The LEGEN-Z T10 League has officially announced its high-profile lineup for its debut season, featuring a blend of international cricketing legends and homegrown Indian talent. South African icons Herschelle Gibbs and Makhaya Ntini, Sri Lankan star Tillakaratne Dilshan, New Zealand veteran Ross Taylor, India’s Irfan and Yusuf Pathan, and former Australian captain Aaron Finch will lead the teams in what promises to be a landmark tournament.
The league, built around the inspiring motto “Gali Se TV Tak” (From the Streets to the Screen), is a celebration of dreams, opportunity, and transformation. It offers a once-in-a-lifetime platform for 74 Indian players, carefully selected from grassroots trials, to play alongside some of their childhood heroes.
“This league is more than cricket—it’s a dream in action,” said Venkatesh Prasad, Chairman of the LEGEN-Z T10 League and former India pacer. “To see players like Ross Taylor, Dilshan, and Yusuf Pathan guiding raw Indian talent on the field is exactly what we envisioned.”
Founder and CEO Chiranjeev Dubey called the league a platform for undiscovered heroes: “With legends on board, our mission to elevate gully cricket to the national stage is now a living reality.”
Co-founder and CMO Meenakshi Aggarwal added, “Watching boys from local gullies share the field with global legends proves that with the right support, even the most modest beginnings can lead to greatness.”
The trials, which drew participants from across India, were lauded for revealing extraordinary talent. “We were blown away by the energy and skill we saw from every region,” said Surender Agarwal, the league’s COO. “India’s streets are full of stars waiting to shine.”
Ravikant Bhatt, Chief of the Cricket Advisory Committee, noted, “These 74 players carry the spirit of Indian tennis ball cricket. They come from places where passion often outweighs resources. Their selection marks the beginning of a new era.”
Full squads
Team MP Spartans:
Herschelle Gibbs (Captain), Lakshita Ranasinghe, Rashard Fuller, Makhaya Ntini, Akshay Rathod, Surjeet Singh Deol, Pavan Bhardwaj, Honey Yadav, Shivam Sharma, Rohit Manjhi, Abhishek Pathak, Dinesh Kumar, Rohit, Amey Shinde, Prashant V K, Ashish Gavit
Team Southern United:
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Captain), Martin Guptill, Brown Williams, Parwinder Awana, Nayeem Mohammed, Mandeep Awana, Nilimesh Roy, Shivam Kulthe, Gupta Manish, Akash Kumar, Yuvraj Rao, Akbar Baig, Kalvick Ray, Adnan Bin Khalid, Ravi Swami, Jay Kumar
Team Royal Challengers Delhi:
Ross Taylor (Captain), Keith Ingram, Praveen Kumar, Anureet Singh, Fazil Ali, Nimesh Patel, Abhishek Yadav, Kohinoor Turki, Ravi Kumar Dixit, Kshitij, Pandurang Magar, Shivesh Pandey, Mohammad Yasir, Yuvraj Uike, Arjun Vasita, Vijendra Singh Nagarwal
Team Rajasthan Raiders:
Yusuf Pathan (Captain), Shaun Marsh, Eddie Lilele, Jerome Chinia, Ashish Goyal, Ved Prakash Manda, Shubham Rastogi, Anas Kaagzi, Vijay Meena, Himanshu Kumar, Abhishek Bhati, Saurabh Pandey, Nikhil Singh Pawar, Nafish, Atul Chandela, OMSAI Rathod
Team Mumbai Stars:
Irfan Pathan (Captain), Asghar Afghan, Thandi Thasabala, Paveen Kumar, Rishi Dhawan, Shaurya Chakre, Rajendra Sakpal, Himanshu Gautam, Tushar Dangodra, Nikhil Patil, Mayank Walia, Ankit Raj, Surjeet Tinku, Nitish Vishwakarma, Chintan Vavadiya, Abhay Pratap Singh, Sachin Paswan
Team Bengal Tigers:
Aaron Finch (Captain), Christofer Mpofu, Sudeep Tyagi, Yassen, Mohd Hussain, Umang Sethi, Kevin Rodrigues, Mohammad Mujtaba, Refar Ali, Mohammad Naaz, Sorabh Soni, Pramod Kumar, Avinash Rana, Raj Shekhar Malik, Manas Dutta, Vipin Verma, Priyanshu Pratap.