After the inaugural season of Legends Cricket League received immense popularity, the fans are eagerly waiting for its second edition which is scheduled to be taking place in September this year. And adding to the excitement of the second season is the addition of some of the biggest legends of world cricket. The tournament has already finalized the likes of Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Muttiah Muralitharan, Irfan Pathan, and many more.

Earlier in the day it was also reported that Shane Watson, Matt Prior, and Romesh Kaluwitharana will be taking part as well, adding to the star attraction of the event. However, the one name that was doing the rounds will not be participating in former India captain Sourav Ganguly.

Amid rumors that Ganguly will be making a comeback to the cricket field, the BCCI president called the reports untrue and mentioned that he is not participating in the tournament. As per the quotes in PTI, Sourav Ganguly said, “I am not a part of any Legends League. The news is not true.”

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Sourav Ganguly has stayed away from the cricket field since his retirement. In 2015, Ganguly did feature in the three exhibition matches in the USA between Sachin’s Blasters and Warne’s Warriors but his appearances have been very limited. While most of the retired cricketers have either been playing in the Road Safety World Series or another league, Ganguly has stuck to his duties – be it broadcasting, coaching in the IPL or functioning in the BCCI.

In January of 2021, Sourav Ganguly suffered a mild heart attack, and underwent angioplasty. In between, Ganguly did feature in an exhibition match between BCCI Board President’s XI and Secretary’s XI, which was played on the eve of the Board’s 90th Annual General Meeting in December last year. Ganguly captained the President’s XI which lost the match by one run to Jay Shah-led Secretary XI.

Last week, more cricket icons such as Brett Lee, Yusuf Pathan, Joginder Sharma, Liam Plunkett, Monty Panesar, Pravin Tambe, Naman Ojha, S. Badrinath, Stuart Binny, and Asghar Afghan confirmed their participation.

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Explaining the same, Co-Founder and CEO of Legends League Cricket, Raman Raheja said, “Addition of these iconic players for the Season 2 of Legends League Cricket have taken up the excitement to the next level among fans. We welcome them to the Legends team and looking forward to watch them recreate the magic again on the field providing enhanced entertainment to the viewers.”