The Legends League cricket competition organized for the first time was held in Oman. It was contested by three teams namely Asian Lions, Indian Maharajas, and World Giants, and led by Misbah ul Haq, Mohammad Kaif, and Darren Sammy respectively.
All sides played each other twice in the round-robin stage and the top two qualified for the final. Accordingly, World Giants and Asian Lions qualified for the finals and Giants won the first season trophy by 25 Runs.
After the successful first edition, the organizers announced that the second season will bring a new dimension. Accordingly, the Legends League cricket tournament, which will be held for the second time, will start on September 16 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Fifteen matches will be played before the final and will be held in the cities of Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Cuttack, and Jodhpur. Accordingly, four teams will play in this tournament, Bhilwara kings, India Capitals, Manipal Tigers, and Gujarat Giants are the four teams.
To select 59 players from the 79-player draft, the above four teams spend a combined amount of 32 crore rupees (4014438.40USD) and one team spends 08 crores. As per draft rules, franchises have three days to finalize their squad, including any additional picks of the cricket legend along with their existing franchise purse.
Accordingly, Gujarat Giants selected the Jamaican destructive opener, Chris Gayle, for their franchise and he will open the innings along with Indian player Virender Sehwag. Raman Raheja said (CEO & Co-Founder, Legends League Cricket)
“After Friday’s draft, Gujarat Giants Had clearly expressed their desire to buy Chris Gayle with the remaining purse from their individual Rs 8 crore franchise purse. We facilitated the discussion and are glad that GAYLE will be seen playing for the Adani Sportsline team,”
The Gujarat giants welcomed Gayle this way on Twitter,
The Universe Boss joins the team, Chris Gayle is our new pick🔥😍
Welcome to the squad, @henrygayle. 🙌#LLCT20 #LegendsLeagueCricket #Adani #AdaniSportsline #GarjegaGujarat #cricket #BossLogonKaGame @llct20 pic.twitter.com/A6481AXWLG
— Gujarat Giants (@GujaratGiants) September 4, 2022
Apart from that, former West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons was also associated with Gujarat Giants in the second phase of the Legends League. Their entire team.
Gujarat Giants: Virender Sehwag (captain), Parthiv Patel, Chris Gayle, Elton Chigumbura, Chris Tremlett, Richard Levy, Graeme Swann, Joginder Sharma, Ashoke Dinda, Daniel Vettori, Kevin O’Brien, Stuart Binny, Michelle McClenaghan, Lendl Simmons, Manvinder Bisla, Ajantha Mendis