World Championship Of Legends (WCL) 2025: Full Squad, Captains, Team-Wise Fixtures

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The much-awaited World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 is all set to begin on July 18 at Edgbaston, Birmingham, promising a cricketing spectacle featuring some of the sport's biggest retired stars.

With six legendary teams competing across 18 action-packed matches in four iconic English venues, this year's edition is brimming with excitement.

The opening clash will see hosts England Champions take on the formidable Pakistan Champions, setting the tone for what promises to be a thrilling tournament. Matches will be held at Edgbaston (Birmingham), County Ground (Northampton), Grace Road (Leicester), and Headingley (Leeds), with the final scheduled for August 2 in Birmingham.

Defending champions India Champions, under the leadership of Yuvraj Singh, will open their campaign on July 20 against arch-rivals Pakistan, rekindling one of the fiercest rivalries in cricket. With a power-packed squad including Shikhar Dhawan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, and Robin Uthappa, India are favourites to defend their crown.

Here's a look at the team captains and full squads:

India Champions (Captain: Yuvraj Singh): Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Vinay Kumar, Robin Uthappa, Mohammad Kaif, Parthiv Patel, Munaf Patel, RP Singh, Ashok Dinda, Reetinder Sodhi, Pragyan Ojha, Naman Ojha.

🆚 Pakistan - July 20, Edgbaston, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 South Africa - July 22, Northampton, 5:00 PM IST

🆚 Australia - July 26, Leeds, 5:00 PM IST

🆚 England - July 27, Leeds, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 West Indies - July 29, Leicester, 9:00 PM IST

Pakistan Champions (Captain: Younis Khan): Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Mohammad Hafeez, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal, Yasir Arafat, Saeed Ajmal, Sohail Tanvir, Imran Nazir.

🆚 England - July 18, Edgbaston, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 India - July 20, Edgbaston, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 South Africa - July 25, Leicester, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 West Indies - July 26, Leeds, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 Australia - July 29, Leicester, 5:00 PM IST

Australia Champions (Captain: Brett Lee): Brett Lee, George Bailey, James Faulkner, Shaun Tait, Xavier Doherty, Dirk Nannes, Brad Haddin, David Hussey, Ben Dunk, Travis Birt, Dan Christian, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Cameron White.

🆚 England - July 19, Edgbaston, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 West Indies - July 23, Northampton, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 India - July 26, Leeds, 5:00 PM IST

🆚 South Africa - July 27, Leeds, 5:00 PM IST

🆚 Pakistan - July 29, Leicester, 5:00 PM IST

England Champions (Captain: Kevin Pietersen): Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Samit Patel, Steve Harmison, Monty Panesar, Owais Shah, Luke Wright.

🆚 Pakistan - July 18, Edgbaston, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 Australia - July 19, Edgbaston, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 West Indies - July 22, Northampton, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 South Africa - July 24, Leicester, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 India - July 27, Leeds, 9:00 PM IST

South Africa Champions (Captain: AB de Villiers): AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Herschelle Gibbs, Imran Tahir, Vernon Philander, Jacques Rudolph, Johan Botha, Ryan McLaren.

🆚 West Indies - July 19, Edgbaston, 5:00 PM IST

🆚 India - July 22, Northampton, 5:00 PM IST

🆚 England - July 24, Leicester, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 Pakistan - July 25, Leicester, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 Australia - July 27, Leeds, 5:00 PM IST

West Indies Champions (Captain: Darren Sammy): Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Samuel Badree, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Fidel Edwards, Sulieman Benn, Andre Fletcher.

🆚 South Africa - July 19, Edgbaston, 5:00 PM IST

🆚 England - July 22, Northampton, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 Australia - July 23, Northampton, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 Pakistan - July 26, Leeds, 9:00 PM IST

🆚 India - July 29, Leicester, 9:00 PM IST

The WCL 2025 promises nostalgic rivalries, thrilling finishes, and a celebration of cricketing legends - a treat no cricket fan would want to miss.

Where to watch?

Star Sports & FanCode to Telecast the Dugasta World Championship of Legends from 18th July to 2nd August at 5 PM & 9 PM IST.