Kolkata : Indian Masters squad has been announced for International Masters League 2025, which will be led by God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar.
This tournament will feature all players who’ll wind the clock and bring nostalgia to 90s fans.
The tournament will kickstart from February 22-March 16, 2025.
Batting brilliance returns with Yuvraj Singh, the hero of the T20 World Cup in 2007 and fifty-over World Cup in 2011, alongside Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu, who thrilled fans with their fearless stroke-play. The Pathan brothers, Irfan and Yusuf, will display their explosive all-round skills, while Naman Ojha will take charge behind the stumps, as per a press release from IML.
The bowling attack comprises pacers like Vinay Kumar, Stuart Binny and Dhawal Kulkarni. Spinners like – Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Sharma, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, and leftie Abhimanyu Mithun make well balanced squad.
Speaking about playing in the inaugural edition of the International Masters League, Irfan Pathan said, “The International Masters League is a tournament that pays tribute to cricket’s golden age. I am thrilled to represent India Masters in Season 1 of the league, and play alongside Sachin Tendulkar, the maestro, and other colleagues, with whom I shared many happy and precious moments in the past. We are hosting the IML, but I can assure cricket fans that we will not be generous on the field. We will produce tough cricket and do our best to win the title.”
Yusuf Pathan added: “Irfan and I were members of the Indian team that won the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007. Memories of that tournament will be rekindled in the days and weeks to follow, as we will take the field for India Masters in the inaugural season of the International Masters League. As had been the case in 2007, we will give it everything on the field and do whatever we can to win the tournament.”
India Masters Squad : Sachin Tendulkar (C), Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Naman Ojha (WK), Irfan Pathan, Stuart Binny, Dhawal Kulkarni, Vinay Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Abhimanyu Mithun.
