The Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) is an amateur men's cricket league in India. It consists of nine teams of film actors from nine major regional film industries of Indian cinema. The league commenced in 2011.[1][2]Salman Khan is 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 on Indian media.[3][4][5]
The popularity of the Indian Premier League (official T20 League Tournament of India) 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.
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
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
Salman Khan With Celebrities at a CCL match in 2012
W = Winner; R = Runner-up; SF = SemiFinalist; GS = Groupstage; F = Finalist; N/A = Not Played; TBA = To Be Announced.
2018 CCL T10 was cancelled
2019 CCL T10 Semi-final and final match not conducted due to rain. Based on group stage performance Mumbai Heroes (win all 3 matches) and Karnataka Bulldozers team announced as Runner up (win 2 out of 3 matches).
^"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.
^Trivedi, Bina (20 January 2012). . The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
^2013 Inauguration venue = Kochi,Kerala Beauty, brawn ... and then there was cricket, The Hindu, 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
^CCL-II: A starry showdown, The Times of India, 23 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
^Megha Shenoy A feast for the eyes, Deccan Herald, February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
^Gooptu, Biswarup; Raghavendra, Nandini (11 February 2012). "Celebrity League rivals IPL on TV, in stadia". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
^. The Times of India. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
^. Celebrity Cricket League. cclt20 Pvt Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
^. The Times of India. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
^. 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
^. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013. Salman Khan performed at Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser
^. 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
^"Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2020 Winners List of All Seasons [1 to 6] | Winners List". Retrieved 4 April 2020.
External links
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January 13, 2023
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The Celebrity Cricket League CCL is an amateur men s cricket league in India It consists of nine teams of film actors from nine major regional film industries of Indian cinema The league commenced in 2011 1 2 Salman Khan is 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 on Indian media 3 4 5 Celebrity Cricket LeagueCountriesIndiaHeadquartersHyderabad Telangana IndiaFormatT20 2011 2016 T10 2017 2019 First edition2011Latest edition2019Tournament formatRound robin and KnockoutNumber of teams8Most successfulTelugu Warriors 3 titles Mumbai Heroes Ultimate Websitewww wbr ccl wbr in Contents 1 Establishment 2 History 2 1 First season 2 2 Second season 2 3 Third season 2 4 Fourth season 2 5 Fifth season 2 6 Sixth season 3 Teams and performance 3 1 Teams 3 2 Performance 4 Best Player in Celebrity Cricket League 4 1 Best Player in Celebrity Cricket League 5 Venues 6 Squads 7 References 8 External linksEstablishment EditThe popularity of the Indian Premier League official T20 League Tournament of India 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 EditFirst season Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit Salman Khan With Celebrities at a CCL match in 2012 Teams Edit Team Industry State Captain OwnershipMumbai Heroes Hindi Bollywood Maharashtra Bobby Deol Sohail KhanKarnataka Bulldozers Kannada Sandalwood Karnataka Sudeep Ashok KhenyBengal Tigers Bengali Tollywood West Bengal Jisshu Sengupta Boney KapoorTelugu Warriors Telugu Tollywood Andhra Pradesh Telangana Akkineni Akhil Sachiin JoshiKerala Strikers Malayalam Mollywood Kerala Mohanlal Rajkumar SripriyaChennai Rhinos Tamil Kollywood Tamil Nadu Vishal K Ganga PrasadBhojpuri Dabbangs Bhojpuri Uttar Pradesh Bihar Manoj Tiwari Manoj TiwariPunjab De Sher Punjabi Punjab Sonu Sood Navraj Hans Puneet SinghVeer Marathi defunct Marathi Maharashtra Mahesh Manjrekar Riteish DeshmukhPerformance Edit Team 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019Mumbai Heroes SF SF GS SF SF GS GS WKarnataka Bulldozers R R W W SF R GS RPunjab De Sher GS GSBengal Tigers 6th GS GS GS SF GS SFBhojpuri Dabbangs GS SF GS SF SFChennai Rhinos W W GS GS R GS GS Kerala Strikers 5th SF R GS GS R Telugu Warriors SF SF R GS W W W GSVeer Marathi SF GS GS Notes W Winner R Runner up SF SemiFinalist GS Groupstage F Finalist N A Not Played TBA To Be Announced 2018 CCL T10 was cancelled 2019 CCL T10 Semi final and final match not conducted due to rain Based on group stage performance Mumbai Heroes win all 3 matches and Karnataka Bulldozers team announced as Runner up win 2 out of 3 matches Best Player in Celebrity Cricket League EditBest Player in Celebrity Cricket League Edit Celebrity Cricket League Rank Player Team1 Shabbir Ahluwalia Mumbai Heroes2 Ritesh Deshmukh Mumbai Heroes3 Sudheer Babu Telugu Warriors4 Vikranth Chennai Rhinos5 Pradeep Karnataka BulldozersVenues EditAhmedabad Narendra Modi Stadium Bengaluru M Chinnaswamy Stadium Chennai M A Chidambaram Stadium Kochi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Hyderabad Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Mumbai Brabourne Stadium Mumbai DY Patil Stadium Pune Maharashtra Cricket Association Cricket Stadium Dubai Dubai International Cricket Stadium Sharjah Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium Siliguri Kanchenjunga Stadium Visakhapatnam Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium Cuttack Barabati Stadium Ranchi JSCA International Stadium Complex Chandigarh Sector 16 StadiumSquads EditMumbai Heroes Telugu Warriors Chennai Rhinos Karnataka Bulldozers Kerala Strikers Bengal Tigers Punjab De Sher Bhojpuri Dabang Veer MarathiRitesh Deshmukh Captain Sohail Khan Salman Khan Bobby Deol Sunil Shetty Varun Badola Aftab Shivdasani Sameer Kochhar Indraneil Sengupta Apoorva Lakhia Kabir Sadanand Kunal Khemu Raja Bherwani Shabbir Ahluwalia Sharad Kelkar Saqib Saleem Tushar Jalota Vatsal Seth Sahil Chaudhary Akhil Akkineni Venkatesh captain Sachin Joshi Sudheer Babu Tarun Prince Cecil Sai Dharam Tej Ajay ESD Ashwin Babu Aadarsh Balakrishna Nandakishore Nikhil Siddarth Prabhu Raghu Sushanth Srikanth Taraka Ratna Samrat Reddy Viswa Arya Captain Ashok Selvan Bharath Shaam Bose Venkat Hemachandran Kalaiyarasan Mahendran Nandha Prithvi Ramana Sanjay Bharathi Shanthanu Sharran Uday Kumar Vikranth VishnuFormer players Abbas Hamsavardhan Jayam Ravi Jiiva Jithan Ramesh Karthik Kumar Madhavan Nithin Sathya Prem Rishikanth Sarathkumar Shiva Sri Balaji Srikanth Sundar Ramu Suriya Vishal Sudeep Captain Pradeep Tarun Chandra Jai Karthik Prasanna Abhimanyu Bhaskar Rahul Rajeev Dharma Saurav Tarun Sudhir Viswas DarshanFormer players Dhruv Sarja Chiranjeevi Sarja Mohanlal Captain Indrajith Asif Ali Rajeev Pillai Nivin Pauly Manikuttan Saiju Kurup Riyaz Khan Rakendhu Vinu Mohan Bineesh Kodiyeri Vivek Gopan Prajod Kalabhavan sreeshand Madan mohan Shafique Rehman Rahul Madhav Unni Mukundan Bala Munna Simon Nikhil Menon Rejith Menon Jisshu captain Joy Indrasish Uday Yousuf Sandy Suman Vievek Mohan Debu Manty Nandi Jammy Sushil Ratnadeep JoeFormer players Prosenjit Chatterjee Jeet Dev Amitabh Rahul Gourav Bonny Indrajit Debraj Raja Sidd Abhi Tabun Rubin Heerok Koushik Partha Prasun Debaprio Sonu Sood Captain Mika Singh Jimmy Shergill Ayushmann Khurana Binnu Dhillon Manvir Sran Rahul Dev Navraj Hans Jazzy B Harmeet Singh Piyush Malhotra Gulzar Chahal Roshan Prince Amrinder Gill Angad Bedi Yuvraj Hans Raju Sharma Dilraj KhuranaNew Players Dilraj Khurana Manvir Sran Arjun Madan Piyush Malhotra Raju Sharma Manoj Tiwari Captain Dinesh Lal Yadav Vice Captain Ravi Kishan Pravesh Lal Yadav Uday Tiwari Rahul Singh Ajhoy Sharma Prakash Jais Ayaz Khan Sushil Singh Abhay Sinha Khesari Lal Yadav Jay Yadav Surya Dwivedi Vikash Singh Pawan Singh Santosh Singh Ajay Srivastav Vikrant Singh Rajpoot Anil Samrat Mahesh Manjrekar Captain Makrand Deshpande Siddarth Jadhav Sanjay Narvekar Upendra Limaye Pushkar Jog Rajesh Shringarpure Ankush Chaudhari Maadhav Deochake Siddharth Chandekar Aniket Vishwasrao Sameer Dharmadhikari Manoje Biddvai Ajit Parab Nupur Dhudwadkar Rahul Gore Siddhant Mooley Rahul Sugandh Raiees Lashkaria Vijay KenkreReferences Edit 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 Trivedi Bina 20 January 2012 CCL Superstar cricketainment The Times of India Archived from the original on 30 October 2013 Retrieved 22 January 2012 2013 Inauguration venue Kochi Kerala Beauty brawn and then there was cricket The Hindu 5 June 2011 Retrieved 2012 01 22 CCL II A starry showdown The Times of India 23 January 2012 Retrieved 2012 02 05 Megha Shenoy A feast for the eyes Deccan Herald February 2012 Retrieved 2012 02 05 Gooptu Biswarup Raghavendra Nandini 11 February 2012 Celebrity League rivals IPL on TV in stadia The Economic Times Retrieved 1 March 2012 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 About Us CCL Social Initiative Celebrity Cricket League cclt20 Pvt Ltd Archived from the original on 31 May 2011 Retrieved 9 March 2012 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 TruthDive South Asian News and Opinion India Archived from the original on 23 February 2013 Retrieved 17 February 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link CCL 3 Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser event on 19 Jan in Mumbai 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 TruthDive South Asian News and Opinion India Archived from the original on 2 February 2014 Retrieved 17 February 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link CCL 3 curtain raiser event a star studded affair Celebrity Cricket League Salman Bipasha Kangana add glam 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 Punjab De Sher added in 6th Edition of CCL Celebrity Cricket League CCL 2020 Winners List of All Seasons 1 to 6 Winners List Retrieved 4 April 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Celebrity Cricket League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Celebrity Cricket League amp oldid 1132975442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
