Suresh Raina will captain the new team Urbanrisers Hyderabad in upcoming season of Legends League Cricket (LLC), which is to be play across 5 cities in India from 18th November 2023 to 9th December, 2023.
Robin Uthappa, Aaron Finch, Hashim Amla, Praveen Kumar, Ravi Bopara, Morne Morkel, and Kevin Pietersen are among the Legends who feature in the player draft held at the Qutub Minar in New Delhi.
In 2023 season, Legends League Cricket will be a six-team tournament and will be play across 5 cities in India, Ranchi, Dehradun, Jammu, Vizag and Surat.
The event held at the Qutub Minar was a unique fusion of culture and sports, featuring a multitude of cricketing stars.
This event had a live band playing at the heritage sight.
Raman Raheja, Co-Founder & CEO, Legends League Cricket said :
“Legends League Cricket is not just a tournament; it’s a testament to the enduring love for cricket in our nation. Our journey has been driven by the passion of every fan and their love for the legends. We have kept innovating all along the past seasons to make it exciting. The essence has been to recreate and relive the glorious history of the sport and its legends. On the similar lines the draft at Qutub Minar presents our effort to somehow showcase the heritage of our country while we celebrate cricket.”
The Player draft was host by RJ Sammy and Yashika Gupta in the presence of former Indian cricketers Suresh Raina, Nikhil Chopra and Robin Singh.
Nikhil Chopra and Robin Singh will be coaching Urbanrisers Hyderabad and Manipal Tigers respectively.
As Aaron Finch will captain the Southern Super Star, Harbhajan Singh will lead Manipal Tigers in the LLC following the grand affair which feature a multitude of cricketing stars.
Manipal Tigers also pick up former Indian batter Robin Uthappa.
India Capitals which will be captain by Gautam Gambhir, pick Kevin Pietersen, Bharat Chipli, and Hashim Amla to boast their batting lineup.
The Gujarat Giants also assembling their squad as the side went for Liam Plunkett and S. Sreesanth, having already retain Parthiv Patel as their captain, the Universe Boss Chris Gayle, and Kevin O’Brien ahead of the draft event.
Bhilwara Kings led by Irfan Pathan, pick Lendl Simmons and Tilakaratne Dilshan to make a formidable batting unit at the top.
Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan and Shane Watson were retain by Bhilwara Kings prior the event.
Urbanrisers Hyderabad also pick up former Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha and Morne Morkel to build a solid core strength.
Southern Super Stars also draft Ross Taylor, Ashoke Dinda and Johan Botha.
While Finch will captain the Southern Super Star, Harbhajan Singh will lead Manipal Tigers in the LLC following the grand affair which featured a multitude of cricketing stars.
Manipal Tigers also picked up former Indian batter Robin Uthappa. India Capitals which will be spearheaded by Gautam Gambhir, picked Kevin Pietersen, Bharat Chipli, and Hashim Amla to bolster their batting lineup.
The Gujarat Giants also left no stone unturned in assembling their squad as the side went for Liam Plunkett and S. Sreesanth, having already retained Parthiv Patel as their captain, the Universe Boss Chris Gayle, and Kevin O’Brien ahead of the draft event.
Irfan Pathan-led Bhilwara Kings, picked Lendl Simmons and Tilakaratne Dilshan to make a formidable batting unit at the top. Irfan, Yusuf Pathan, and Shane Watson were retained by Bhilwara Kings prior the event.
Urbanrisers Hyderabad also picked up former Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha and Morne Morkel to build a solid core strength. Southern Super Stars also drafted Ross Taylor, Ashoke Dinda, and Johan Botha.
All Team and Players of Legends League Cricket 2023
| Manipal Tigers | Southern Super Stars | Urbanrisers Hyderabad |
| Harbhajan Singh (C) | Aaron Finch (C) | Suresh Raina (C) |
| Mohammad Kaif | Upul Tharanga | Martin Guptil |
| Corey Anderson | Abdur Razzak | Dwanye Smith |
| Thisara Perera | Jesse Ryder | Peter Trego |
| Robin Uthappa | Cameron White | Chamara Kapugedera |
| Hamilton Masakadza | Suranga Lakmal | Morne Morkel |
| David White | Manvinder Bisla | Stuart Binny |
| Amitoze Singh | Ashoke Dinda | Ashgar Afghan |
| Pankaj Singh | Bipul Sharma | Tino Best |
| Colin de Grandhomme | Andre McCarthy | Amit Paunikar |
| Chadwick Walton | Rameez Khan | Mohnish Mishra |
| Mitchell Mcclenaghan | Amila Aponso | Christopher Mpofu |
| Parvinder Awana | Pankaj Kumar Rao | Pawan Suyal |
| Pravin Gupta | Rajesh Bishnoi | Jerome Taylor |
| Kyle Coetzer | Amit Verma | Sudeep Tyagi |
| S. Badrinath | Tanmay Srivastava | Yogesh Nagar |
| Imran Khan | Farveez Maharoof | Shiva Kant Shukla |
| Ross Taylor | Pragyan Ojha |
| Bhilwara Kings | Gujarat Giants | India Capitals |
| Irfan Pathan (C) | Parthiv Patel (C) | Gautam Gambhir (C) |
| Yusuf Pathan | Chris Gayle | Pravin Tambe |
| Shane Watson | Kevin O’Brien | Ashley Nurse |
| Ryan Sidebottom | Elton Chigumbura | Morne van Wyk |
| Iqbal Abdulla | Richard Levi | Rusty Theron |
| Pinal Shah | Liam Plunkett | Ben Robert Dunk |
| William Porterfield | Seekkuge Prasanna | Ricardo Powell |
| Tim Murtagh | S. Sreesanth | Fidel Edwards |
| Chirstopher Barmwell | Sarabjit Ladda | Dilhara Fernando |
| Anureet Singh | Dishant Yagnik | Kirk Edwards |
| Jesal Karia | Dane Piedt | Ishwar Pandey |
| Solomon Mire | Sulieman Benn | Hashim Amla |
| Lendl Simmons | Nathan Reardon | Kevin Pietersen |
| Dhammika Prasad | Rayad Ryan Emrit | K P Appanna |
| Prosper Utseya | Ahmed Raza | Munaf Patel |
| Rahul Sharma | Abhishek Jhunjhunwala | Yalak Ganeshwar Rao |
| Tilakaratne Dilshan | Chirag Khurana | Yashpal Singh |
| Ben Laughlin | Bharat Chipli | Praveen Kumar |
| Abhimanyu Mithun | Johan Botha | Devendra Bishoo |
| Shreevats Goswami | Tirumalasetti Suman | |
| Milind Kumar |
