MCL schedule announced: It's Sehwag vs Ganguly in the opener
The schedule for the Masters Champions League(MCL), a T20 tournament featuring retired international cricketers has been announced, and in the series opener it would be the the Gemini Arabians featuring Virender Sehwag, taking on the Libra Legends which has Sehwag’s former captain Sourav Ganguly.
The League would be played between January 28 to February 13 in the UAE, with matches being held in Sharjah and Dubai. A total of 6 teams with 15-member squads would participating with star-studded line-ups including Jacques Kallis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kumar Sangakkara, Adam Gilchrist, Daniel Vettori, Brett Lee and Brian Lara amongst others.
The MCL has acquired a 10-year approval from the Emirates Cricket Board, which is the official governing body for the sport in the Arab nation. 18 matches will be played throughout the tournament including the semi-finals and the final.
The tournament would proceed in a round-robin manner, with each team playing the other once. The top four teams would be proceeding to the semi-finals to be held in Dubai on February 11 and 12, while the final is scheduled for February 13 also in Dubai.
Here is the complete schedule:
| Date | Time (IST) | Match | Venue |
| Jan 28 | 7:30 PM | Libra Legends vs Gemini Arabians | Dubai |
| Jan 29 | 3:00 PM | Capricorn Commanders vs Leo Lions | Dubai |
| Jan 29 | 7:30 PM | Virgo Super Kings vs Sagittarius Strikers | Dubai |
| Jan 30 | 3:00 PM | Gemini Arabians vs Leo Lions | Dubai |
| Jan 30 | 7:30 PM | Sagittarius Strikers vs Capricorn Commanders | Dubai |
| Feb 3 | 3:00 PM | Libra Legends vs Virgo Super Kings | Sharjah |
| Feb 3 | 7:30 PM | Gemini Arabians vs Capricorn Commanders | Sharjah |
| Feb 4 | 3:00 PM | Libra Legends vs Sagittarius Strikers | Sharjah |
| Feb 4 | 7:30 PM | Leo Lions vs Virgo Super Kings | Sharjah |
| Feb 5 | 3:00 PM | Sagittarius Strikers vs Gemini Arabians | Sharjah |
| Feb 5 | 7:30 PM | Libra Legends vs Capricorn Commanders | Sharjah |
| Feb 6 | 3:00 PM | Gemini Arabians vs Virgo Super Kings | Sharjah |
| Feb 6 | 7:30 PM | Leo Lions vs Sagittarius Strikers | Sharjah |
| Feb 7 | 3:00 PM | Virgo Super Kings vs Capricorn Commanders | Sharjah |
| Feb 7 | 7:30 PM | Libra Legends vs Leo Lions | Sharjah |
| Feb 11 | 7:30 PM | Semi-Final 1 | Dubai |
| Feb 12 | 7:30 PM | Semi-Final 2 | Dubai |
| Feb 13 | 7:30 PM | Final | Dubai |