The cricketing nostalgia is ready to come back alive because the Board for Veteran Cricket in India (BVCI) gears as much as host the inaugural Indian Veteran Premier League (IVPL) commencing on Friday, February 23. The historic Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Dehradun will function the battleground for this star-studded cricket extravaganza.
Highway to glory: Groups and format dynamics
Six formidable squads will vie for supremacy within the IVPL, particularly VVIP Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai Champions, Crimson Carpet Delhi, Rajasthan Legends, Chhattisgarh Warriors and Telangana Tigers. With a single round-robin format within the league part, every crew is slated to interact in 5 enthralling encounters. The highest 4 groups rising from this intense part will advance to the semi-finals scheduled for Saturday, March 2, paving the best way for the grand finale on Sunday, March 3.
Distinguished management
The IVPL boasts a formidable lineup of veteran and retired cricketers from across the globe, promising followers a pleasant spectacle of cricketing brilliance. The management mantle is held by distinguished captains: Herschelle Gibbs main Crimson Carpet Delhi, Yusuf Pathan steering Chhattisgarh Warriors and Virender Sehwag guiding Mumbai Champions. Moreover, Praveen Kumar takes cost of Rajasthan Legends, Chris Gayle instructions Telangana Tigers, and Suresh Raina captains VVIP Uttar Pradesh.
As cricket lovers eagerly anticipate this nostalgic journey, the IVPL is poised to ship moments of brilliance, camaraderie, and sheer cricketing pleasure. With the stage set, the countdown begins for a cricketing carnival that transcends eras and brings collectively legends of the sport in a celebration of ability, sportsmanship, and enduring ardour for cricket.
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Indian Veteran Premier League (IVPL) 2024: Full squads
1. Rajasthan Legends Squad:
Praveen Kumar (c), Angelo Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna, Parvinder Awana, Lakhwinder Lakha, Deepak Mohan Kukkar, Sanjay Bamel, Ishan Malhotra, Tarun Kumar, Gaurav Sachdeva, Ravi Kumar Arora, Laxman Singh, Mukesh Sharma, Naresh Gahlot, Rohit Jhalani, Dr Satish Jain, Narendra Kumar Meena, Aman Vohra
2. Telangana Tigers Squad:
Chris Gayle (c), Ricardo Powell, Dilshan Munaweera, Sudip Tyagi, Manpreet Gony, Mallikarjun Jagiti, Ravi Kumar, Umamaesh G, Kodamarty Kamalesh, Raghava Ammireddy, Dr Giri, Thota Chandrashekar, Kesari Srikanth, J Jagadeesh Reddy, M Rajakrishna, Abhijit Kadam, Ahmed Quadri, Sameer Shaik, Govinda Raju
3. VVIP Uttar Pradesh Squad:
Suresh Raina (c), Dan Christian, Chris Mpofu, Rajat Bhatia, Anureet Singh, Parvinder Singh, Bhanu Seth, Rohit Prakash Srivastava, Miratunjay, KS Rana, Joginder Singh, Vinod Wilson, Anshul Kapoor, Parveen Tahappar, Rajender Bisht, Damodar Redkar, Pradeep Kumar Pintu, Chandra Shekara Okay, Monu Kumar
4. Mumbai Champions Squad:
Virender Sehwag (c), Phil Mustard, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Peter Trego, Pankaj Singh, Gaurang Agarwal, Mukesh Saini, Amit Sanan, Vinay Yadav, Nirwan Atri, Prashant A Tagade, Vijay Singh, Iqbal Abdulla, Vishwajitsinh Solanki, Hari Singh, Satnam Singh, Ajay Singh, Mohd Javed Mansoori, Vikram Bhaskar, Kapil Mehta
5. Crimson Carpet Delhi Squad:
Herschelle Gibbs (c), Asghar Afghan, Thisara Perera, Imran Tahir, Abhimanyu Mithun, Rajeev Tyagi, Jitendra Kumar, Shajil B, Kapil Rana, Vikram Dhanraj Batra, Baburao Yadav, Ashu Sharma, Yujvender Singh, Amit Sharma, Aashis Sharma, Manvinder Bisla, Rakesh Tandel, Vikrant Yadav, Amit Tomar
6. Chhattisgarh Warriors Squad:
Yusuf Pathan (c), Stuart Binny, Munaf Patel, Naman Ojha, Dwayne Smith, Amit Paul, Rohit Kumar Dhruw, Dhiraj G Narvekar, Ashish Sharma, Mohammed Kalim Khan, Animesh Sharma, Abhishek Tamrakar, Jatin Sahay Saxena, Sushant Shukla, Jitendra Giri, Shadab Jakati, Harpreet Singh, Kranti Kumar Verma, Rupesh Nayak