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Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly is all set to make his much-awaited return to the cricket field against the Rest of the World XI.
Updated : Aug 12, 2022, 02:50 PM IST | Edited by : Amrit Santlani
Former Indian skipper and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is set to return to the cricket field once again in a player's capacity as he will be seen leading the Indian team against the Rest of the World XI side, in the first game of the second edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) match on September 15.
According to the latest reports, Ganguly will lead a star-studded Indian legends side, which features some legendary players such as Virender Sehwag, Mohammed Kaif, Irfan and Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, and S Sreesanth among others.
Elsewhere, former England skipper Eoin Morgan, who not so long ago announced his retirement will be leading the Rest of the World XI team which includes Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Brett Lee, and Jonty Rhodes among others.
The match between India and the Rest of the World XI will be played on September 15 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
India will take on Rest of the world on September 15th in Eden Gardens, Ganguly set to lead India and Morgan set to lead Rest of the world.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 12, 2022
Check out the Indian and Rest of the World XI teams for the exhibition match:
India: Ganguly (C), Sehwag, Kaif, Yusuf, Badrinath, Irfan, Parthiv, Binny, Sreesanth, Harbhajan, Naman Ojha, Dinda, Pragyan, Ajay Jadeja, RP Singh, Joginder, Reetinder Singh Sodhi.
Rest of the World XI: Morgan, Simmons, Gibbs, Kallis, Jayasuriya, Matt Prior, Nathan McCullum, Jonty Rhodes, Muralitharan, Steyn, Masakadza, Mortaza, Asghar Afghan, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Kevin Obrien, Dinesh Ramdin.