India vs Rest of the World cricket match: Legends League Cricket start date 2022

India vs Rest of the World cricket match: Legends League Cricket will begin with an exhibition match next month.

Legends League Cricket will return for a second season just eight months after the inaugural season was played in Oman earlier this year.

A bigger second season will witness number of teams getting increased from three to four. Unlike the inaugural season, LLC 2 will be played in India. Six Indian cities which will be hosting the tournament are Kolkata, Lucknow, Delhi, Jodhpur, Cuttack and Rajkot.

A total of 15 matches involving retired cricketers will be played between September 17 – October 8 in the aforementioned cities. Expect passionate Indian cricket fans to visit the stadiums around the country to catch a glimpse of former cricketers rewinding the clock again.

India vs Rest of the World cricket match

In a novel development, India Maharajas and World Giants will lock horns in an exhibition match before the tournament to commemorate India’s 75th independence year.

A total of 34 players from 10 countries have been shortlisted to participate in this match on September 16 at the Eden Gardens. It was only during the day that the organizers had announced the squads for this match.

Former India captain and BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) President Sourav Ganguly will be returning to action to lead India Maharajas which also comprises of players such as Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Kaif, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan etc. The prospect of Ganguly playing in Kolkata is enough for fans to book their tickets and visit the stadium for this match.

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— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) August 12, 2022

“This is a proud moment for us that we are celebrating the 75th year of our independence,” LLC commissioner Ravi Shastri said in a statement. “As a proud Indian, it gives me immense satisfaction to share that we have decided to dedicate this year’s league to the 75th year of Independence celebration.”

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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