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Celebrity Cricket League

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Celebrity Cricket League
CountriesIndia India
HeadquartersHyderabad, Telangana, India
FormatT20 (2011-2016)
T10 (2017, 2019)
20 Over Test (2023, 2024)
First edition2011
Latest edition2024
Next edition2025 (start date- 31st January 2025)
Tournament formatRound-robin and Knockout
Current championBengal Tigers
Most successfulTelugu Warriors
(4 Titles)
Websitewww.ccl.in
2023 Celebrity Cricket League

The Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) is an exhibition men's cricket league in India. It consists of eight teams of film actors from different 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]

Establishment

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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

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First season

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Current teams

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Team Industry State Captain Debut Ownership
Telugu Warriors Telugu/Tollywood Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Akkineni Akhil 2011 Venkatesh Daggubati, Sachin Joshi
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 Sushil Sharma · Kanishk Sheel · Rahul Mishra · Sushil Malik
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 Indrajith Sukumaran 2012 Mohanlal, Rajkumar, Sripriya, Shaji, Jaison, Mibu Jose Nettikaden
Punjab De Sher Punjabi/Pollywood Punjab Sonu Sood 2016 Navraj Hans, Puneet Singh

Defunct team

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

Total performance

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Sns.
Tms.
 2011
(4) 		2012
(6) 		2013
(8) 		2014
(8) 		2015
(8) 		2016
(8) 		2017
(6) 		2019
(6) 		2023
(8) 		2024
(8)
Bengal Tigers GS GS GS GS SF GS SF GS W
Bhojpuri Dabbangs GS SF GS SF SF R GS
Chennai Rhinos W W GS GS R GS GS GS SF
Karnataka Bulldozers R R W W SF R GS R SF R
Kerala Strikers GS SF R GS GS R GS GS
Mumbai Heroes GS SF GS SF SF GS GS W SF SF
Punjab De Sher GS GS GS GS
Telugu Warriors GS SF R GS W W W GS W GS
Veer Marathi SF GS GS


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.
Overall
Appearances Matches Won Lost NR
Bengal Tigers 9 36 10 23 3
Bhojpuri Dabbangs 7 29 13 13 3
Chennai Rhinos 9 37 16 18 3
Karnataka Bulldozers 10 48 31 14 3
Kerala Strikers 8 32 15 16 1
Mumbai Heroes 10 41 17 21 3
Punjab De Sher 4 13 1 11 1
Telugu Warriors 10 44 31 12 1
Veer Marathi 3 11 3 8 0
Playoffs
Appearances Titles Matches Won Lost NR
Bengal Tigers 3 1 5 2 2 1
Bhojpuri Dabbangs 4 0 5 1 3 1
Chennai Rhinos 4 2 6 4 2 0
Karnataka Bulldozers 9 2 14 7 6 1
Kerala Strikers 3 0 4 1 3 0
Mumbai Heroes 6 1 7 1 5 1
Punjab De Sher 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu Warriors 6 4 10 8 2 0
Veer Marathi 1 0 1 0 1 0

Best performance

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Team Appearances Best result
Total First Latest
Telugu Warriors 10 2011 2024 Champions (2015, 2016, 2017, 2023)
Karnataka Bulldozers 10 2011 2024 Champions (2013, 2014)
Chennai Rhinos 9 2011 2024 Champions (2011, 2012)
Mumbai Heroes 10 2011 2024 Champions (2019)
Bengal Tigers 9 2012 2024 Champions (2024)
Kerala Strikers 8 2012 2024 Runners-up (2014, 2017)
Bhojpuri Dabbangs 7 2013 2024 Runners-up (2023)
Veer Marathi 3 2013 2015 Semi-finals (2013)
Punjab De Sher 4 2016 2024 Group Stage

Squads

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Mumbai Heroes Bengal Tigers Karnataka Bulldozers Chennai Rhinos Telugu Warriors Kerala Strikers Bhojpuri Dabang Punjab De Sher Veer Marathi (Defunct team)

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Venues

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  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. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  7. ^ Correspondent, D. C. (18 January 2024). "Indian National Cine Academy (INCA) Unveiled for Cinematic Unity". Deccan Chronicle. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "About Us - CCL Social Initiative". Celebrity Cricket League. cclt20 Pvt Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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
  12. ^ "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
  13. ^ "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
  14. ^ "Celebrity Cricket League: Salman, Bipasha, Kangana add glam". Daily Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015.
  15. ^ "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
  16. ^ "Punjab De Sher added in 6th Edition of CCL".[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ "Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2020 Winners List of All Seasons [1 to 6]. Winners List". Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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