Lucknow, Delhi, Kolkata Among 6 Cities To Host Legends League Cricket

02.08.2022 - 13:19 sports.ndtv.com

The organisers of Legends League Cricket on Tuesday confirmed that the second edition of the tournament will be played in six Indian cities with Kolkata, Lucknow, Delhi, Jodhpur, Cuttack and Rajkot hosting the matches.

The dates planned for the tournament are from September 17-October 8, 2022. The first season of the league was played in January this year in Muscat between three teams - India Maharajas, World Giants and Asia Lions - and comprised seven games.

In Season 2 the format will have four franchise owned teams. There will be 15 matches in league's season 2 and they will be played in these six cities.

More than 60 players have confirmed their participation from all across the globe. The total pool would be of 100+ players for the Season's Draft event.

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