Mumbai: Legends League Cricket franchise teams on Thursday announced the names of their captains. Former India opener Virender Sehwag has been named to lead the Adani-owned Gujarat Giants, while Gautam Gambhir, who was also Sehwag’s opening partner in the Indian team, will be the skipper of the GMR Sportsline-owned India Capitals.

The upcoming edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) will be a four-team tournament and a 16-match affair. It will be played for the first time in India and will be hosted in six different cities. The league will start from 16 September 2022 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, followed by Lucknow, New Delhi, Cuttack, and Jodhpur. The venues for the play-offs and finals are yet to be decided.

Speaking on the selection, Sehwag commented, "I am excited to get back to the cricket ground again. Having Adani Group as a team principal and a professional outfit like Gujarat Giants is a perfect way to kick start this cricketing inning once again. I have personally always believed in playing fearless cricket, and I will continue to propagate the same brand of cricket here too. We are extremely excited and eagerly waiting for the drift to pick our team."

Gambhir said, "I have always believed cricket is a team game and a captain is as good as his team. While I will be leading the India Capitals team, I will be pushing for a spirited team who are passionate and eager to go out and win as a team. I wish Legends League Cricket all the very best and am looking forward to the upcoming action."

Legends League Cricket CEO and co-founder Raman Raheja added, "Having such heavyweight names as captains for the franchises is a testament that our teams will go all out under the leadership of these batting greats, as they are currently preparing to pick their choice of cricketers to go with."