The second season of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) is all set to kickstart on July 18 in England. Pakistan, India, England, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa and West Indies will partake in the competition as retired and veteran cricketers like Yuvraj Singh, Brett Lee, Eoin Morgan, Shikhar Dhawan and Shahid Afridi will be in action.
India, captained by Yuvraj Singh, had won the inaugural edition of the tournament last year, defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by five wickets in the final. The tournament will also see India and Pakistan face one another on the field in a cricketing tournament following recent border tensions; hence, the venue of Edgbaston, Birmingham is likely to be jampacked.
The venues for the tournament are Edgbaston, Northampton, Leicester and Leeds.
Squads for World Championship of Legends 2025
India Legends squad: Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Piyush Chawla, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron, Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Siddarth Kaul, Gurkeerat Mann.
Australia Legends squad: Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, Chris Lynn, Moises Henriques, Ben Cutting, D’Arcy Short, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Peter Siddle, Callum Ferguson, Dan Christian, Ben Dunk, Steve O’Keefe, Rob Quiney, John Hastings.
England Legends squad: Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Samit Patel, Liam Plunkett, Chris Tremlett, Ajmal Shahzad, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Phil Mustard, Tim Ambrose, Ryan Sidebottom, Stuart Meaker, Usman Afzaal.
South Africa Legends squad: AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla, Chris Morris, Albie Morkel, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, Wayne Parnell, JJ Smuts, Hardus Viljoen, Richard Levi, Dane Vilas, Sarel Erwee, Duanne Olivier, Morne van Wyk, Aaron Phangiso.
West Indies Legends squad: Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Sheldon Cottrell, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chadwick Walton, Shannon Gabriel, Ashley Nurse, Fidel Edwards, William Perkins, Suliemann Benn, Dave Mohammed, Nikita Miller.
Below are the fixtures and timings as per IST:
July 18 (Friday): England Champions vs Pakistan Champions - 9 PM
July 19 (Saturday): West Indies Champions vs South Africa Champions - 5 PM
July 19 (Saturday): England Champions vs Australia Champions - 9 PM
July 20 (Sunday): India Champions vs Pakistan Champions - 9 PM
July 22 (Tuesday): England Champions vs West Indies Champions - 5 PM
July 22 (Tuesday): India Champions vs South Africa Champions - 9 PM
July 23 (Wednesday): Australia Champions vs West Indies Champions - 9 PM
July 24 (Thursday): South Africa Champions vs England Champions - 9 PM
July 25 (Friday): Pakistan Champions vs South Africa Champions - 9 PM
July 26 (Saturday): India Champions vs Australia Champions - 5 PM
July 26 (Saturday): Pakistan Champions vs West Indies Champions - 9 PM
July 27 (Sunday): South Africa Champions vs Australia Champions - 5 PM
July 27 (Sunday): India Champions vs England Champions - 9 PM
July 29 (Tuesday): Australia Champions vs Pakistan Champions - 5 PM
July 29 (Tuesday): India Champions vs West Indies Champions - 9 PM
July 31 (Thursday): Semi-Final 1 - SF1 vs SF4 (Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham) - 5 PM
July 31 (Thursday): Semi-Final 2 - SF2 vs SF3 (Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham) - 9 PM
August 2 (Saturday): Final (Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham) - 9 PM.
When & Where to watch WCL 2025?
The live telecast of the tournament will take place on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Hindi. Fans can stream the star-studded tournament on FanCode app and website.
