Cricket legend Brian Lara is set to captain the West Indies Masters in the upcoming 2025 International Masters League (IML).
The 55-year-old Lara will lead the Windies in the T20 tournament that bowls off on February 22 and also includes retired legends from Australia, India, England, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
The tournament will be played across three cities – Navi Mumbai, Rajkot, and Raipur – with the final scheduled for March 16.
Much will be expected of a strong West Indies Masters side that includes players such as Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Fidel Edwards, Denesh Ramdin, Tino Best and Lendl Simmons.
They will open their campaign on February 24 against Australia Masters before facing England Masters, India Masters and South Africa Masters in the group stage.
Some of the biggest names in cricket history will take part in the tournament, including Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Jacques Kallis, Hashim Amla, Jonty Rhodes, Eoin Morgan Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Monty Panesar, Kumar Sangakkara, Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, and Ben Cutting.
SQUAD: Brian Lara (Captain), Chris Gayle, Kirk Edwards, Denesh Ramdin, William Perkins, Fidel Edwards, Lendl Simmons, Narsingh Deonarine, Ashley Nurse, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor, Ravi Rampaul, Sulieman Benn, Tino Best, Chadwick Walton.
Margarett Damron
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