Many former veteran players are going to be seen playing in the first edition of the Indian Veteran Premier League (IVPL). It is noteworthy that this time the first season of the tournament will be played between 23 February and 3 March at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun. A total of six teams are participating in the first season of the tournament.

So now the big news is coming that Herschelle Gibbs, a former veteran player of the South African cricket team and counted among the explosive batsmen, is going to be seen captaining the Red Carpet Delhi team.

Hershel Gibbs gave a big statement

So, after taking command of Red Carpet Delhi in IVPL, a big statement of Herschelle Gibbs has come out. Gibbs was quoted as saying by LatestLY – Hello everyone, I am Herschelle Gibbs. I am very excited to announce that I will be playing in the Indian Veteran Premier League and will be taking charge of the Red Carpet Delhi team. Looking forward to a great start and meeting you all.

So if we talk about the tournament, apart from Red Carpet Delhi, five more teams are going to participate namely VVIP Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan Legends, Chhattisgarh Warriors, Telangana Tigers and Mumbai Champions. The tournament is being organized by Board for Veteran Cricket in India (BVCI) and 100 Sports.

Apart from Herschelle Gibbs, former veteran cricketers like Virender Sehwag, Munaf Patel, Suresh Raina, Rajat Bhatia, Chris Gayle, Praveen Kumar, Yusuf Pathan etc. are going to be seen playing in the first season of the tournament. You will be able to watch the tournament live on FanCode, DD Sports and Eurosport.

A look at Herschelle Gibbs’ international cricket career

So if we give you information about Harshal’s cricket career, he has played 90 Tests, 248 ODIs and 23 T20 matches for the South Africa team. Gibbs has scored 6167 Test, 8094 ODI and 400 T20 runs.