professional cricket league for retired cricketers was played among three power-packed teams at Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat, Oman and was a 10-day affair. 

    In the inaugural match of Legends League Cricket 2022, India Maharajas locked horns with Asia Lions. The match was won by India Maharajas. 

    Legends League Cricket 2022 Teams

    1- India Maharajas
    2- Asia Lions
    3- World Giants

    Legends League Cricket 2022 Schedule

    The Legends League Cricket 2022 was played in two rounds-- Group League Round 1 and Group League Round 2. The league had three rest days and the event concluded on 29 January 2022 with a finale between the World Giants and the Asia Lions. Check the Legends League Cricket 2022 schedule below. 

    Group League Round 1

    Date

    Match Details

    Result

    Jan 20, 2022

    India Maharajas vs Asia Lions

    India Maharajas won by 6 wickets

    Jan 21, 2022

    World Giants vs Asia Lions

    Asia Lions won by 6 wickets

    Jan 22, 2022

    World Giants vs India Maharajas

    World Giants won by 3 wickets

    Jan 23, 2022

    Rest Day

    -

    Group League Round 2

    Date

    Match Details

     

    Jan 24, 2022

    Asia Lions vs India Maharajas

    Asia Lions won by 36 runs

    Jan 25, 2022

    Rest Day

    -

    Jan 26, 2022

    India Maharajas vs World Giants

    World Giants won by 7 wickets

    Jan 27, 2022

    Asia Lions vs World Giants

     World Giants won by 5 runs

    Jan 28, 2022

    Rest Day

    -

    Grand Finale  

    Jan 29, 2022

    World Giants vs Asia Lions

     World Giants won by 25 runs

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    Legends League Cricket Players

    The Legends League Cricket 2022 was played among retired players from across the world. Check the Legends League Cricket 2022 squad of the three power-packed teams below.  

    India Maharajas

    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, and Amit Bhandari.

    Asia Lions

    Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kamran Akmal, Chaminda Vaas, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Azhar Mahmood, Upul Tharanga, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammed Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammed Yousuf, and Umar Gul, Asghar Afghan.

    World Giants

    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.

    As per reports, Amitabh Bachchan will be the brand ambassador of the Legends League Cricket while the former captain and head coach of the Indian team, Ravi Shastri, has been chosen as commissioner of the first Legends League Cricket (LCC).

    Legends League Cricket: Where to watch?

    The cricket fans can watch the Legends Cricket League 2022 on the SONY TEN 1 and SONY TEN 3 TV channels in India from 20 January 2022.

    "They will come, they will see, and they will conquer, just like great kings. The Cricket Maharajas of India have banded together to compete against the other two elite teams from Asia and the rest of the world," said Ravi Shastri.

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