An amateur men’s cricket league in India, the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) was launched back in 2011 as an entertainment league more than a professional one. It includes players from various Bollywood and regional cinema industries in India. What began with 4 teams in the inaugural CCL T20 edition in 2011 is now an 8-team competition, played over a month’s schedule each edition.
Chennai Rhinos, Telugu Warriors, Mumbai Heroes, and Karnataka Bulldozers were the four teams to play the inaugural season in 2011, founded and managed by Vishnu Vardhan Induri, an entrepreneur from Hyderabad. The though was to raise awareness for anti-piracy in the first season but because of the popularity of the league, future seasons were scheduled and took place successfully as well. On this page, we’ve put up a complete Celebrity Cricket League cup winners list…
The Celebrity Cricket League has been played in both the T10 as well as the T20 format over the years, with both of them being enjoyed by viewers. When you look at the history of the tournament thus far, eight completed seasons have been played over the years and the most successful side is the Telugu Warriors who have three (4) titles to their name, including winning three consecutive titles between 2015-2017 and then becoming the CCL 2023 winners as well.
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They won two T20 tournaments in 2015 and 2016 and then won the first ever CCL T10 as well in 2017. Other franchises have also ended up as winners in this tournament and here, we’ve listed down a Celebrity Cricket League all winners list from the start of the tournament till date, last updated on 25th February 2024. See our full CCL winners list below:
CCL Celebrity Cricket League winners list
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Man of the Match |
| 2011 | Chennai Rhinos | Karnataka Bulldozers | 25 runs | Vishnu – 61(37) |
| 2012 | Chennai Rhinos (2) | Karnataka Bulldozers | 1 run | Vikranth – 95(69)* & 1/32 |
| 2013 | Karnataka Bulldozers | Telugu Warriors | 26 runs | Dhruv Sharma – 54(45) |
| 2014 | Karnataka Bulldozers (2) | Kerala Strikers | 36 runs | Rajeev – 112(42)* |
| 2015 | Telugu Warriors | Chennai Rhinos | 7 wickets | Sachin Joshi – 37(24) & 0/24 |
| 2016 | Telugu Warriors (2) | Karnataka Bulldozers | 9 wickets | Sachin Joshi – 114(49) |
| 2017 | Telugu Warriors (3) | Kerala Strikers | 8 wickets | Akkineni Akhil – 46(22) |
| 2019 | Mumbai Heroes | Karnataka Bulldozers | NA | No final due to rain |
| 2023 | Telugu Warriors (4) | Bhojpuri Dabanggs | 9 wickets | Akhil Akkineni – 67(32) |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
The competition began in 2011 and Chennai Rhinos won that inaugural season quite comfortably, winning by 25 runs against the Karnataka Bulldozers. In the next season, it was a repeat telecast as Rhinos defeated Karnataka once again, this time in a thrilling final where they ended up winning by only 1 run. The Bulldozers won the next two seasons, thus making four consecutive CCL finals.
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It’s safe to say that while Karnataka Bulldozers are not the most successful side in the competition’s history, they are the most consistent as they’ve made 6 finals in 9 completed seasons so far, with CCL 2023 being the ninth edition of the tournament and the first one to be played post the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is the brand ambassador of the league and in 2019, Mumbai Heroes won the tournament because of wins in all their group stage games. It was the only season which didn’t have a final as the CCL 2019 final was washed out due to rain. In finals, Sachin Joshi and Akhil Akkineni are 2 players to be Man of the Match twice in two separate editions of the CCL T20 finals.
THE CHAMPIONS OF CELEBRITY CRICKET LEAGUE 2023! @TeluguWarriors1 #A23 #ParleHappyHappy #a23rummy #chalosaathkhelein #letsplaytogether#CCL2023 #cricket #celebrity #cricketlovers #celebritycricketleague #cricketlive#cricketfever #vasavigroup @vasavigroup pic.twitter.com/MVt4gcxHAe
— CCL (@ccl) March 26, 2023
CCL Season 10 kicked off between 23 Feb – 17 March 2024, this time moving to the UAE. Celebrity Cricket League 2024 promises to be as exciting, right through the 20 matches on the schedule, continuing with the CCL 2023 format where teams will play 2 innings of 10 overs each, like how it’s done in Test cricket. The team with the highest accumulated score wins!
Hope you’ve got a clear idea about the Celebrity Cricket League all season winners, and as and when new seasons are completed, we’ll update this CCL winners list too. For more news and highlights from the Celebrity Cricket League and other cricketing events from around the world, stay tuned to ReadScoops.com.
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