Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar and former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya will be back in action as they are slated to play for Asia Lions in the inaugural edition of Legends Cricket League, a tournament which is designed for retired international cricketers.
The side includes Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Azhar Mahmood, Upul Tharanga, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammed Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammed Yousuf, Umar Gul, Younis Khan and Asghar Afghan.
The competition will be played between three teams and the other two sides will be representing India and the Rest of the World and will be played at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Oman between three teams.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who is the Commissioner of Legends League Cricket, said that having star players in the competition will have a quality exciting cricket on offer.
“This is top quality exciting cricket in offer. The Lions of Asia from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Afghanistan coming together in one team will definitely give the other two teams a run for their money,” he said.
“I tell you they are absolute champions and Afridi, Murali, Chaminda, Shoaib Malik all playing in one team, this will be a blast,” he added.