Have a look at the 2023 Celebrity Cricket League squad, teams and where to watch along with the CCL team players list
India’s obsession with cricket won’t let up, as the country’s fans are constantly looking for ways to capitalise on any chance they have. The Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) is one such opportunity, allowing die-hard fans to catch their favourite stars in action.
In India, a men’s amateur cricket league called the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2023 also goes by the names CCL T10 and CCL 9. CCL 2023 will begin on February 18, 2023, and end on March 19, 2023.
Nine teams of actors from nine of India’s most important regional film industries make up CCL. The Celebrity Cricket League debuted in 2011. Teams from the CCL play their home matches in a variety of locations and receive substantial media coverage in India.
Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2023 teams squad and every team players list
It was originally planned for Celebrity Cricket League (IPL) season 9 to take place in 2021, however, Covid-19 forced the tournament’s postponement.
Eight teams are competing against one another in the CCL series, which began on February 18. The teams in the league get to compete against one another in 19 games.
Bollywood celebs will be spotted competing in the CCL tournament, including Ritesh Deshmukh, who plays for Mumbai Heroes, Suneil Shetty, Bobby Deol, and many others. In CCL 2023, two well-known South Indian actors, Kichcha Sudeep and Akhil Akkineni, will also participate.
What are the teams for the 2023 Celebrity Cricket League?
The CCL 2023 will feature a total of eight teams.
- Bengal Tigers
- Bhojpuri Dabanggs
- Chennai Rhinos
- Karnataka Kulldozers
- Kerala Strikers
- Mumbai Heroes
- Telugu Warriors
- Punjab De Sher
Celebrity Cricket Team 2023 sqauds
The full squad for each of the eight competing teams are listed below:
Bengal Tigers
Uday, Indrasish, Mohan, Suman, Joy, Joe, Yusuf, Jeetu Kamal, Jammy, Ratnadip Ghosh, Ananda Chowdhury, Sandy, Aditya Roy Banerjee, Arman Ahamed, Manty, Rahul Mazumdar, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Boney, and Sourav Das.
Bhojpuri Dabanggs
Manoj Tiwari (captain), Ravi Kishan, Dinesh Lal Yadav, Ram Pravesh Yadav, Uday Tiwari, Ajhoy Sharma, Vikrant Singh, Aditya Ojha, Prakash Jais, Ayaz Khan, Shailesh Sinha, Vaibhav Raj, Asgar Rashid Khan, Vikas Singh, Akbar Naqvi, Gajender Pratap Dwivedi, Jay Prakash Yadav, Raj Chohan, Pawan Singh, Bobby Singh, Pradeep Pandey, Yash Kumar
Chennai Rhinos
Arya (Captain), Vishnu Vishal, Jiiva, Vikranth, Shantanu, Prithivi, Ashok Selvan, Kalai Arasan, Mirchi Shiva, Bharath Niwas, Ramana, Satya, Dasarathan, Sharan, Aadhav, and Balasaravanan
Karnataka Bulldozers
Pradeep (Captain), Rajeev H, Sudeep Kiccha, Suneel Rao, Jayram Karthik, Prathap, Prasanna, Shiva Rajkumar, Ganesh, Krishna, Sourav Lokesh, Chandan, Arjun Yogi, Nirup Bhandari, Nanda Kishore, and Sagar Gowda
Kerala Strikers
Kunchacko Boban (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
Mumbai Heroes
Ritesh Deshmukh (Captain), Suniel Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Sohail Khan, Bobby Deol, Jay Bhanushali, Saqib Saleem, Shabir Ahluwalia, Raja Bherwani, Sharad Kelkar, Apoorva Lakhia, Sameer Kochar, Sidhant Muley, Madhav Deochake, Freddie Daruwala, Vatsal Sheth, Adarsh Balakrishna, Rajniesh Dugali, Nishant Dahiya, Navdeep Tomar, Sandeep Juwatkar, Jatin Sarna, and Amit Sial
Punjab De Sher
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 Khurana
Telugu Warriors
Akhil Akkineni (Captain), Venkatesh, 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
Celebrity Cricket Team 2023 live streaming and broadcasting details: Where to watch?
Zee will broadcast the CCL T20 event in 9 different languages over 9 distinct Zee channels.
- Zee Anmol Cinema – Hindi
- & Pictures – English
- Zee Thirai – Tamil
- Zee Cinemalu – Telugu
- Zee Picchar – Kannada
- Flowers TV – Malayalam
- PTC Punjabi – Punjabi
- Zee Bangla Cinema – Bangla
- Zee Biskope – Bhojpuri
Fans may view highlights on the Celebrity Cricket League’s YouTube channel as well as live streams of the games on the Zee5 app.