LLC Masters: Asia Lions vs India Maharajas in opening match

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09th Mar, 2023. 05:36 pm
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3rd edition of LLC Masters will take place on March 20.
India Maharajas will be taking on Asia Lions.
The event will feature limited-overs cricket.

At the Asian Town Cricket Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Friday, the third edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) Masters will get underway with India Maharajas taking on Asia Lions.

Fans have the chance to see their favourites from the past in the third edition of the LLC Masters, which features top renowned cricketers who have carved out many historic events.

Since its debut, this event’s illustrious history has drawn massive television audiences as well as sponsorship support. On March 20, three teams—World Giants, India Maharajas, and Asia Lions—each featuring some of the game’s greatest players—will compete for the title.

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Raman Raheja, co-founder and CEO of Legends League Cricket, spoke on LLC’s success throughout the years in an interview prior to the competition.

“Legends League Cricket has grown immensely since its inception. In the first season, we had 59 cricketers. Season 2 saw nearly 80 cricketers and now as we enter the third season with Skyexch.net LLC Masters we have a plethora of options to zero in on 50 cricketers to be a part of the tournament across the three teams.

“The greatest thing we have achieved this season is the addition of recently retired cricketers like Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay, Mohammad Amir, and Aaron Finch among others. It is a clear testament to the fact that LLC did create a strong demand and fans want to see them back on the field. With such positive developments, we are surely expecting the league to be much more competitive,” he said.

Irfan Pathan, an all-rounder who scored 225 runs and grabbed 11 wickets from seven matches in the second edition, and his brother Yusuf Pathan, who has 100 of 20 balls under his belt in the same competition, will both play a significant role in this edition.

Past Indian openers Gautam Gambhir and Murali Vijay, match-winner Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, wicketkeeper-batsman Robin Uthappa, and pacers S. Sreesanth, Stuart Binny, Ashoke Dhinda, and the enduring Mohammad Kaif are among the players who have played as openers for India.

Shahid Afridi, Misbah-Ul-Haq, and Shoaib Akhtar, as well as pacers Mohammad Amir, Sohail Tanvir, and Abdul Razzaq, will all be back in action for Pakistan.

The event will feature limited-overs cricket luminaries from the West Indies, Chris Gayle and Ricardo Powell; Australia’s Brett Lee; all-rounder Shane Watson; former captain Aaron Finch; and South Africa’s Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla.

Ross Taylor from New Zealand, Paul Collingwood and Monty Panesar from England, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thisara Perera, and Dilhara Fernando from Sri Lanka, Kevin O’Brien from Ireland, and Asghar Afghan from Afghanistan are all expected to light up the event.

As a result, the event has expanded from the original 59 legends to include more over 80 luminaries for the third edition, bringing even more glitz to the occasion.

Former Indian cricketer Jhulan Goswami is the Women Empowerment Commissioner, and former Indian captain and head coach Ravi Shastri is the League Commissioner.

LLC Masters: Asia Lions vs India Maharajas in opening match

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