India, July 18 -- The World Championship of Legends 2025 will begin on Friday, July 18, with England and Pakistan taking on each other in the tournament opener. Shahid Afridi will lead Pakistan, while Eoin Morgan, the 2019 World Cup-winning captain, will captain England. With this tournament, Sir Alastair Cook will be making a return to competitive cricket. Cook had retired from international cricket in 2018 following the series against India.

"It is great to be back playing for my country. I am really looking forward to being back on the field with Eoin and the other guys," Alastair Cook had said earlier in an official statement.

Cook played 161 Tests for England, scoring 12,472 runs at an average of 45.35. England also have Ian Bell, ...