Legend League Cricket Trophy Tour Starts from Bhopal | 10 Nov 2023

The Legends League Cricket Trophy Tour was launched by Vande Bharat train at Rani Kamlapati Station, Bhopal in the presence of Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on November 9, 2023. The objective of this tour is to promote sports culture in India at the national level.

Veteran cricket players Jonty Rhodes, Syed Kirmani, Monty Panesar and Ishwar Pandey left for Hazrat Nizamuddin by this train. In this 15-day journey, this trophy will pass through 17 different states.
It is being organized by Legends League Cricket in partnership with Indian Railways.
Cricket legends like Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Chris Gayle, Kevin Pietersen, S Sreesanth, Parthiv Patel, Shane Watson, Praveen Kumar, Jhulan Goswami will be participating in this prestigious event. All of them will board the Vande Bharat Express spread across five railway zones namely North, South, Central, East and West.
It is worth mentioning that the second edition of Legends League Cricket will take place from November 18 to December 9 and will be organized in five cities – Ranchi, Dehradun, Jammu, Vizag & Surat.
Six teams India Capitals, Manipal Tigers, Gujarat Giants, Urban Risers Hyderabad, Southern Superstars, Bhilwara Kings will compete for the coveted trophy to be unveiled through this tour.
The first match will be played between Bhilwara Kings captained by Irfan Pathan and India Capitals captained by defending champion Gautam Gambhir.