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{{Infobox cricket tournament main
{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| tournament name    = Celebrity Cricket League
| tournament name    = Celebrity Cricket League
| current                =  
| current                =2023 Celebrity Cricket League
| image                  = Celebrity_Cricket_League_logo.png
| image                  = Cclnewlogo3.png
| size                  =
| size                  =
| caption                =
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| founder                = Pechi Divya
| founder                = Pechi Divya
| cricket format        = [[Twenty-20|T20]] (2011-2016)
| cricket format        = [[Twenty-20|T20]] (2011-2016)
[[T10 cricket|T10]] (2017, 2019)
[[T10 cricket|T10]] (2017, 2019)
20 over test (2023)
| first                  = 2011
| first                  = 2011
| last                  = 2019
| last                  = 2019
| next                  =  
| next                  =2023
| tournament format      = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| tournament format      = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| participants          = 8
| participants          = 8
| Current champions      =  Mumbai Heroes (Ultimate)
| Current champions      =  Mumbai Heroes  
| most successful        =  Telugu Warriors (Ultimate titles)
| most successful        =  Telugu Warriors (3 Titles)
Chennai Rhinos
Karnataka Bulldozers
| website                = {{url|http://www.ccl.in}}
| website                = {{url|http://www.ccl.in}}
}}
|Brand Ambassador=[[Salman Khan]]|Winners=2011 - Chennai Rhinos
2012 - Chennai Rhinos
2013 - Karnataka Bulldozers
2014 - Karnataka Bulldozers
2015 - Telugu Warriors
2016 - Telugu Warriors
2017 - Chennai Rhinos
2019 - Mumbai Heros}}


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 industry|film industries]] of [[cinema of India|Indian cinema]]. The league commenced in 2011.<ref name="times1">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-12/news-interviews/30619206_1_mumbai-heroes-chennae-rhinos-celebrity-cricket-league | archive-url=https://archive.today/20160904074340/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-12/news-interviews/30619206_1_mumbai-heroes-chennae-rhinos-celebrity-cricket-league | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 September 2016 | title=Celeb Cricket League is back with a bang | date=12 January 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=5 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="times2">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-20/news-interviews/30643668_1_telugu-warriors-karnataka-bulldozers-chennai-rhinos | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030145956/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-20/news-interviews/30643668_1_telugu-warriors-karnataka-bulldozers-chennai-rhinos | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 October 2013 | title=CCL: Superstar cricketainment | date=20 January 2012 | access-date=22 January 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | author=Trivedi, Bina}}</ref> The CCL teams use various venues for their home games and it has a vast coverage on Indian media.<ref>2013 Inauguration venue    = Kochi,Kerala [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2011060564880600.htm&date=2011/06/05/&prd=th& ''Beauty, brawn ... and then there was cricket''], The Hindu, 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-22.</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120720065409/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-23/news-interviews/30653079_1_telugu-warriors-telugu-stars-mohanlal ''CCL-II: A starry showdown''], The Times of India, 23 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-05.</ref><ref>Megha Shenoy [http://www.deccanherald.com/content/166684/a-feast-eyes.html ''A feast for the eyes''], Deccan Herald, February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-05.</ref>
The '''Celebrity Cricket League (CCL)''' is an amateur men's [[cricket]] league in India. It consists of eight teams of film actors from eight major regional [[film industry|film industries]] of [[cinema of India|Indian cinema]]. The league commenced in 2011.<ref name="times1">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-12/news-interviews/30619206_1_mumbai-heroes-chennae-rhinos-celebrity-cricket-league | archive-url=https://archive.today/20160904074340/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-12/news-interviews/30619206_1_mumbai-heroes-chennae-rhinos-celebrity-cricket-league | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 September 2016 | title=Celeb Cricket League is back with a bang | date=12 January 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=5 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="times2">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-20/news-interviews/30643668_1_telugu-warriors-karnataka-bulldozers-chennai-rhinos | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030145956/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-20/news-interviews/30643668_1_telugu-warriors-karnataka-bulldozers-chennai-rhinos | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 October 2013 | title=CCL: Superstar cricketainment | date=20 January 2012 | access-date=22 January 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | author=Trivedi, Bina}}</ref> [[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 in Indian media.<ref>2013 Inauguration venue    = Kochi,Kerala [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2011060564880600.htm&date=2011/06/05/&prd=th& ''Beauty, brawn ... and then there was cricket''], The Hindu, 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-22.</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120720065409/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-23/news-interviews/30653079_1_telugu-warriors-telugu-stars-mohanlal ''CCL-II: A starry showdown''], The Times of India, 23 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-05.</ref><ref>Megha Shenoy [http://www.deccanherald.com/content/166684/a-feast-eyes.html ''A feast for the eyes''], Deccan Herald, February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-05.</ref>


==Establishment==
==Establishment==
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==History==
==History==
===First season===
===First season===
The inaugural season took place in 2011 and included participation from four teams - Chennai Rhinos, Telugu Warriors, Mumbai Heroes, and Karnataka Bulldozers.<ref name="times4">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-25/bangalore/29581009_1_film-fraternity-kannada-film-industry-karnataka-film-chamber | title=It's celebrity cricket league next | work=The Times of India | date=25 May 2011 | access-date=9 March 2012 | archive-date=17 November 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117000321/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-25/bangalore/29581009_1_film-fraternity-kannada-film-industry-karnataka-film-chamber | url-status=dead }}</ref> With CCL season 1, the organizers planned to create awareness about anti-piracy.<ref name="ccl-about">{{cite web | url=http://cclt20.in/about-us.php | title=About Us - CCL Social Initiative | publisher=cclt20 Pvt Ltd | work=Celebrity Cricket League | access-date=9 March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531014255/http://cclt20.in/about-us.php | archive-date=31 May 2011 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Chennai Rhinos defeated Karnataka Bulldozers in a competitive final and emerged as the inaugural CCL champions.
The inaugural season took place in 2011 and included participation from four teams - Chennai Rhinos, Telugu Warriors, Mumbai Heroes, and Karnataka Bulldozers.<ref name="times4">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-25/bangalore/29581009_1_film-fraternity-kannada-film-industry-karnataka-film-chamber | title=It's celebrity cricket league next | work=The Times of India | date=25 May 2011 | access-date=9 March 2012 | archive-date=17 November 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117000321/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-25/bangalore/29581009_1_film-fraternity-kannada-film-industry-karnataka-film-chamber | url-status=dead }}</ref> With CCL season 1, the organizers planned to create awareness about anti-piracy.<ref name="ccl-about">{{cite web | url=http://cclt20.in/about-us.php | title=About Us - CCL Social Initiative | publisher=cclt20 Pvt Ltd | work=Celebrity Cricket League | access-date=9 March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531014255/http://cclt20.in/about-us.php | archive-date=31 May 2011 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Chennai Rhinos defeated Karnataka Bulldozers in a competitive final and emerged as the inaugural CCL champions.
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===Third season===
===Third season===
[[File:Haasan supporting Telugu Warriors at CCL.jpg|right|thumb|205x205px|[[Shruti Haasan]] supporting Telugu Warriors ]]
[[File:Genelia Dsouza with flag at CCL. India, 2011.jpg|thumb|187x187px|[[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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://truthdive.com/2013/01/19/ccl-3-celebrity-cricket-league-curtain-raiser-event-on-jan-19-in-mumbai.html |title=TruthDive – South Asian News and Opinion. India |access-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223054154/http://truthdive.com/2013/01/19/ccl-3-celebrity-cricket-league-curtain-raiser-event-on-jan-19-in-mumbai.html |archive-date=23 February 2013}} CCL 3 : Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser event on 19 Jan in Mumbai</ref> where [[Salman Khan]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Salman-Khan-performs-at-Celebrity-Cricket-League-curtain-raiser/22291 |title=Salman Khan performs at Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser - Cricket Country |access-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125032322/http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Salman-Khan-performs-at-Celebrity-Cricket-League-curtain-raiser/22291 |archive-date=25 January 2013}} Salman Khan performed at Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser</ref> [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Bipasha Basu]], [[Prabhu Deva]] and many other celebrities performed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://truthdive.com/2013/01/21/ccl-3-curtain-raiser-event-a-star-studded-affair.html |title=TruthDive – South Asian News and Opinion. India |access-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202175918/http://truthdive.com/2013/01/21/ccl-3-curtain-raiser-event-a-star-studded-affair.html |archive-date=2 February 2014}} CCL 3 curtain raiser event, a star-studded affair</ref> 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]].<ref>[http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-celebrity-cricket-league-2013-salman-khan-bipasha-basu-kangana-ranaut-add-glam-4154210-NOR.html?seq=2 Celebrity Cricket League: Salman, Bipasha, Kangana add glam]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccl.in/bipasha-basu-as-brand-ambassador-for-ccl-season-3.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222044831/http://www.ccl.in/bipasha-basu-as-brand-ambassador-for-ccl-season-3.php |archive-date=22 February 2013}} Bipasha Basu as Brand Ambassador for CCL Season-3</ref> Karnataka Bulldozers defeated Telugu Warriors to become CCL 3 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://truthdive.com/2013/01/19/ccl-3-celebrity-cricket-league-curtain-raiser-event-on-jan-19-in-mumbai.html |title=TruthDive – South Asian News and Opinion. India |access-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223054154/http://truthdive.com/2013/01/19/ccl-3-celebrity-cricket-league-curtain-raiser-event-on-jan-19-in-mumbai.html |archive-date=23 February 2013}} CCL 3 : Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser event on 19 Jan in Mumbai</ref> where [[Salman Khan]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Salman-Khan-performs-at-Celebrity-Cricket-League-curtain-raiser/22291 |title=Salman Khan performs at Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser - Cricket Country |access-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125032322/http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Salman-Khan-performs-at-Celebrity-Cricket-League-curtain-raiser/22291 |archive-date=25 January 2013}} Salman Khan performed at Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser</ref> [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Bipasha Basu]], [[Prabhu Deva]] and many other celebrities performed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://truthdive.com/2013/01/21/ccl-3-curtain-raiser-event-a-star-studded-affair.html |title=TruthDive – South Asian News and Opinion. India |access-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202175918/http://truthdive.com/2013/01/21/ccl-3-curtain-raiser-event-a-star-studded-affair.html |archive-date=2 February 2014}} CCL 3 curtain raiser event, a star-studded affair</ref> 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]].<ref>[http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-celebrity-cricket-league-2013-salman-khan-bipasha-basu-kangana-ranaut-add-glam-4154210-NOR.html?seq=2 Celebrity Cricket League: Salman, Bipasha, Kangana add glam]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccl.in/bipasha-basu-as-brand-ambassador-for-ccl-season-3.php |title=Celebrity Cricket League (CCL)-the Official Website |access-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222044831/http://www.ccl.in/bipasha-basu-as-brand-ambassador-for-ccl-season-3.php |archive-date=22 February 2013}} Bipasha Basu as Brand Ambassador for CCL Season-3</ref> Karnataka Bulldozers defeated Telugu Warriors to become CCL 3 champions.


===Fourth season===
===Fourth season===
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===Fifth season===
===Fifth season===
[[File:Salman Khan and Vengatesh at CCL match, India.jpg|thumb|Brand Ambassador for Celebrity Cricket League From 2011 [[Salman Khan]] With Celebrities at a CCL match in 2012|267x267px]]
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.
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.


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==Teams and performance==
==Teams and performance==
[[File:Celebrities at CCL match, India.jpg|thumb|Celebrities at a CCL match in 2012]]


===Teams===
===Current teams===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Team
! Team
!Logo
! Industry
! Industry
! State
! State
! Captain
! Captain
! Debut
!  Ownership
!  Ownership
|-
| '''Karnataka Bulldozers'''
| [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada/Sandalwood]]
| [[Karnataka]]
| [[Sudeep]]
| [[Ashok Kheny]]
|-
| '''Mumbai Heroes'''
| [[Bollywood|Hindi/Bollywood]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Bobby Deol]]
| [[Sohail Khan]]
|-
|-
| '''Bengal Tigers'''
| '''Bengal Tigers'''
|[[File:Bengaltigers.png|thumb|upright=0.3]]
| [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali/Tollywood]]
| [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali/Tollywood]]
| [[West Bengal]]
| [[West Bengal]]
| [[Jisshu Sengupta]]
| [[Jisshu Sengupta]]
| [[Boney Kapoor]]
| 2012
| [[Boney Kapoor]], Raj Shah
|-
|-
| '''Telugu Warriors'''
| '''Bhojpuri Dabbangs'''
| [[Telugu cinema|Telugu/Tollywood]]
|[[File:Bhojpuridabanggs.png|thumb|upright=0.3]]
| [[Andhra Pradesh]],
| [[Bhojpuri cinema|Bhojpuri]]
[[Telangana]]
| [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]]
| [[Akhil (Telugu actor)|Akkineni Akhil]]
| [[Manoj Tiwari (politician)|Manoj Tiwari]]
| [[Sachiin Joshi]]
| 2013
|-
| [[Manoj Tiwari (politician)|Manoj Tiwari]], Satender Maan, Ankur Prasad, Pradeep Sehrawat
| '''Kerala Strikers'''
| [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam/Mollywood]]
| [[Kerala]]
| [[Mohanlal]]
| [[Rajkumar Sethupathi|Rajkumar]], [[Sripriya]]
|-
|-
| '''Chennai Rhinos'''
| '''Chennai Rhinos'''
|[[File:Chennairhinos.png|thumb|upright=0.3]]
| [[Tamil cinema|Tamil/Kollywood]]
| [[Tamil cinema|Tamil/Kollywood]]
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]
| [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]
| 2011
| K. Ganga Prasad
| K. Ganga Prasad
|-
|-
| '''Bhojpuri Dabbangs'''
| '''Karnataka Bulldozers'''
| [[Bhojpuri cinema|Bhojpuri]]
|[[File:Karnatakabulldozers.png|thumb|upright=0.3]]
| [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]]
| [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada/Sandalwood]]
| [[Manoj Tiwari (politician)|Manoj Tiwari]]
| [[Karnataka]]
| Manoj Tiwari
| Pradeep
| 2011
| [[Ashok Kheny]]
|-
| '''Kerala Strikers'''
|[[File:keralastrikers.png|thumb|upright=0.3]]
| [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam/Mollywood]]
| [[Kerala]]
| [[Kunchacko Boban|Kunchako Boban]]  
| 2012
| [[Mohanlal]], [[Rajkumar Sethupathi|Rajkumar]], [[Sripriya]], Shaji, Jaison
|-
| '''Mumbai Heroes'''
|[[File:Mumbaiheroes.png|thumb|upright=0.3]]
| [[Bollywood|Hindi/Bollywood]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Riteish Deshmukh]]
| 2011
| [[Sohail Khan]]
|-
|-
| '''Punjab De Sher'''
| '''Punjab De Sher'''
|[[File:Punjabdesher.jpg|thumb|upright=0.3]]
| [[Cinema of Punjab|Punjabi]]
| [[Cinema of Punjab|Punjabi]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Sonu Sood]]
| [[Sonu Sood]]
| 2016
| Navraj Hans, Puneet Singh
| Navraj Hans, Puneet Singh
|-
|-
| '''Veer Marathi''' (defunct)
| '''Telugu Warriors'''
|[[File:Teluguwarriors.png|thumb|upright=0.3]]
| [[Telugu cinema|Telugu/Tollywood]]
| [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]]
| [[Akhil (Telugu actor)|Akkineni Akhil]]
| 2011
| [[Venkatesh Daggubati]]
|-
|}
 
===Defunct team===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Logo
! Industry
! State
! Captain
! Debut
!  Ownership
|-
| '''Veer Marathi'''  
|[[File:Veermarathis.png|thumb|upright=0.3]]
| [[Cinema of Maharashtra|Marathi]]
| [[Cinema of Maharashtra|Marathi]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Mahesh Manjrekar]]  
| [[Mahesh Manjrekar]]  
| 2013
| [[Riteish Deshmukh]]
| [[Riteish Deshmukh]]


|}
|}


===Performance===
===Total performance===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
!style="width:150px;"|Team
!{{diagonal split header|{{Tooltip|Tms.|Teams}}|{{Tooltip|Sns.|Seasons}}}}
!2011
!2011<br /><small>(4)</small>
!2012
!2012<br /><small>(6)</small>
!2013
!2013<br /><small>(8)</small>
!2014
!2014<br /><small>(8)</small>
!2015
!2015<br /><small>(8)</small>
!2016
!2016<br /><small>(8)</small>
!2017
!2017<br /><small>(6)</small>
!2019
!2019<br /><small>(6)</small>
!2023<br /><small>(8)</small>
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nowrap|Karnataka Bulldozers}}
|style="text-align:left;"|Bengal Tigers
|style="background:red;"|R
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|  
|style="background:red;"|R
|bgcolor=lime|'''W'''
|bgcolor=lime|'''W'''
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:red;"|R
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:red;"|R
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Punjab De Sher
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|{{N/A}}
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Bengal Tigers
|{{N/A}}
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|6th
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Bhojpuri Dabbangs
|style="text-align:left;"|Bhojpuri Dabbangs
|{{N/A}}
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=2|
|{{N/A}}
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|{{N/A}}
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Chennai Rhinos
|style="text-align:left;"|Chennai Rhinos  
|bgcolor=lime|'''W'''
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|bgcolor=lime|'''W'''
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:red;"|R
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|{{N/A}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nowrap|Karnataka Bulldozers}}
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Kerala Strikers
|style="text-align:left;"|Kerala Strikers
|{{N/A}}
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|5th
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:red;"|R
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:red;"|R
|{{N/A}}
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Mumbai Heroes
| style="text-align:left;" |Mumbai Heroes
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
| style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
| style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
| style="background:CCFFFF;" |GS
| style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
| style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
| style="background:CCFFFF;" |GS
| style="background:CCFFFF;" |GS
| bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
| style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Punjab De Sher
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=5|
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|bgcolor=lime|'''W'''
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Telugu Warriors
|style="text-align:left;"|Telugu Warriors
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:red;"|R
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|bgcolor=lime|'''W'''
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|bgcolor=lime|'''W'''
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|bgcolor=lime|'''W'''
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Veer Marathi
|style="text-align:left;"|Veer Marathi<sup>†</sup>
|{{N/A}}
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=2|
|{{N/A}}
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|{{N/A}}
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=4|
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|}
|}
<sup>†</sup> <small>Team now defunct.</small>
'''Notes''':
'''Notes''':
* W = Winner; R = Runner-up; SF = SemiFinalist; GS = Groupstage; F = Finalist; N/A = Not Played; TBA = To Be Announced.
* W = Winner; R = Runner-up; SF = SemiFinalist; GS = GroupStage
* 2018 CCL T10 was cancelled
* 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).
* 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.


==Venues==
===Best performance===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2" style="width:150px"|Team
!colspan=3|Appearances
!rowspan="2" style="width:300px"|Best result


* [[Ahmedabad]]: [[Narendra Modi Stadium]]
|-
* [[Bengaluru]]: [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]
!width=40|Total
* [[Chennai]]: [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
!width=40|First
* [[Kochi]]: [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
!width=40|Latest
* [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]: [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]]
|-
* [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]: [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
|style="text-align:left"|Telugu Warriors
* [[Mumbai]] : [[Brabourne Stadium]]
| 9 || 2011 || 2023 ||bgcolor="gold"| '''Champions''' (2015, 2016, 2017)
* [[Mumbai]] : [[DY Patil Stadium]]
|-
* [[Pune]]: [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Cricket Stadium]]
|style="text-align:left"|Karnataka Bulldozers
* [[Dubai]]: [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]]
| 9 || 2011 || 2023 ||bgcolor="gold"| '''Champions''' (2013, 2014)
* [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]]: [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]]
|-
* [[Siliguri]]: [[Kanchenjunga Stadium]]
|style="text-align:left"|Chennai Rhinos
* [[Visakhapatnam]]: [[Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium]]
| 8 || 2011 || 2023 ||bgcolor="gold"| '''Champions''' (2011, 2012)
* [[Cuttack]] : [[Barabati Stadium]]
|-
* [[Ranchi]]  : [[JSCA International Stadium Complex]]
|style="text-align:left"|Mumbai Heroes
* [[Chandigarh]] : [[Sector 16 Stadium]]
| 9 || 2011 || 2023 ||bgcolor="gold"| '''Champions''' (2019)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Kerala Strikers
| 7 || 2012 || 2023 ||bgcolor="silver"| '''Runners-up''' (2014, 2017)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Bhojpuri Dabbangs
| 7 || 2013 || 2023 || style="background:#cc9966"|'''Semi-finals''' (2014, 2016, 2019)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Bengal Tigers
| 8 || 2012 || 2023 || style="background:#cc9966"|'''Semi-finals''' (2016, 2019)  
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Veer Marathi<sup>†</sup>
| 3 || 2013 || 2015 || style="background:#cc9966"|'''Semi-finals''' (2013)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Punjab De Sher
| 3 || 2016 || 2023 || Group Stage (2016, 2019)
|}
<sup>†</sup> <small>Team now defunct.</small>


==Squads==
==Squads==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! width=330 | Mumbai Heroes
! width="330" | Mumbai Heroes
! width=330 | Telugu Warriors
! width="330" | Bengal Tigers
! width=330 | Chennai Rhinos
! width=330 | Kerala Strikers
! width=330 | Telugu Warriors  
! width=330 | Chennai Rhinos  
! width=330 | Karnataka Bulldozers
! width=330 | Karnataka Bulldozers
! width=330 | Kerala Vikings
! width=330 | Bengal Tigers
! width=330 | Punjab De Sher
! width=330 | Punjab De Sher
! width=330 | Bhojpuri Dabang  
! width=330 | Bhojpuri Dabang  
! width=330 | Veer Marathi
! width=330 | Veer Marathi
|-
|-
|valign=top|
| valign="top" |
* [[Ritesh Deshmukh]] (Captain)
* [[Ritesh Deshmukh]] (Captain)
* [[Bobby Deol]]  
* [[Sohail Khan]]
* [[Salman Khan]]
* [[Bobby Deol]]
* [[Sunil Shetty]]
* [[Sunil Shetty]]
* [[Varun Badola]]
* [[Varun Badola]]
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* [[Kabir Sadanand]]
* [[Kabir Sadanand]]
* [[Kunal Khemu]]
* [[Kunal Khemu]]
* [[Raja Bherwani]]
* Raja Bherwani
* [[Shabbir Ahluwalia]]
* [[Shabbir Ahluwalia]]
* [[Sharad Kelkar]]
* [[Sharad Kelkar]]
* [[Sohail Khan]]
* [[Saqib Saleem]]
* [[Saqib Saleem]]
* [[Tushar Jalota]]
* Tushar Jalota
* [[Vatsal Seth]]
* [[Vatsal Seth]]
* [[Sahil Chaudhary]]
* [[Indraneil Sengupta]]
|valign=top|
* Sahil Chaudhary
*[[Akhil Akkineni]]
'''Former players:'''
*[[Daggubati Venkatesh|Venkatesh]] (captain)
*[[Sonu Sood]]
| valign="top" |
*[[Jisshu Sengupta|Jisshu]] (captain)
*[[Indrasish Roy|Indrasish]]
*[[Joy Kumar Mukherjee|Joy]]
*[[Jeetu Kamal]]
*[[Bonny Sengupta|Bonny]]
*[[Gourav Chakraborty|Gourav]]
*Uday
*Yousuf
*Jammy
*Rahul
*Sandy
*Suman
*Mohan
*Manty
*Sougata
*Ratnadeep
*Joe
*Ananda
*Aditya
*Arman
*Sourav
'''Former players:'''
*[[Prosenjit Chatterjee]] (mentor)
*[[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]]
*[[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]
*[[Amitabh Bhattacharjee|Amitabh]]
*[[Rahul Banerjee (actor)|Rahul]]
*Vievek
*Indrajit
*Debraj
*Raja
*Sidd
*Abhi
*Tabun
*Rubin
*Heerok
*Koushik
*Partha
*Prasun
*Debaprio
*Debu
 
| valign="top" |
* [[Kunchacko Boban]] (Captain)
* [[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]]
* [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]]
* [[Rajeev Pillai]]
* Vivek Gopan
* [[Unni Mukundan]]
* [[Siju Wilson]]
* [[Manikuttan]]
*[[Vijay Yesudas]]
* [[Saiju Kurup]]
* [[Vinu Mohan]]
*Arjun Nandakumar
*Siddharth Menon
* Prajod Kalabhavan
* Shafique Rehman
*Nikhil K Menon
*[[Lal Jr.|Jean Paul Lal]]
*[[Sanju Sivram]]
*[[Alexander Prasanth|Prasanth Alexander]]
'''Former players:'''
* [[Mohanlal]]
* [[Nivin Pauly]]
* [[Bala (actor)|Bala]]
* [[Riyaz Khan]]
*Arun Benny
* Bineesh Kodiyeri
* [[Rahul Madhav]]
*Sukesh Kuttan
* Rakendhu
* Madan mohan
* [[Munna (actor)|Munna Simon]]
* [[Rejith Menon]]
| valign="top" |
*[[Akhil Akkineni]] (captain)
*[[Daggubati Venkatesh|Venkatesh]]
* [[Sachin Joshi]]
* [[Sachin Joshi]]
* [[Sudheer Babu]]
* [[Sudheer Babu]]
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*[[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]]
*[[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]]
* ESD
* ESD
* [[Ashwin Babu]]
* Ashwin Babu
* [[Aadarsh Balakrishna]]
* [[Aadarsh Balakrishna]]
* Nandakishore
* Nandakishore
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* [[Sushanth]]
* [[Sushanth]]
* [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]]
* [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]]
* [[Taraka Ratna]]
* Samrat Reddy
* Samrat Reddy
* Viswa
* Viswa
|valign=top|
| valign="top" |
* [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] (Captain)
* [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] (Captain)
* [[Vishnu Vishal|Vishnu]]
* [[Jiiva]]
* [[Vikranth]]
* [[Shanthanu Bhagyaraj|Shanthanu]]
* [[Prithvi Rajan|Prithvi]]
* [[Ashok Selvan]]
* [[Ashok Selvan]]
* [[Kalaiyarasan]]
* [[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]]
* [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]
* [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]
* [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]]
* [[Bose Venkat]]
* [[Hemachandran (actor)|Hemachandran]]
* [[Kalaiyarasan]]
* [[Master Mahendran|Mahendran]]
* [[Nandha Durairaj|Nandha]]
* [[Prithvi Rajan|Prithvi]]
* [[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]]
* [[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]]
* Sanjay Bharathi
* Aadhav
* [[Shanthanu Bhagyaraj|Shanthanu]]
* Dasarathan
* [[Sharran Kumar|Sharran]]
* [[Sharran Kumar|Sharran]]
* Uday Kumar
* [[Bala Saravanan]]
* [[Vikranth]]  
* Sathya
* [[Vishnu Vishal|Vishnu]]
 
'''Former players:'''
'''Former players:'''
* [[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]]
* [[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]]
* [[Hamsavardhan]]
* [[Hamsavardhan]]
* [[Jayam Ravi]]
* [[Jayam Ravi]]
* [[Jiiva]]
* [[Jithan Ramesh]]
* [[Jithan Ramesh]]
* [[Karthik Kumar]]
* [[Karthik Kumar]]
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* Rishikanth
* Rishikanth
* [[Sarathkumar]]
* [[Sarathkumar]]
* [[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]]
* Sri Balaji
* Sri Balaji
* [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]]
* [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]]
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* [[Suriya]]
* [[Suriya]]
* [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]
* [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]
|valign=top|
* [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]]
* [[Sudeep]] (Captain)
* [[Bose Venkat]]
* [[Pradeep (Kannada actor)|Pradeep]]
* [[Hemachandran (actor)|Hemachandran]]
* [[Master Mahendran|Mahendran]]
* [[Nandha Durairaj|Nandha]]
* Sanjay Bharathi
* Uday Kumar
| valign="top" |
* [[Sudeep]]  
* [[Pradeep (Kannada actor)|Pradeep]](Captain)
* [[Tarun Chandra]]
* [[Tarun Chandra]]
* [[Jai Karthik]]
* [[Jai Karthik]]
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* [[Dhruv Sarja]]
* [[Dhruv Sarja]]
* [[Chiranjeevi Sarja]]
* [[Chiranjeevi Sarja]]
|valign=top|
 
* [[Mohanlal]] (Captain)
| valign="top" |
* [[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]]
* [[Asif Ali (actor)|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 (actor)|Bala]]
* [[Munna (actor)|Munna Simon]]
* Nikhil Menon
* [[Rejith Menon]]
|valign=top|
*[[Jisshu Sengupta|Jisshu]] (captain)
*[[Joy Kumar Mukherjee|Joy]]
*[[Indrasish Roy|Indrasish]]
*Yousuf
*Uday
*Sandy
*Suman
*Vievek
*Mohan
*Debu
*Manty
*Nandi
*Jammy
*Sushil
*Ratnadeep
*Joe
'''Former players:'''
*[[Prosenjit Chatterjee]]
*[[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]]
*[[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]
*[[Amitabh Bhattacharjee|Amitabh]]
*[[Rahul Banerjee (actor)|Rahul]]
*[[Gourav Chakraborty|Gourav]]
*[[Bonny Sengupta|Bonny]]
*Indrajit
*Debraj
*Raja
*Sidd
*Abhi
*Tabun
*Rubin
*Heerok
*Koushik
*Partha
*Prasun
*Debaprio
|valign=top|
*[[Sonu Sood]] (Captain)
*[[Sonu Sood]] (Captain)
*[[Mika Singh]]
*[[Mika Singh]]
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*[[Ayushmann Khurana]]  
*[[Ayushmann Khurana]]  
*[[Binnu Dhillon]]
*[[Binnu Dhillon]]
*[[Manvir Sran]]
*Manvir Sran
*[[Rahul Dev]]  
*[[Rahul Dev]]  
*[[Navraj Hans]]  
*[[Navraj Hans]]  
*[[Jazzy B]]  
*[[Jazzy B]]  
*[[Harmeet Singh (actor)|Harmeet Singh]]
*Harmeet Singh
*[[Piyush Malhotra]]
*Piyush Malhotra
*[[Gulzar Chahal]]
*Gulzar Chahal
*[[Roshan Prince]]  
*[[Roshan Prince]]  
*[[Amrinder Gill]]
*[[Amrinder Gill]]
*[[Angad Bedi]]  
*[[Angad Bedi]]  
*[[Yuvraj Hans]]  
*[[Yuvraj Hans]]  
*[[Raju Sharma]]
*Raju Sharma
*[[Dilraj Khurana]]
*Dilraj Khurana
'''New Players:'''
*Arjun Madan
*[[Dilraj Khurana]]
| valign="top" |
*[[Manvir Sran]]
*[[Arjun Madan]] 
*[[Piyush Malhotra]]
*[[Raju Sharma]]
|valign=top|
*[[Manoj Tiwari (politician)|Manoj Tiwari]] (Captain)
*[[Manoj Tiwari (politician)|Manoj Tiwari]] (Captain)
*[[Dinesh Lal Yadav]] (Vice Captain)
*[[Dinesh Lal Yadav]] (Vice Captain)
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*Vijay Kenkre
*Vijay Kenkre
|}
|}
==Venues==
* [[Ahmedabad]]: [[Narendra Modi Stadium]]
* [[Bengaluru]]: [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]
* [[Chennai]]: [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
* [[Kochi]]: [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
* [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]: [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]]
* [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]: [[Lal Bahadur Shastri 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 (city)|Sharjah]]: [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]]
* [[Siliguri]]: [[Kanchenjunga Stadium]]
* [[Trivandrum]]: [[Greenfield International Stadium]]
* [[Visakhapatnam]]: [[Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium]]
* [[Cuttack]] : [[Barabati Stadium]]
* [[Ranchi]]  : [[JSCA International Stadium Complex]]
* [[Chandigarh]] : [[Sector 16 Stadium]]
* [[Raipur]] : [[Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:48, 17 March 2023


Celebrity Cricket League
File:Cclnewlogo3.png
CountriesIndia India
HeadquartersHyderabad, Telangana, India
FormatT20 (2011-2016)

T10 (2017, 2019)

20 over test (2023)
First edition2011
Latest edition2019
Next edition2023
Tournament formatRound-robin and Knockout
Number of teams8
Most successfulTelugu Warriors (3 Titles)
2023 Celebrity Cricket League
Websitewww.ccl.in

The Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) is an amateur men's cricket league in India. It consists of eight teams of film actors from eight 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 in Indian media.[3][4][5]

Establishment

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.

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
Bengal Tigers
File:Bengaltigers.png
 Bengali/Tollywood West Bengal Jisshu Sengupta 2012 Boney Kapoor, Raj Shah
Bhojpuri Dabbangs
File:Bhojpuridabanggs.png
 Bhojpuri Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Manoj Tiwari 2013 Manoj Tiwari, Satender Maan, Ankur Prasad, Pradeep Sehrawat
Chennai Rhinos
File:Chennairhinos.png
 Tamil/Kollywood Tamil Nadu Arya 2011 K. Ganga Prasad
Karnataka Bulldozers
File:Karnatakabulldozers.png
 Kannada/Sandalwood Karnataka Pradeep 2011 Ashok Kheny
Kerala Strikers
File:Keralastrikers.png
 Malayalam/Mollywood Kerala Kunchako Boban 2012 Mohanlal, Rajkumar, Sripriya, Shaji, Jaison
Mumbai Heroes
File:Mumbaiheroes.png
 Hindi/Bollywood Maharashtra Riteish Deshmukh 2011 Sohail Khan
Punjab De Sher
File:Punjabdesher.jpg
 Punjabi Punjab Sonu Sood 2016 Navraj Hans, Puneet Singh
Telugu Warriors
File:Teluguwarriors.png
 Telugu/Tollywood Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Akkineni Akhil 2011 Venkatesh Daggubati

Defunct team

Team Logo Industry State Captain Debut Ownership
Veer Marathi
File:Veermarathis.png
 Marathi Maharashtra Mahesh Manjrekar 2013 Riteish Deshmukh

Total performance

Template:Diagonal split header 2011
(4) 		2012
(6) 		2013
(8) 		2014
(8) 		2015
(8) 		2016
(8) 		2017
(6) 		2019
(6) 		2023
(8)
Bengal Tigers GS GS GS GS SF GS SF GS
Bhojpuri Dabbangs GS SF GS SF SF SF
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
Mumbai Heroes GS SF GS SF SF GS GS W SF
Punjab De Sher GS GS GS
Telugu Warriors GS SF R GS W W W GS SF
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
Telugu Warriors 9 2011 2023 Champions (2015, 2016, 2017)
Karnataka Bulldozers 9 2011 2023 Champions (2013, 2014)
Chennai Rhinos 8 2011 2023 Champions (2011, 2012)
Mumbai Heroes 9 2011 2023 Champions (2019)
Kerala Strikers 7 2012 2023 Runners-up (2014, 2017)
Bhojpuri Dabbangs 7 2013 2023 Semi-finals (2014, 2016, 2019)
Bengal Tigers 8 2012 2023 Semi-finals (2016, 2019)
Veer Marathi† 3 2013 2015 Semi-finals (2013)
Punjab De Sher 3 2016 2023 Group 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:

Former players:

Former players:

Former players:

Former players:

Venues

References

  1. ↑ "Celeb Cricket League is back with a bang". The Times of India. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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. 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. 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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