Big Cricket League 2026 Squads Announced: Full Team Lists, Schedule, Venue & Live Streaming Details For Season 2

Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium in Greater Noida is hosting the second season of the Big Cricket League from 3 to 13 June, bringing together former international stars and amateur players in an 11-day T20 cricket tournament with free public entry for every scheduled match.

The Big Cricket League format will mix well-known names such as Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Chris Gayle, Ross Taylor, Thisara Perera and Tillakaratne Dilshan with amateur cricketers, who earned places through selection trials held across India ahead of the competition.

Big Cricket League: Format, Teams & Player Opportunities

BCL chief patron Puneet Singh said that the tournament will feature six franchise teams contesting eighteen T20 matches. "A unique aspect of the league is that sixty amateur cricketers selected from across the country will get an opportunity to play alongside these legendary players," he said.

Organisers describe the Big Cricket League as the country’s first professional-amateur cricket competition, designed so that amateur players from different parts of India will share the field and dressing room with recognised international cricketers across the fixtures scheduled in Greater Noida.

Big Cricket League Season 2: Venue & Facilities

Greater Noida Authority CEO NG Ravi Kumar held a meeting with departments involved in staging the Big Cricket League and instructed officials to complete all preparations. "The Greater Noida Authority is also extending support as a partner for the event. Entry to the stadium for all matches will be free of charge," he said.

The Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, which will stage all Big Cricket League games, has earlier served as a home venue for the Afghanistan national cricket team. The ground is named after Vijay Singh Pathik, an Indian revolutionary associated with the struggle against British rule.

Big Cricket League: Broadcast Details

Officials stated that Big Cricket League matches from Greater Noida will be shown live on Eurosport, while digital streaming will be carried on FanCode, and partner networks will beam the 11-day tournament to audiences in more than twenty-five countries.

The Big Cricket League began with its inaugural season in Surat, Gujarat, in December 2024, where Mumbai Marines defeated Southern Spartans in the final and became the first champions, a result that the incoming season in Greater Noida will seek to build upon with its expanded exposure.

Big Cricket League: Squads

Gujarat Diamonds

Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka), Asela Gunaratne (Sri Lanka), Christopher Mpofu (Zimbabwe), Abhimanyu Mithun (India), Isuru Udana (Sri Lanka), Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka), Sarul Kanwar (India), Jesal Karia (India), Faizal A (India), Avinash Sharma (India), Manoj Kumar (India), Sathya L (India), Aryan Kshitiz Antriksh (India), Kamal Preet Singh (India), Naveen S M (India), Yash Choudhary (India), Fasil K (India), Anuj Chaudhary (India)

MP Tigers

Harbhajan Singh (India), Pawan Negi (India), Gurkeerat Mann (India), Rishi Dhawan (India), Manpreet Gony (India), Saurabh Tiwary (India), Sheldon Jackson (India), Amit Kumar Mishra (India), Zaigham Wasi Khan (India), Samarth Srinivas (India), Chander Kant (India), Salman Ahmed (India), Ankit Stephen (India), Mihir Agarwal (India), Patel Aman (India), Shrestha (India), Aradhya Dubey (India), Alsaaz Khan (India)

Mumbai Marines

Suresh Raina (India), K. Gowtham (India), Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan), Naman Ojha (India), Ross Taylor (New Zealand), L. Thirimanne (Sri Lanka), Anureet Singh (India), Manan Sharma (India), Saket Sharma (India), Mohd Amaan (India), Pathan Ahmadnoor (India), Syed Arbaz Wajih (India), Siddharth Suman (India), Dhananjay Singh (India), Shivansh Kapoor (India), Mohammad Yaseen (India), Sandeep Kunchikor (India), Adarsh Upadhyay (India)

Northern Challengers

Chris Gayle (West Indies), Angelo Perera (Sri Lanka), S Sreesanth (India), Peter Trego (England), Phil Mustard (England), Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka), Abhishek Sakuja (India), Subodh Bhati (India), Mujeeb (India), Vishal Prasad (India), Nitish Sharma (India), Mohammad Faizan (India), Ankul Nandal Yadav (India), Bhanwar Singh Panwar (India), Ayush Sachdeva (India), MD Azhar (India), Sangam Dinesh Reddy (India), Abhay Pratap Singh (India)