Adani Group, the multinational conglomerate, on Friday named their newly-acquired franchise in Legends League Cricket (LLC) as ‘Gujarat Giants’.
Earlier on Thursday, it was announced that the Ahmedabad-headquartered company had acquired a franchise in the competition, making this their second investment in T20 leagues after acquiring a franchise in the UAE’s ILT20 named as ‘Gulf Giants’.
Commenting on the development, Pranav Adani, Director, Adani Enterprises said: “For those of us who have lived through different eras of cricket, nothing stirs our passions like watching our favourites back in action. These are giants of the game and there is no doubt that the spiritual home of Legends League Cricket is in India, in our fantastic cricket stadiums in front of our fantastic crowds.”
“And we call our team of Legends as Gujarat Giants. Make no mistake, this is competitive cricket at the highest level between teams that are playing to win,” he added.
“Adani Sportsline is privileged to have the opportunity to own and manage one of the four teams in the Legends League. We are especially privileged because this inaugural season in this format is dedicated to Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, celebrating the 75th year of India’s independence. I cannot wait to see some of the greatest cricketers in the game’s history doing what they do best,” added Pranav Adani.
As per a recent announcement, LLC 2s will begin from a special match in Kolkata followed by matches in Lucknow, New Delhi, Cuttack and Jodhpur. The Play-offs and finals are expected to be in Dehradun. Overall, 15 matches are to be played in this season.
Notably, the upcoming season will be a four-team franchise model, marking a change from the three-team format in its last season, where India, Rest of Asia and Rest of the World were the teams.