After Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne decided to start an ambitious Legends' T20 League in the United States in 2016, another similar league featuring retired legends like Brian Lara, Wasim Akram and Adam Gilchrist will begin in the UAE in February 2016.

The tournament named Masters Champions League (MCL) will be a franchise-based league and has also got the requisite permission from the Emirates Cricket Board.

The tournament will be made up of six teams in its first year, with a total of 90 players taking part. The players will all be former international cricketers, who are now retired from all forms of the professional sport.