Legends League Cricket: Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan To Lead Last Two Franchises

02.09.2022 - 10:21 sports.ndtv.com

Legends League Cricket franchise teams completed their captain roster by naming the skippers of the last two teams on Friday.

The 2011 50-over World Cup winning squad member, Harbhajan Singh will be spinning webs for the LNJ Bhilwara Group's Bhilwara Kings team while Irfan Pathan, the former India allrounder will helm the affairs for Manipal Group owned Manipal Tigers.

Harbhajan Singh is the first Indian off spinner to take 400 wickets in Tests and he kept the flag flying for finger spin in an era of prolific wrist spinners.

He has represented India in 28 T20 Internationals along with 103 test matches and 236 ODIs. "Playing alongside all great players over the years, I have picked the nuances of the game which has made me a better cricketer.

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India took on Australia in the first of the three-match T20I series in Mohali on Tuesday and there was a lot of star power on show both on and off the field. Two of India cricket's finest players Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh were also honoured for their contribution to the sport as two stands at the PCA stadium in Mohali, named after the duo, were unveiled by Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann.

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