On Friday (August 12), the organizers of the LLC revealed that a special game would be played between India Maharajas and the World Giants ahead of the start of the tournament. They even released the names of the players who would feature in the match.
On Saturday (August 13), through an official statement, the organizers confirmed a couple of changes to the World Giants squad. The statement read:
While the India Maharajas will be led by former captain and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, the World Giants will be captained by former England white-ball skipper Eoin Morgan. An official release about the special match stated:
The India Maharajas squad features the likes of Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Kaif, Irfan Pathan, S Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh. On the other hand, Jacques Kallis, Jonty Rhodes, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dale Steyn and Brett Lee are some of the most prominent names in the World Giants squad.
The LLC release also stated that this year’s edition is to be dedicated to the 75th year celebration of Indian Independence.
Ravi Shastri, commissioner, Legends League Cricket said about the same:
Squads for India Maharajas vs World Giants match
India Maharajas: Sourav Ganguly (c), Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Kaif, Yusuf Pathan, S Badrinath, Irfan Pathan, Parthiv Patel, Stuart Binny, S Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Naman Ojha, Ashoke Dinda, Pragyan Ojha, Ajay Jadeja, RP Singh, Joginder Sharma.
World Giants: Eoin Morgan (c), Lendl Simmons, Shane Watson, Jacques Kallis, Daniel Vettori, Matt Prior, Nathan McCullum, Jonty Rhodes, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dale Steyn, Hamilton Masakadza, Mashrafe Mortaza, Asghar Afghan, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Kevin O’Brien, Denesh Ramdin.
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