World Championship Of Legends: Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina To Play For India Champions

World Championship Of Legends: Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina will play for India Champions.

World Championship Of Legends (WCL): Harbhajan Singh, the veteran India off-spinner, will ply his trade for the India Legends.

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Harbhajan Singh, the veteran India off-spinner, will ply his trade for the India Legends in the World Championship of Legends (WCL). Bhajji will join Suresh Raina in the team and echoed his former India 2011 ODI World Cup-winning Indian teammate's sentiments.

"I am excited to join Indian Champions in WCL. Things are going in perfect direction, getting ECB (England And Wales Cricket Board) approval, huge response for ticket sales and now getting respected brands as sponsors. It strengthens the structure of WCL," Harbhajan said in an official statement.

For the unversed, Harshit Tomar, Founder and CEO of the now ECB-Backed World Championship of Legends, confirmed EaseMyTrip as the Presenting partner of the tournament.

Meanwhile, Raina also shared his thoughts on the same.



"I'm thrilled to join India Champions in WCL! With EaseMyTrip as the powered by sponsors, the foundation of WCL is stronger than ever. Can't wait to get back on the field alongside other cricketing legends and compete at Edgbaston. See you all there," Raina said.

World Championship Of Legends To Get Underway On July 3

The T20 tournament featuring former cricketers and some of the biggest stars to have played the sport will get underway on July 3 at the Edgbaston Stadium. India Champions is one of the six teams that will take part in the competition with the others being Australia Champions, Pakistan Champions, England Champions, South Africa Champions, and West Indies Champions.

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Yuvraj Singh is the other Indian cricket legend who has confirmed his participation for the World Championship of Legends tournament. Shahid Afridi, Brett Lee, Ian Bell, and Daren Sammy are some of the other big names that will take part in the tournament.

Notably, Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn has also invested in the World Championship of Legends T20 cricket tournament.