India's beloved Celebrity Cricket League enters its 12th season, blending Bollywood glamour, regional cinema icons, and high-octane T20 action to captivate over 200 million fans via TV and streaming.
The tournament is kicking off on January 16 and culminating February 1, the carnival-like event fills stadiums with electric vibes.
Eight franchises embody film industries from Telugu Warriors and Vels Chennai Kings (Tamil) to newcomers Kerala Strikers (Malayalam), alongside Karnataka Bulldozers, Bengal Tigers, Mumbai Heroes, Punjab De Sher, and Bhojpuri Dabanggs, celebrating cultural unity.
Action spans Vizag's ACA-VDCA Stadium opener, Coimbatore's SNR College ground, and Hyderabad's grand Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium will host the semifinals and the final.
CCL 2026 Squads: Full List of Players of Celebrity Cricket League Teams
Bhojpuri Dabangs
Manoj Tiwari (C), Aditiya Ojha, Ajhoy Sharma, Anshuman, Asgar Khan, Ayaz Khan, Dinesh Lal Yadav, Jayprakash Yadav, Khesari Lal Yadav, Kumar Sudhir Singh, Manmohan, Neel, Parivesh Yadav, Uaday Tiwari, Vaibhav, Vikas Singh, Vikrant Singh
Bengal Tigers
Jisshu Sengupta (C), Uday, Indrasish, Mohan, Sanjoy, Jammy, Yusuf, Monty, Ratnadip, Sandy, Aditya, Boney, Sourav Das
Karnataka Bulldozers
Kiccha Sudeep (C), Karthik Jayaram, Pradeep Bogadi, Suneel Rao, Darling Krishna, Rajeev Hanu, Chandan Kumar, Prathap Narayan, Karan Aryan, Nirup Bhandari, Sachin Cheluvarayaswamy, Sagar Gowda, Arjun Yogi, Arjun Bachan, Manjunath Gowda
Kerala Strikers
Indrajit Sukumaran (C), Anoop Krishnan, Arjun Nanda Kumar, Arun Benny, Bineesh Kodiyeri, John Kaippali, Prashanth Alexander, Rajeev Pillai, Riyaz Khan, Saiju Kurup, Sanju Sivram, Siddharth Menon, Siju Wilson, Vivek Gopan
Mumbai Heroes
Riteish Deshmukh (C), Abhilash Chaudhary, Aftab Shivdasani, Apoorva Lakhia, Madhav Deochake, Tomar, Raja, Samir, Sandeep Juwatkar, Saqib, Shabbir Aluwalia, Sidhaant, Sohil Khan, Vatsal Sheth
Punjab de Sher
Sonu Sood (C), Amit Bhalla, Anuj, Apar Shakti Khurana, Babbal Rai, Binnu Dhillon, Dakssh Ajit Singh, Dev Kharod, Gavie Chahal, Hardy Sandu, Harmeet Singh, Manmeet Singh, Mayur Mehta, Rahul Jaittly, Navraj Hans, Jassie Gill, Karan Wahi, Suyyash Rai, Balraj Sayal
Telugu Warriors
Akhil Akkineni (C), Ashwin Babu, Nanda Kishore, Nikhil, Prince, Raghu, Roshan, Sudheer, Sushanth, Thaman
Vels Chennai Kings
Arya (C), Aadhavan, Balasaravanan, Dasarathi, Jivva, Prithvi, Ramana, Shantanu, Sharan, Vikranth, Ashok Selvan, Sathya, Bharath
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