After quite a few delays and postponements, the organizers lastly introduced the brand new dates for the second season of the event. New Zealand legends are the brand new crew for this version and former BlackCaps will be part of legends from India, Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, Bangladesh and England within the season RSWS 2022.
Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar will lead the Indian Legends crew and the batting maestro will likely be aiming to defend the title.
A number of cricketers who had been a part of the primary season, which was held in two innings between 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, have returned to the T20 cricket competitors. Though there are a number of extra who will debut within the event.
Event venues:
The event is predicted to happen in Kanpur, Raipur, Indore and Dehradun. Kanpur will host the opener and Raipur will host each semi-finals and the ultimate. Raipur hosted the second leg of RSWS’ first season.
Let’s check out the total groups and the captains and vice-captains of the eight groups:
Legends of India*:
Sachin Tendulkar (captain), Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel, S Badrinath, Stuart Binny, Naman Ojha (WK), Manpreet Gony, Pragyan Ojha, Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Rajesh Pawar, Rahul Sharma .
Australian legends:
Shane Watson (captain), Alex Doolan, Ben Dunk, Brad Hodge, Brad Haddin, Stuart Clark, Lee, Bryce McCain, Callum Ferguson, Cameron White, George Horlin, Krejza, Hastings, Nannes, Nathan Reardon, Chadd Sayers.
New Zealand legends:
Ross Taylor (captain), Jacob Oram, Jamie How, Jason Spice, Kyle Mills, Scott Styris, Shane Bond, Dean Brownlie, Bruce Martin, Neil Broom, Anton Devcich, Craig McMillan, Gareth Hopkins, Hamish Bennett, Aaron Redmond.
English legends:
Ian Bell (captain), Nicholas Compton, Phil Mustard, Chris Tremlett, Darren Maddy, Darren Stevens, James Tindall, Rikki Clarke, Stephen Parry, Tim Ambrose, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Chris Schofield, Jade Dernback, Mal Loye.
Legends of the West Indies:
Brian Lara (captain), Danza Hyatt, Devendra Bishoo, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor, Kirk Edwards, Marlon Ian Black, Narsingh Deonarine, Sulieman Benn, Daren Powell, William Perkins, Dario Barthley, Dave Mohammed, Krishmar Santokie.
Legends of Sri Lanka:
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Captain), Kaushalya Weeraratne, Mahela Udawatte, Rumesh Silva, Asela Gunaratne, Chamara Silva, Isuru Udana, Chamara Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Chaturanga De Silva, Chintaka Jayasinghe, Dhammika Prasad, Dilruwan Perera, Dilshan Munaweera, Ishan Jayaratne, Jeevan Mendis, Nuwan Kulsekara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Thisara Perera.
South African Legends:
Jonty Rhodes (captain), Alviro Petersen, Andrew Puttick, Eddie Leie, Garnett Kruger, Henry Davids, Jacques Rudolph, Johan Botha, J Van de Wath, Lance Klusener, L Norris Jones, Makhaya Ntini, Morne Van Wyk, T Tshabalala, Vernon Philandre, Zander de Bruyn.
Bangladeshi legends:
Shahadat Hossain (captain), Abdur Razzak, Alamgir Kabir, Aftab Ahmed, Alok Kapali, Mamun-ur-Rashed, Nazmus Sadat, Dhiman Ghosh, Dolar Mahmud, Khaled Mashud, Mohammad Sharif, Mehrab Hossain, Elias Sunny, Mohammed Nazimuddin, Abul Hasan , Tushar Imran.
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nonetheless to be confirmed
