Daren Sammy, Imran Tahir, and Corey Anderson to play for Manipal Tigers in Legends League Cricket

Imran Tahir picked by Manipal Tigers for LLC 2022

The Manipal Education and Medical Group-owned Manipal Tigers franchise made some crucial signings on Monday. They included the likes of South African spinner Imran Tahir, West Indies all-rounder Daren Sammy, and New Zealand batter Corey Anderson to their squad for the Legends League Cricket.

The second edition of the renowned T20 tournament will kick start on September 16 with an encounter between India Maharajas and World Giants in Kolkata. Manipal Tigers will be making their debut this season under the leadership of Harbhajan Singh.

Legends League Cricket CEO Raman Raheja seemed delighted with the signings as he heaped praises on the three players. Raheja said as quoted by India Today,

"The team wanted players who are effective T20 players and one could not have shortlisted better names. All the three cricketers have extensively played T20 cricket for their respective countries and have match-winning contributions for various other current T20 League across the world."

Notable players in the Manipal Tigers squad

Meanwhile, the Manipal Tigers have some really good signings so far. They have also spent the most money among all the franchises. The team has a remaining purse of INR 1,08,80,000 after spending a whopping INR 6,91,20,000. They now have a squad of 16 players.

Some of the notable players in the team include the likes of Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter Romesh Kaluwitherana, Proteas all-rounder Lance Klusener, Australian veteran Brett Lee and Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralidharan. 

Coming to their coaching staff, the Tigers have acquired the services of World Cup-winning coach John Buchanan. Former Indian selector Sarandeep Singh also forms a part of the coaching group.

Manipal Tigers squad:

Ryan Sidebottom, Mohammad Kaif, Harbhajan Singh (c), Brett Lee, Andrew Flintoff, VRV Singh, Parvinder Awana, Reetinder Sodhi, Lance Klusener, Phil Mustard, Muttiah Muralitharan, Daren Sammy, Imran Tahir, Corey Anderson, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Dimitri Mascarenhas

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