WCL 2025: Know About the Schedule, Venue, Dates, Squads, and Much More

The much-awaited T20 cricket action is back as the second edition of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) Cricket is set to start. The tournament, which will feature multiple cricket legends across the world, will see them facing off against each other for one title. The first match of the tournament is set to be played on July 18, and the league stage matches will be played till July 29. Then comes the playoffs with the final match to be played on August 2.

India Champions were crowned winners in the last season, which was also the inaugural season of the tournament. They defeated the England Champions under the captaincy of former legendary Indian batter Yuvraj Singh. Robin Uthappa was named Player of the Match for his quickfire 50-run knock, which came off just 32 balls, including four fours and two sixes. Despite the tournament being played in England, the India Champions defeated the Three Lions at their home and lifted the trophy.

WCL Schedule 2025

As mentioned, the tournament will kick off on July 18 and will conclude on August 2. There are some matches which don’t even have a one-day gap between them; however, it will help the tournament to be shorter, but there will be no compromise to the entertainment for the fans. Below are the WCL Schedule 2025:

WCL 2025 Venue

As a WCL 2025 venue, England will be hosting the tournament just like the previous season. Birmingham, Leeds, Edgbaston, Leicestershire, and Northampton will be the venues for the tournament. Teams like India Champions and Pakistan Champions are likely to have great crowd support due to the popularity of Asian people in the English country.

WCL Squads 2025

All the WCL squads 2025 are quite the same as they were in the last season. However, there are a few changes in each team and a few captaincy changes as well. Just like the legendary teams, the captains are also legends. Yuvraj Singh will be leading the India Champions, while Brett Lee will lead the Australia Champions. Shahid Afridi has been announced as Pakistan Champions' captain; on the other hand, AB de Villiers has been given the captaincy duties of South Africa Champions. Kieron Pollard will be seen leading the West Champions, and last but not least, the England Champions will have Kevin Pietersen as their skipper.

India Champions

Yuvraj Singh (c), 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.

Pakistan Champions

Shahid Afridi (c), Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sharjeel Khan, Wahab Riaz, Asif Ali, Kamran Akmal, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Khan, and Sohail Tanvir.

West Indies Champions

Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard (c), Dwayne Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Fidel Edwards, Shannon Gabriel, Sheldon Cottrell, Ashley Nurse, Sulieman Benn, Nikita Miller, Dave Mohammed, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chadwick Walton, William Perkins, and Tharindu Rathnayake.

England Champions

Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Sir Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Samit Patel, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Liam Plunkett, Chris Tremlett, Ajmal Shahzad, Ryan Sidebottom, Stuart Meaker, Phil Mustard, Usman Afzaal, and Tim Ambrose.

Australia Champions

Brett Lee (c), 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, and John Hastings.

South Africa Champions

AB de Villiers (c), Hashim Amla, Chris Morris, JP Duminy, Albie Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Imran Tahir, JJ Smuts, Richard Levi, Dane Vilas, SJ Erwee, Duanne Olivier, Morne van Wyk, Hardus Viljoen, and Aaron Phangiso.