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Ganguly named captain of Libra Legends in Masters league
Kolkata: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday was named the captain and team ambassador of Libra Legends, a franchise of the Masters Champions League (MCL).
The 43-year-old who recently played for Sachin’s Blasters in the Cricket All-Stars series will be seen wielding his willow again in the MCL starting on January 28 in Dubai.
He would lead a team featuring the likes of former England off-spinner Graeme Swann, South Africa legend Jacques Kallis, Australian pacer Shaun Tait and left-arm chinaman bowler Brad Hogg. The Legends have former Indian fast bowler Abey Kuruvilla as their coach.
“It will be an absolute honour to lead Libra legends which has world class stars like Kallis, Tait, Swan and Brad Hogg. I am looking forward to some tough games,” Ganguly said.
Asked if the league will be competitive enough, Ganguly said: ”I believe it will be. They are greats of the game and they would not want to go out there and fail. Also there are some players who are still in touch. So it will be competitive.
“Also there’s (Virender) Sehwag, (Kumar) Sangakkara , Michael Vaughan playing in other teams so it will be fun,” he said.
The league will be played in Dubai and Sharjah and will feature six teams. The final will be played on February 13.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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