July 14, 2025
World Championship of Legends 2025 - Full Match Schedule, Teams & Tournament Guide
The second edition of the eagerly‑anticipated World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 starts on 18 July in the historic English cricket grounds and will last until 2 August. This is a nostalgia-driven T20 where retired legends of 6 cricketing powerhouses play together with the help of the ECB and capture some of their past glory and rivalry.
Teams & Star-Studded Squads
The two national teams are both referred to by the term- national Champions: they are the teams comprised of a veritable buffet of former icons:
- India Champions - Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan, AB de Villiers (South-African Aussie legend), Irfan Pathan, Ambati Rayudu, Yusuf Pathan
- Pakistan Champions: Top legends back by a salute of PML
- England Champions: Eoin Morgan, Sir Alastair Cook, Moeen Ali
- Shaun Marsh, Brett Lee, Australia Champions:
- West Indies Champions: Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo
- South Africa Champs: Hashim Amla, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell
This tournament rekindles the old rivalries India vs Pakistan, Windies vs South Africa, that will feature legendary battles and familiar faces that fans of the game recognize.
Format & Match Schedule
- Format: Round-robin, then two semis and a final
- Dates: 18 July to 2 August 2025
- Venues: Edgbaston (Birmingham), County ground (Northampton), Grace Road (Leicester), Headingley (Leeds)
Highly Anticipated Fixtures (GMT):
|
Date |
Teams |
Venue |
Time |
|
18 July |
England vs Pakistan |
Edgbaston |
15:30 GMT |
|
19 July |
West Indies vs South Africa |
Edgbaston |
11:30 GMT |
|
19 July |
England vs Australia |
Edgbaston |
15:30 GMT |
|
20 July |
India vs Pakistan |
Edgbaston |
15:30 GMT |
|
22 July |
India vs South Africa |
Northampton |
11:30 GMT |
|
31 July |
Semifinals |
Edgbaston |
11:30 & 15:30 GMT |
|
2 August |
Final |
Edgbaston |
There are 18 games, and 16 days of fast-paced cricketing action that allows the fans to indulge in the daily showdown of legends and a knockout action.
Broadcast & Streaming Info
- UK / Europe: Live broadcast on TNT Sports, SuperSport, Star Sports, Fox Sports
- Global: Live scores and updates Cricbuzz, Cricketworld, Sportskeeda, official critical wits app of WCL
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Why It Matters
- WCL is a Legends tribute. WCL relives the golden age of cricket with former legends who have retired coming back into action and thus reminding the fans of the golden age.
- Historic Rivalries: The one England has with Pakistan or the one India has with Pakistan will bring once again the old verge.
- Approved by ECB: The ECB has been clearing and supporting only the legends, team-based sports that are approved by a Test board, which gives the tournament authenticity and qualitative leverage.
- Being a fan activation, existence in local venues and international television will be employed in such a way that the WCL 2025 will be able to reach out to traditional fanbases in other parts of the world.
What to Watch For
- Then there is captaincy: Yuvraj against Eoin Morgan, the old versus the new way
Batting fireworks: the Eights by Gayle against the batting style of DJ Bravo
- Pace vs spin: Brett Lee bowling at Raina and Dhawan; the perfectly placed off-break by Cook
- Semifinal electricity: Two semis in Edgbaston on the second-last day- legendary thrillers to conclude on a big finale
Final Summary
The World Championship of Legends 2025 is prepared to take you T20 flashback but in pro-level production. It features all the retired stars who have been an elite in six national teams, the tight schedule, the fact that it would be broadcast in full, and it renders it one of the must-watch summer going tournaments in cricketing times.
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