World Championship of Legends (2025)

The much-awaited World Championship of Legends will get underway in July 2025. The tournament is scheduled to be played from July 18 to August 2. It will be the second season of the tournament and will be played in England.

A total of six teams featuring stars of yesteryear will be participating in the competition. Some of the biggest names in the game such as Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Chris Gayle , AB De Villiers and Brett Lee will be in action during the tournament.

The India Champions are the defending champions and will be looking to defend the title. They will be opening their campaign against Pakistan Champions on July 20. On the other hand, England Champions and Pakistan Champions will be facing each other in the first game of the tournament.

Here’s all you need to know about the tournament: 

World Championship of Legends Teams:

A total of six teams will be taking part in the competition. The six teams are:

• India Champions
• Pakistan Champions
• South Africa Champions
• England Champions
• Australia Champions
• West Indies Champions

The six teams will be facing each other once in the league stage before the top four teams qualify for the semifinals.

World Championship of Legends venues:

The WCL 2025 games will be played across four venues in England. The four venues are:

• Edgbaston (Birmingham)
• County Ground (Northampton)
• Grace Road (Leicester)
• Headingley (Leeds)

Edgbaston will be hosting the first game, two semifinals as well as the final

World Championship of Legends Schedule:

World Championship of Legends full schedule:

World Championship of Legends squads:

Australia Champions: Brett Lee, 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, John Hastings.

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

India Champions: Yuvraj Singh, 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 Maan.

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

West Indies Champions: Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Sheldon Cottrell, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chadwick Walton, Shannon Gabriel, Ashley Nurse, Fidel Edwards, William Perkins, Sulieman Benn, Dave Mohammed, Nikita Miller.

Pakistan Champions: Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Sharjeel Khan, Wahab Riaz, Asif Ali, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir.