Mohammad Kaif will be the vice-captain of ‘Indian Maharaj’.
New Delhi, Virender Sehwag, the former explosive opener of the Indian cricket team, is going to be seen playing on the field once again. Virender Sehwag has become the captain of the team ‘Indian Maharaja’ in the Legends League Cricket T20 tournament starting from today.
Apart from the Indian team, Virender Sehwag, who has captained Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL), will now take over the command of ‘Indian Maharaj’. Along with this, Mohammad Kaif will be the vice-captain of ‘Indian Maharaj’ and Australia’s World Cup winning coach John Buchanan will be in the role of coach.
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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq will be seen in the role of the captain of the ‘Asia Lions team’. This team includes players like Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Hafiz, Umar Gul, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas and Habibul Bashar. At the same time, Dilshan has become the vice-captain of Asia Lions and the 1996 ICC World Cup winning captain Arjun Ranatunga has been appointed as the coach.
Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy will be seen in the role of the captain of the third team of this tournament ‘World Giants’. Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori, Australia’s fast bowler Brett Lee, England’s Kevin Pietersen, South African spinner Imran Tahir will be in this team. At the same time, Jonty Rhodes, the former South African batsman, will be the player-cum-mentor of the ‘World Giants’ team.
Ravi Shastri, commissioner of the Legends League Cricket T20 tournament, said, “All the players playing in this tournament have retired. But still he is very passionate about cricket. I am sure they will show their extra skills for their teams in the next 10 days.”