Legends League Cricket: Shane Watson, Daniel Vettori Replace Herschelle Gibbs, Sanath Jayasuriya In World Giants Team For Match On September 16

13.08.2022 - 16:45 sports.ndtv.com

The organisers of the Legends League Cricket on Saturday confirmed that Herschelle Gibbs and Sanath Jayasuriya have been replaced by Shane Watson and Daniel Vettori in the World Giants squad for the match against India Maharajas on September 16 at the Eden Gardens. "Legends League Cricket has decided to replace Herschelle Gibbs and Sanath Jayasuriya in the World Giant squad for the special match," read an official statement.

A special match between India Maharajas and World Giants will be played on September 16 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata and from September 17, the second edition of the Legends League will begin.

India Maharajas would be led by Sourav Ganguly while World Giants will be captained by former England skipper Eoin Morgan. "Players from across 10 foreign countries will be participating in this match.

The league will commence the next day, September 17, 2022, wherein 4 teams in franchise format will be competing in the Legends League Cricket Franchise format.

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