Legends League Cricket is a tournament of retired cricketers. They compete in a six-team tournament, which is played across different Indian cities. The matches have a T20 format, and the names of the six franchises are Urbanrisers Hyderabad, Southern Superstars, Bhilwara Kings, Gujarat Giants, India Capitals and Manipal Tigers.
There are a lot of retired IPL stars playing in this competition. While players like Suresh Raina, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Yusuf Pathan and Shane Watson announced retirement and received a lot of love from fans at that time, here are five such star cricketers who retired silently and are playing Legends League Cricket.
1. Martin Guptill is playing in Legends League Cricket
Not long ago, Martin Guptill was among the top openers in the world. His form has dipped in recent times, and it looks like he is done with international cricket because he is playing for Urbanrisers Hyderabad team in LLC.
2. Lendl Simmons is playing in Legends League Cricket
Lendl Simmons was a star opener of the Mumbai Indians and West Indies team in the T20 format. Simmons would also bowl right-arm medium pace. He is playing for Bhilwara Kings team now.
3. Richard Levi
South Africa’s hard-hitting opener Richard Levi is just 35 years old. However, he is a member of the Gujarat Giants team in LLC tournament now.
4. Kyle Coetzer
Scotland opener Kyle Coetzer earned a lot of respect from the fans with his performances at the international stage. Coetzer is turning up for the Manipal Tigers team.
5. Jesse Ryder
When Jesse Ryder was in his prime, teams used to fear him a lot. Bowlers would have sleepless nights before bowling to the New Zealand all-rounder. He is now playing for the Southern Superstars squad.
