Celebrity Cricket League

The Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) is an amateur men's cricket league in India. It consists of eight teams of film actors from eight film industries of Indian cinema. The league commenced in 2011.[1][2] Salman Khan is the Brand Ambassador for Celebrity Cricket League from 2011 for all seasons. The CCL teams use various venues for their home games and it has a vast coverage in Indian media.[3][4][5]

Celebrity Cricket League
CountriesIndia India
HeadquartersHyderabad, Telangana, India
FormatT20 (2011-2016)

T10 (2017, 2019)

20 Over Test (2023)
First edition2011
Latest edition2023
Next edition2024
Tournament formatRound-robin and Knockout
Current championTelugu Warriors
Most successfulTelugu Warriors=(4 Titles)
2023 Celebrity Cricket League
Websitewww.ccl.in

Establishment

The popularity of the Indian Premier League inspired the CCL, with franchises in major Indian cities. Vishnu Vardhan Induri, an entrepreneur from Hyderabad, is the founder and managing director of CCL. He started the league in 2010 by selling franchise rights for four teams in the inaugural season. For the second season, two additional teams were added.[6]

History

First season

The inaugural season took place in 2011 and included participation from four teams - Chennai Rhinos, Telugu Warriors, Mumbai Heroes, and Karnataka Bulldozers.[7] With CCL season 1, the organizers planned to create awareness about anti-piracy.[8] Chennai Rhinos defeated Karnataka Bulldozers in a competitive final and emerged as the inaugural CCL champions.

Second season

The second season was conducted from 13 January to 13 February 2012. Two new cricket teams, the Kerala Strikers and the Bengal Tigers were added to the CCL. Hindi film industry Team "Mumbai Heroes" selected Sharjah as its home ground.[9] Chennai Rhinos defeated Karnataka Bulldozers for the second time in a row and emerged as the CCL 2 champions.

Third season
Genelia D'Souza supporting Mumbai Heroes

The third season had two new teams, Veer Marathi representing the Marathi film industry and Bhojpuri Dabbangs representing the Bhojpuri film industry. In Season 3, the curtain raiser event was held in Mumbai on 19 January 2013 and was regarded by many as a grand affair,[10] where Salman Khan,[11] Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu, Prabhu Deva and many other celebrities performed.[12] The opening ceremony was in Kochi on 9 February 2013, where Kerala Strikers played against Mumbai Heroes. Popular Bollywood actor Bipasha Basu was appointed as the brand ambassador for Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) season 3, along with Kajal Agarwal.[13][14] Karnataka Bulldozers defeated Telugu Warriors to become CCL 3 champions.

Fourth season

CCL Season 4 had a bigger reach than the earlier seasons as Colors TV had come in as a broadcast partner for the Mumbai Heroes games and Rishtey TV telecasted all the games. Karnataka Bulldozers qualified for the finals for the fourth consecutive year. They won the cup by defeating Kerala Strikers.

Fifth season
Brand Ambassador for Celebrity Cricket League From 2011 Salman Khan With Celebrities at a CCL match in 2012

CCL season 5 was the most successful season in terms of revenues and television viewership. As per TAM, CCL was the second most viewed sporting league in the country due to its reach delivered through Colors in Hindi-speaking markets and Sun Network Channels in South India. Telugu Warriors won the trophy for the first time by defeating 2-time champion Chennai Rhinos.

Sixth season

A new team, Punjab De Sher, representing the Punjab film industry, was introduced in place of Veer Marathi.[15] Daler Mehndi was the brand ambassador of the team, with Sonu Sood the captain. Mr. Puneet and Navraj Hans were the owners of the team. Punjab De Sher selected new players for the team. Telugu Warriors won the cup for the second time.[16]

Teams and performance

Current teams
Team Logo Industry State Captain Debut Ownership
Mumbai Heroes Hindi/Bollywood Maharashtra Riteish Deshmukh 2011 Sohail Khan
Bengal Tigers Bengali/Tollywood West Bengal Jisshu Sengupta 2012 Boney Kapoor, Raj Shah
Bhojpuri Dabbangs Bhojpuri/Bhojiwood Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand Manoj Tiwari 2013 Manoj Tiwari, Satender Maan, Ankur Prasad, Pradeep Sehrawat
Chennai Rhinos Tamil/Kollywood Tamil Nadu Arya 2011 K. Ganga Prasad
Karnataka Bulldozers Kannada/Sandalwood Karnataka Pradeep 2011 Ashok Kheny
Kerala Strikers Malayalam/Mollywood Kerala Kunchako Boban 2012 Mohanlal, Rajkumar, Sripriya, Shaji, Jaison
Punjab De Sher Punjabi/Pollywood Punjab Sonu Sood 2016 Navraj Hans, Puneet Singh
Telugu Warriors Telugu/Tollywood Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Akkineni Akhil 2011 Venkatesh Daggubati

Defunct team
Team Logo Industry State Captain Debut Ownership
Veer Marathi Marathi Maharashtra Mahesh Manjrekar 2013 Riteish Deshmukh

Total performance
Sns.
Tms.
 2011
(4)		 2012
(6)		 2013
(8)		 2014
(8)		 2015
(8)		 2016
(8)		 2017
(6)		 2019
(6)		 2023
(8)
Mumbai Heroes GS SF GS SF SF GS GS W SF
Bengal Tigers GS GS GS GS SF GS SF GS
Bhojpuri Dabbangs GS SF GS SF SF R
Chennai Rhinos W W GS GS R GS GS GS
Karnataka Bulldozers R R W W SF R GS R SF
Kerala Strikers GS SF R GS GS R GS
Punjab De Sher GS GS GS
Telugu Warriors GS SF R GS W W W GS W
Veer Marathi† SF GS GS

† Team now defunct.

Notes:

  • W = Winner; R = Runner-up; SF = SemiFinalist; GS = GroupStage
  • 2018 CCL T10 was cancelled
  • 2019 CCL T10 Semi-final and final matches were not conducted due to rain. Based on group stage performance Mumbai Heroes (win all 3 matches) and Karnataka Bulldozers (win 2 out of 3 matches) teams announced as Winner and Runner up respectively.

Best performance
Team Appearances Best result
Total First Latest
Mumbai Heroes 920112023Champions (2019)
Telugu Warriors 920112023Champions (2015, 2016, 2017, 2023)
Karnataka Bulldozers 920112023Champions (2013, 2014)
Chennai Rhinos 820112023Champions (2011, 2012)
Kerala Strikers 720122023Runners-up (2014, 2017)
Bhojpuri Dabbangs 720132023Runners-up (2023)
Bengal Tigers 820122023Semi-finals (2016, 2019)
Veer Marathi† 320132015Semi-finals (2013)
Punjab De Sher 320162023Group Stage (2016, 2019)

† Team now defunct.

Squads
Mumbai Heroes Bengal Tigers Kerala Strikers Telugu Warriors Chennai Rhinos Karnataka Bulldozers Punjab De Sher Bhojpuri Dabang Veer Marathi

Former players:

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Venues

References
  1. "Celeb Cricket League is back with a bang". The Times of India. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  2. Trivedi, Bina (20 January 2012). "CCL: Superstar cricketainment". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  3. 2013 Inauguration venue = Kochi,Kerala Beauty, brawn ... and then there was cricket, The Hindu, 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
  4. CCL-II: A starry showdown, The Times of India, 23 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  5. Megha Shenoy A feast for the eyes, Deccan Herald, February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  6. Gooptu, Biswarup; Raghavendra, Nandini (11 February 2012). "Celebrity League rivals IPL on TV, in stadia". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  7. "It's celebrity cricket league next". The Times of India. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  8. "About Us - CCL Social Initiative". Celebrity Cricket League. cclt20 Pvt Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  9. "CCL is back for season two!". The Times of India. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  10. "TruthDive – South Asian News and Opinion. India". Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) CCL 3 : Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser event on 19 Jan in Mumbai
  11. "Salman Khan performs at Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser - Cricket Country". Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013. Salman Khan performed at Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser
  12. "TruthDive – South Asian News and Opinion. India". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) CCL 3 curtain raiser event, a star-studded affair
  13. Celebrity Cricket League: Salman, Bipasha, Kangana add glam
  14. "Celebrity Cricket League (CCL)-the Official Website". Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013. Bipasha Basu as Brand Ambassador for CCL Season-3
  15. "Punjab De Sher added in 6th Edition of CCL".
  16. "Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2020 Winners List of All Seasons [1 to 6] | Winners List". Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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