Legends League Cricket at Asian Town International Stadium from today

Retired stars will descend at the Asian Town International Stadium today evening when the Gautam Gambhir-led India Maharajas take on Shahid Afridi’s Asian Lions in the opening clash of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) 2023 with as many as 50 former players taking part in the ten-day tournament.
LLC has already created ripples in Qatar with tickets for the opening match being already sold out. The presence of former Pakistani star Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar is sure to thrill the spectators. Sri Lankans Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dilhara Fernando and Upul Tharanga are also part of Asia Lions. Maharajas also have former India stars Harbhajan Singh, the Pathan brothers – Irfan and Yusuf, S Sreesanth, Suresh Raina, Robin Uthappa and Stuart Binny among others.
The third team in the T20 tournament is World Giants led by former Australian captain Aaron Finch, who will have at his disposal compatriot’s Brett Lee, Shane Watson, West Indian Chris Gayle, New Zealander Ross Taylor, South African’s Jacques Kallis, Hashim Amla, England’s Monty Panesar and Paul Collingwood along with Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien and Afghanistan’s Asghar Afghan.
The event since its inception has attracted huge television viewership and also sponsorship support. The inaugural edition of the event was held in Oman, while the second was held in India. Eight matches are scheduled for the series, and all of them will be played at the Asia Town Cricket Stadium and will begin at 5:30pm.

Squad List
India Maharajas: Gautam Gambhir (Captain), Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Mohamed Kaif, S Sreesanth, Ashoke Dinda, Pragyan Ojha, Suresh Raina, Robin Uthappa, Parvinder Awana, Manvinder Bisla (Wicket Keeper), Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Praveen Kumar, Pravin Tambe, Stuart Binny

Asia Lions: Shahid Afridi (Captain), Asghar Afghan, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohamed Hafeez, Dilhara Fernando, Shoaib Akhtar, Upul Tharanga (Wicket Keeper), Paras Khadka, Thisara Perera, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Razzak, Isuru Udana, Mohamed Amir, Nawroz Mangal, Sohail Tanvir, Diman Ghosh (Wicket Keeper)

World Giants: Aaron Finch (Captain), Brett Lee, Morné van Wyk, Chris Gayle, Shane Watson, Ross Taylor, Ricardo Powell, Monty Panesar, Kevin O’Brien, Tino Best, Denesh Ramdin (Wicket Keeper), Jacques Kallis, Hashim Amla, Christopher Mpofu, Lendl Simmons, Paul Collingwood.