After a successful first season, Legends League Cricket (LLC) is all set for another edition. The second season of the LLC will yet again feature recently retired international cricketers competing in the tournament. Some of the high-profile names taking part in the league are Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Chris Gayle and Muttiah Muralitharan.

As a part of the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” celebrations, a special exhibition match will be hosted at the Eden Gardens on the 16^th of September. The game will see Virender Sehwag-led India Maharajas taking on Jacques Kallis-led World Giants.

Let us now have a look at a few of the frequently asked questions regarding the league and their answers.

Just like the first edition, every match of the Legends League Cricket season 2 will be played in the T20 format. However, there is a drastic change in the overall structure of the tournament.

This season will have four teams competing for the glorious trophy, unlike the inaugural edition where just three teams took part. Notably, none of the teams has carried forward from the first to the second season. While LLC earlier had three teams namely India Maharajas, World Giants and Asia Lions, the competition will now feature four teams – all owned by private entities.

As mentioned above, all four teams competing in the tournament are owned by private entities. The following teams will be seen in action from the 17^th of September.

India Capitals

Gujarat Giants

Bhilwara Kings

Manipal Tigers

India Maharajas: Virender Sehwag (c), Mohammed Kaif, Yusuf Pathan, Subramaniam Badrinath, Irfan Pathan, Parthiv Patel (wk), Stuart Binny, S Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Naman Ojha (wk), Ashoke Dinda, Pragyan Ojha, Ajay Jadeja, RP Singh, Joginder Sharma, Reetinder Singh Sodhi

World Giants: Jacques Kallis (c), Lendl Simmons, Herschelle Gibbs, Sanath Jayasuriya, Matt Prior (wk), Nathan McCullum, Jonty Rhodes, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dale Steyn, Hamilton Masakadza, Mashrafe Mortaza, Asghar Afghan, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Kevin O’Brien, Denesh Ramdin (wk)

India Capitals: Gautam Gambhir (c), Liam Plunkett, Rajat Bhatia, Hamilton Masakadza, Mashrafe Mortaza, John Mooney, Ravi Bopara, Pravin Tambe, Denesh Ramdin, Asghar Afghan, Mitchell Johnson, Prosper Utseya, Ross Taylor, Jacques Kallis, Ajantha Mendis, and Pankaj Singh

Gujarat Giants: Virender Sehwag (c), Chris Gayle, Parthiv Patel, Ajantha Mendis, Manvinder Bisla, Lendl Simmons, Richard Levi, Mitchell McClenaghan, Stuart Binny, Kevin O'Brien, Ashok Dinda, Joginder Sharma, Graeme Swann, Chris Tremlett, and Elton Chigumbura.

Bhilwara Kings: Irfan Pathan (c), Yusuf Pathan, Nick Compton, Sreesanth, Shane Watson, Tim Bresnan, Owais Shah, Monty Panesar, Naman Ojha, William Porterfield, Fidel Edwards, Samit Patel, Matt Prior, Tino Best, and Sudeep Tyagi.

Manipal Tigers: Harbhajan Singh (c), Parvinder Awana, VRV Singh, Imran Tahir, Brett Lee, Muttiah Muralitharan, Phil Mustard, Mohammad Kaif, Ryan Sidebottom, Lance Klusener, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Reetinder Sodhi, Corey Anderson, and Daren Sammy.

The league stage of the tournament will be played in the following five Indian stadiums:

The Barkatullah Khan Stadium in Jodhpur will also host the qualifier match featuring the top two teams in the points table. The host for the eliminator and the final has not been announced yet.

The tournament will kick start on 17^th September with Gujarat Giants taking on India Capitals at the Eden Gardens – a day after the exhibition match between India Maharajas and World Giants. A total of 12 league matches will be played in a double round robin format with each team playing against every other team twice.

Of the four teams, the top three will qualify for the next round. In the qualifier, the top two teams will face each other and the winner will book a spot in the final. In the eliminator, the loser of the qualifier will clash with the team finishing third in the points table. Subsequently, the winner of the eliminator will become the second finalist.

Full schedule:

Sep 16, 7.30 pm IST: India Maharajas vs World Giants, Kolkata (Special match)

Sep 17, 7.30 pm IST: India Capitals vs Gujarat Giants, Kolkata

Sep 18, 7.30 pm IST: Manipal Tigers vs Bhilwara Kings, Lucknow

Sep 19, 7.30 pm IST: Manipal Tigers vs. Gujarat Giants, Lucknow

Sep 21, 7.30 pm IST: India Capitals vs. Bhilwara Kings, Lucknow

Sep 22, 7.30 pm IST: Manipal Tigers vs. Gujarat Giants, Delhi

Sep 24, 7.30 pm IST: India Capitals vs. Bhilwara Kings, Delhi

Sep 25, 4.00 pm IST: India Capitals vs. Gujarat Giants, Delhi

Sep 26, 7.30 pm IST: Manipal Tigers vs. Bhilwara Kings, Cuttack

Sep 27, 7.30 pm IST: Gujarat Giants vs. Bhilwara Kings, Cuttack

Sep 29, 7.30 pm IST: India Capitals vs. Manipal Tigers, Cuttack

Sep 30, 7.30 pm IST: Gujarat Giants vs. Bhilwara Kings, Jodhpur

Oct 1, 7.30 pm IST: India Capitals vs. Manipal Tigers, Jodhpur

Oct 2, 4.00 pm IST: Qualifier 1, Jodhpur

Oct 3, 7.30 pm IST: Eliminator, TBA

Oct 5, 7.30 pm IST: Final, TBA

World Giants emerged as the first-time champions of the tournament by defeating Asia Lions in the final. The three-team competition, which featured India Maharajas as well, was played in Oman in January 2022.