WCL 2025 Playing XI & Key Legends to Watch

As the World Championship of Legends 2025 kicks off on July 18, with each team presenting a likely XI, a mix of cricket legends and distinct capabilities. In Pakistan, tapmad holds the rights to the stream of the matches, providing full-look coverage, professional analysis, and highlights, available on all devices, to the fan base.

India Champions: Power & Precision

Likely Playing XI: Yuvraj Singh (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Robin Uthappa (wk), Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Vinay Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, Munaf Patel.

• The flare, brawn, and match-winning experience are led by Yuvraj Singh (c).
   
• Raina and Dhawan are explosive top-order run machines.

Harbhajan Singh introduces guile and control of spin, which is ideal in the middle overs.

Pakistan Champions: Flair & Firepower

Probable XI: Younis Khan (c), Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Umer Gul, Salman Butt, Sohail Tanvir, Kamran Akmal (wk)

Afridi brings power-hitting and a battling all-round presence.

• Amir and Ajmal comprise into potent line-up of bowlers—pace with swing and off-spin.

England Champions: Strategy Meets Strength

Tentar probables: Kevin Pietersen (c), Alastair Cook, Eoin Morgan, Ian Bell, Samit Patel, Monty Panesar, Simon Jones, Jade Dernbach, Tim Bresnan, Jonathan Trott, Phil Mustard (wk).

• Pietersen does aggressive batting and has some captaincy spark.
   
• Panesar and Dernbach plug spin and variation in the middle overs.

Australia Champions: Pace & Patriotism

Likely playing XI: Brett Lee (C), Shaun Marsh, David Hussey, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Dirk Nannes, Dan Christian, Xavier Doherty, Ben Dunk (wk), James Faulkner, Brad Haddin, Callum Ferguson.

• Lee maintains a threat of pace, supported by such all-rounders as Christian and Coulter-Nile.
   
• Marsh and Hussey provide good consistency at the top of the order.

South Africa Champions: Form & Flair

Likely starting XI: AB de Villiers (c), Hashim Amla, Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Wayne Parnell, Morne van Wyk (wk), Justin Ontong, Ryan McLaren, Imran Tahir, Jacques Rudolph, Johan Botha.

• De Villiers and Amla are at the batting core, and they are flamboyant rather than strong.
   
• Poping Steyn and Tahir offer a deadly pace-spin combination.

West Indies Champions: High-Octane Caribbean

Most likely playing 11: Chris Gayle (c), Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Sulieman Benn, Andre Fletcher, Jerome Taylor, Devon Smith, Fidel Edwards, Samuel Badree.

• Gayle and Pollard put fireworks on top.
   
• Experience and spin control are combined by Bravo and Badree.

Legends to Watch

• Yuvraj Singh: A typical game changer, who helps to deliver at the death end.
   
• Afridi: Unpredictability both with bat and ball.
   
• De Villiers: Technically perfect and graceful,--the response of the crowd to placid genius.
   
• Steyn: A terrifying new-ball bowler, and able to turn games on their head with speed.
   
• Gayle: His six-hitting is not to be missed, and fireworks a given.

Premier Viewing on tapmad

In Pakistan, tapmad is the official streaming hub for all WCL 2025 action. Here’s why it's the top choice:

• Live with total HD and no ads on every game
   
• Options: mobile app, smart TV or streaming on the web
   
• Included extras: pre-match arguments, toss argument, statistics, replay tracking
   
• Engaging functions: polls between fans, social media, and interviews with players 

tapmad makes sure that the fans do not miss even one epic thing.

Fantasy & Tactical Tips

• Top-order specialists: Stuff your fantasy cricket team with de Villiers, Dhawan, and Gayle as they can score a lot of runs and high too in the batting order.
   
• Bowling matchups: Watch out for new-ball Stars like Steyn, Yahya (Pakistan), and Lee.
   
• Overall value: Bravo, Yusuf Pathan, and Samit Patel are a great source of fantasy points in all-rounders.

Summary

The Playing XIs selected by the Cricket Council of Pakistan for the WCL 2025 are a smorgasbord of skill and nostalgia European bowlers to devious kwaters in the outfields, with a variety of indigenous flavours between. Fans can watch every six, wicket, and tactical twist live with tapmad being one of the best streaming platforms in Pakistan.

Don’t forget the opening match kicks off on 18 July, and catch the whole event live on tapmad, as a platform to the legends.