A blend of Indian cinema and sports, the Celebrity Cricket League is a successful amateur men’s cricket league that has been entertaining audiences worldwide. In this tournament, we see celebrities from different Indian film industries trying their hand with the ball and bat. The 10th edition of the league is about to start, and fans are curious about it. From the CCL 2024 schedule to live streaming details, here in this article, we are going to discuss all you need to know about this tournament.
Celebrity Cricket League Overview
Inspired by the craze for cricket among the Indian audience, the businessman Vishnu Vardhaman Induri founded the Celebrity Cricket League in 2010 by auctioning the rights. The first CCL was played in 2011 with four participating teams, and since then, Indian Actor Salman Khan has been the brand ambassador of this tournament. It’s an amazing tournament where film stars get the opportunity to test their cricketing skills.
In the inaugural season, only four teams participated; however, the number of participants increased with increasing success. Now, a total of 8 teams and more than 200 celebrities will participate in the league. These 8 teams represent 8 renowned Indian film industries: Hindi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Telugu, and Malayalam. Here is an overview of the Celebrity Cricket League:
| Host | India |
| First Season | 2011 |
| Latest Season | 2023 |
| Upcoming Season | 2024 |
| Tournament Format | Round-robin |
| Current Champion | Telugu Warriors |
| Official Website | https://ccl.in/ |
As we can see, the tournament is played in a round-robin format, meaning each team will face the others in turns. We have witnessed 9 successful seasons of CCL and are about to witness the 10th edition in February 2024. But before heading to the upcoming season, let us take a look at the team that lifted the trophy last year.
Last Year’s Winners
CCL 2023 was one of the best tournaments in the history of this amateur cricket league, where we witnessed many thrilling matches. The final match of the tournament was played on 19 March in Hyderabad between the Telugu Warriors and Bhojpuri Dabanggs. The Telugu Warriors, who had been performing greatly throughout the season, once again showed good teamwork and won the final match.
It was a very energetic environment in the stadium where the fans filled the ground with loud cheering. Telugu Warriors is the most successful team in the history of the Celebrity Cricket League. It was the fourth time the Telugu Warriors lifted the CCL trophy. Overall, it was a fantastic season, and fans are expecting to see similar thrilling matches in CCL 2024.
CCL 2024 Schedule
Recently, the schedule of the Celebrity Cricket League 2024 was released. The first match of the tournament will be played between Mumbai Heroes and Kerala Strikers at Sharjah on 23 February, and the final match is set to take place at Visakhapatnam on 17 March. A total of 20 matches are planned to be played in this tournament. Here is the full schedule of CCL 2024:
| Match | Date | Time (IST) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Heroes vs Kerala Strikers | Feb 23 | 7:00 PM | Sharjah |
| Bhojpuri Dabanggs vs Telugu Warriors | Feb 24 | 2:30 PM | Sharjah |
| Karnataka Bulldozers vs Mumbai Heroes | Feb 24 | 7:00 PM | Sharjah |
| Punjab De Sher vs Chennai Rhinos | Feb 25 | 2:30 PM | Sharjah |
| Bengal Tigers vs Kerala Strikers | Feb 29 | 7:00 PM | Sharjah |
| Chennai Rhinos vs Karnataka Bulldozers | Feb 29 | 7:00 PM | Bangalore |
| Punjab De Sher vs Telugu Warriors | Mar 1 | 7:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| Mumbai Heroes vs Bhojpuri Dabanggs | Mar 2 | 2:30 PM | Bangalore |
| Bengal Tigers vs Karnataka Bulldozers | Mar 2 | 7:00 PM | Bangalore |
| Bhojpuri Dabanggs vs Chennai Rhinos | Mar 3 | 2:30 PM | Hyderabad |
| Kerala Strikers vs Telugu Warriors | Mar 3 | 7:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| Punjab De Sher vs Bengal Tigers | Mar 8 | 7:00 PM | Chandigarh |
| Karnataka Bulldozers vs Telugu Warriors | Mar 9 | 2:30 PM | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Kerala Strikers vs Chennai Rhinos | Mar 9 | 7:00 PM | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Bhojpuri Dabanggs vs Bengal Tigers | Mar 10 | 2:30 PM | Chandigarh |
| Mumbai Heroes vs Punjab De Sher | Mar 10 | 7:00 PM | Chandigarh |
| Qualifier 1 | Mar 15 | 2:30 PM | Visakhapatnam |
| Eliminator | Mar 15 | 7:00 PM | Visakhapatnam |
| Qualifier 2 | Mar 16 | 7:00 PM | Visakhapatnam |
| Final | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM | Visakhapatnam |
CCL 2024 Teams
Here is the list of teams and their captains in CCL 2024:
- Telugu Warriors: Akhil Akkineni
- Mumbai Heroes: Riteish Deshmukh
- Kerala Strikers: Kunchacko Boban
- Punjab De Sher: Sonu Sood
- Karnataka Bulldozers: Pradeep
- Bhojpuri Dabanggs: Manoj Tiwari
- Bengal Tigers: Jisshu
- Chennai Rhinos: Arya
Each team represents a distinct Indian region and film industry and consists of some of the famous stars with good cricketing skills. Now let us take a look at the squads of these teams.
Bengal Tigers:
Indrasish, Jammy, Mohan, Joy, Sushil, Sandy, Vievek, Joe, Ratnadeep, Nandi, Sushil, Manty, Jisshu (C), Uday, Suman, Vievek.
Chennai Rhinos:
Bharath, Shiva, Vikranth, Prithvi, Aadhav, Sharran, Vishnu, Kalaiyarasan, Jiiva, Ashok Selvan, Arya (C), Bala Saravanan, Shiva, Sathya, Ramana, Dasarathi.
Karnataka Bulldozers:
Saurav Lokesh, Suneel Rao, Kiccha Sudeep, Krishna, Prasanna, Shiva Rajkumar, Nirup Bhandari, Rajeev H, Pradeep (C), Sagar Gowda, Chandan, Ganesh, Jayram Karthik, Arjun Yogi, Nanda Kishore.
Kerala Strikers:
Sanju Sivram, Unni Mukundan, Vivek Gopan, Shafique Rehman, Vijay Yesudas, Siddharth Menon, Saiju Kurup, Prasanth Alexander, Kunchacko Boban (C), Arjun Nandakumar, Asif Ali, Siju Wilson, Jean Paul Lal, Manikuttan, Nikhil K Menon, Rajeev Pillai.
Mumbai Heroes:
Vatsal Seth, Ritesh Deshmukh (C), Salman Khan, Sahil Chaudhary, Sharad Kelkar, Sunil Shetty, Varun Badola, Kabir Sadanand, Kunal Khemu, Raja Bherwani, Tushar Jalota, Sameer Kochhar, Apoorva Lakhia, Bobby Deol, Indraneil Sengupta, Aftab Shivdasani, Shabbir Ahluwalia.
Punjab De Sher:
Yuvraj Hans, Jimmy Shergill, Piyush Malhotra, Amrinder Gill, Rahul Dev, Angad Bedi, Roshan Prince, Navraj Hans, Sonu Sood (C), Harmeet Singh, Mika Singh, Dilraj Khurana, Raju Sharma, Gulzar Chahal, Manvir Sran.
Telugu Warriors:
Akhil Akkineni (C), Vishwa, Sai Dharam Tej, Sachin Joshi, Sushanth, Tarun, Nikhil, Harish, Prince, Raghu, Samrat Reddy, Aadarsh Balakrishna, Ashwin Babu, Khayyum, Taraka Ratna.
CCL 2024 Venues
The 20 matches in CCL 2024 are planned to be played across 6 different venues. Here is the list of these venues:
- Visakhapatnam
- Chandigarh
- Sharjah
- Bangalore
- Hyderabad
- Thiruvananthapuram
Live Streaming
One of the frequently asked questions by fans is where they can watch the Celebrity Cricket League 2024. There are many broadcasting channels and streaming platforms available where you can catch all action-packed matches. Here is the list of TV channels that will be live streaming the CCL 2024 tournament:
- Zee Anmol Cinema
- Zee Bangla Cinema
- Zee Pichar
- Zee Biskope
- Flowers TV
- & Pictures
- Zee Thirai
- Zee Cinemalu
- PTC Punjabi
Apart from these channels, you can also watch this tournament on the streaming platform Jio Cinema. The CCL will also broadcast in other countries, but the timing and the platform where fans can access these matches may differ depending on the location. If we talk about the timings in India, most matches will be played in the evening at 7:00 PM IST, while some will be in the afternoon at 2:30 PM IST.
Summary
The Celebrity Cricket League is loved globally by cricket fans. We usually see the acting skills of film stars, but thanks to this tournament, they introduce us to their inner sportsmen. In the upcoming CCL 2024, we will be seeing some famous Indian celebrities like Riteish Deshmukh, Salman Khan, Sonu Sood, and Manoj Tiwari on the cricket ground. From the schedule to the live streaming details, here in this article, we tried to cover all you need to know about this tournament. We hope it was helpful.
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