Being the brand ambassador of the tournament, Mahendra Singh Dhoni launched the ticket sales for the inaugural edition of the Masters Champions League (MCL), through a special video message.
 
It was known that, Dhoni was recently announced as the brand ambassador for the next three years, for Grand Midwest Group, which is a holding company of MCL.

Sourav Ganguly's Libra Legends, which even includes Graeme Swann and Jacques Kallis and on the other side, Virender Sehwag's Gemini Arabians, including Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan, will be participating in the first match, which is going to be held on January 28th, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (DICS). Even the final match will also be held at the same place on February 13th.   

Reacting on the occasion of the ticket sales launch, Dhoni said, “Today I am in front of you not as a cricketer, but as a cricket fan. I have come here to tell you that our favourite cricketers are coming back to play on the field. Every fan will say one thing for sure...we wantsixer.”

Full schedule of the tournament:

January 28: Libra Legends vs Gemini Arabians in Dubai.

January 29: Capricorn Commanders vs Leo Lions; Virgo Super Kings vs Sagittarius Strikers in Dubai.

January 30: Arabians vs Lions;Strikers vs Commanders in Dubai.

February 3: Legends vs Super Kings; Arabians vs Commanders in Sharjah.

February 4: Legends vs Strikers; Lions vs Super Kings in Sharjah.

February 5: Strikers vs Arabians; Legends vs Commanders in Sharjah.

February 6: Arabians vs Super Kings; Lions vs Strikers in Sharjah.

February 7: Super Kings vs Commanders; Legends vs Lions in Sharjah.

Semi-final 1: February 11 in Dubai.

Semi-final 2: February 12 in Dubai.

Final: February 13 in Dubai.

By Phani Ch