Celebrity Cricket League

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Celebrity Cricket League
Countries Flag of India.svg India
Headquarters Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Format T20 (2011-2016)
T10 (2017, 2019)
20 Over Test (2023,2024)
First edition2011
Latest edition2024
Next edition2025
Tournament format Round-robin and Knockout
Current championBengal Tigers
Most successfulTelugu Warriors
(4 Titles)
Website www.ccl.in
Cricket current event.svg2023 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]

Contents

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]

In January 2024, With South Indian International Media Awards (SIIMA) completing 12 years and Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) gearing up for its 10th season, the founder of SIIMA and CCL Vishnu Vardhan Induri joins forces with Alankar Pandian of Invenio Origin, a media investment fund based out of Singapore and Dubai to launch a New Pan India Media IP called Indian National Cine Academy (INCA) along with scaling up SIIMA and CCL. [7]

History

First season

The inaugural season took place in 2011 and included participation from ariyumo four teams - Chennai Rhinos, Telugu Warriors, Mumbai Heroes, and Karnataka Bulldozers. [8] With CCL season 1, the organizers planned to create awareness about anti-piracy. [9] 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. [10] 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 Genelia Dsouza with flag at CCL. India, 2011.jpg
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, [11] where Salman Khan, [12] Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu, Prabhu Deva and many other celebrities performed. [13] The opening ceremony was in Kochi on 9 February 2013, where Kerala Strikers played against Mumbai Heroes. Bollywood actor Bipasha Basu was appointed as the brand ambassador for Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) season 3, along with Kajal Aggarwal. [14] [15] 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 Salman Khan and Vengatesh at CCL match, India.jpg
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. [16] 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. [17]

Tenth season

In CCL Season 10, the first schedule took place at the UAE's Sharjah Stadium, with an introduction ceremony held near the Burj Khalifa. Five teams displayed extraordinary all-round performances, winning three out of four matches each. However, Telugu Warriors lagged behind due to their net run rate, while Karnataka, Mumbai, Bengal, and Chennai advanced to the semifinals. In the finals, Karnataka and Bengal faced off, with Bengal emerging as the new champions of the season.

Teams and performance

Current teams

TeamIndustryStateCaptainDebutOwnership
Mumbai Heroes Hindi/Bollywood Maharashtra Riteish Deshmukh 2011 Sohail Khan
Bengal Tigers Bengali/Tollywood West Bengal, Tripura Jisshu Sengupta 2012 Boney Kapoor, Raj Shah
Bhojpuri Dabbangs Bhojpuri/Bhojiwood Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand Manoj Tiwari 2013Sushil Sharma · Kanishk Sheel · Rahul Mishra · Sushil Malik
Chennai Rhinos Tamil/Kollywood Tamil Nadu Arya 2011K. Ganga Prasad
Karnataka Bulldozers Kannada/Sandalwood Karnataka Pradeep2011 Ashok Kheny
Kerala Strikers Malayalam/Mollywood Kerala Indrajith Sukumaran 2012 Mohanlal, Rajkumar, Sripriya, Shaji, Jaison
Punjab De Sher Punjabi/Pollywood Punjab Sonu Sood 2016Navraj Hans, Puneet Singh
Telugu Warriors Telugu/Tollywood Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Akkineni Akhil 2011 Venkatesh Daggubati, Sachin Joshi

Defunct team

TeamIndustryStateCaptainDebutOwnership
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)
2024
(8)
Bengal TigersGSGSGSGSSFGSSFGSW
Bhojpuri DabbangsGSSFGSSFSFRGS
Chennai RhinosWWGSGSRGSGSGSSF
Karnataka BulldozersRRWWSFRGSRSFR
Kerala StrikersGSSFRGSGSRGSGS
Mumbai HeroesGSSFGSSFSFGSGSWSFSF
Punjab De SherGSGSGSGS
Telugu WarriorsGSSFRGSWWWGSWGS
Veer MarathiSFGSGS


Notes:

League Phase
AppearancesMatchesWonLostNR
Bengal Tigers9318212
Bhojpuri Dabbangs72412102
Chennai Rhinos93112163
Karnataka Bulldozers10342482
Kerala Strikers82814131
Mumbai Heroes103416162
Punjab De Sher4131111
Telugu Warriors103423101
Veer Marathi311380
Playoffs
AppearancesTitlesMatchesWonLostNR
Bengal Tigers315221
Bhojpuri Dabbangs405131
Chennai Rhinos426420
Karnataka Bulldozers9214761
Kerala Strikers304130
Mumbai Heroes617151
Punjab De Sher000000
Telugu Warriors6410820
Veer Marathi101010

Best performance

TeamAppearancesBest result
TotalFirstLatest
Telugu Warriors1020112024Champions (2015, 2016, 2017, 2023)
Karnataka Bulldozers1020112024Champions (2013, 2014)
Chennai Rhinos920112024Champions (2011, 2012)
Mumbai Heroes 1020112024Champions (2019)
Bengal Tigers920122024Champions (2024)
Kerala Strikers820122024Runners-up (2014, 2017)
Bhojpuri Dabbangs720132024Runners-up (2023)
Veer Marathi320132015Semi-finals (2013)
Punjab De Sher420162024Group Stage

Squads

Mumbai Heroes Bengal TigersKerala Strikerstelugu warriorsChennai RhinosKarnataka BulldozersPunjab De SherBhojpuri DabangVeer Marathi

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