The cricketing nostalgia is set to come alive as the Board for Veteran Cricket in India (BVCI) gears up to host the inaugural Indian Veteran Premier League (IVPL) commencing on Friday, February 23. The historic Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun will serve as the battleground for this star-studded cricket extravaganza.
Road to glory: Teams and format dynamics
Six formidable squads will vie for supremacy in the IVPL, namely VVIP Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai Champions, Red Carpet Delhi, Rajasthan Legends, Chhattisgarh Warriors and Telangana Tigers. With a single round-robin format in the league phase, each team is slated to engage in five enthralling encounters. The top four teams emerging from this intense phase will advance to the semi-finals scheduled for Saturday, March 2, paving the way for the grand finale on Sunday, March 3.
Distinguished leadership
The IVPL boasts an impressive lineup of veteran and retired cricketers from around the globe, promising fans a delightful spectacle of cricketing brilliance. The leadership mantle is held by distinguished captains: Herschelle Gibbs leading Red Carpet Delhi, Yusuf Pathan steering Chhattisgarh Warriors and Virender Sehwag guiding Mumbai Champions. Additionally, Praveen Kumar takes charge of Rajasthan Legends, Chris Gayle commands Telangana Tigers, and Suresh Raina captains VVIP Uttar Pradesh.
As cricket enthusiasts eagerly anticipate this nostalgic journey, the IVPL is poised to deliver moments of brilliance, camaraderie, and sheer cricketing joy. With the stage set, the countdown begins for a cricketing carnival that transcends eras and brings together legends of the game in a celebration of skill, sportsmanship, and enduring passion for cricket.
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Indian Veteran Premier League (IVPL) 2024: Complete 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 K, 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. Red 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
