The inaugural season of the Big Cricket League (BCL) 2024 is set to begin on December 12 and will run until December 22. The tournament will bring together a mix of international cricket legends and promising local talent from India, aiming to provide an exciting platform for competition.
Participating Teams and Venue
Six teams – MP Tigers, Mumbai Marines, Northern Challengers, Rajasthan Regals, Southern Spartans and UP Brij Stars – will compete in the league. Cricket fans will be treated to star-studded lineups featuring the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Lendl Simmons, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Herschelle Gibbs and Imran Tahir.
All 18 matches of the tournament will be held at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat, Gujarat, ensuring a centralized and festive atmosphere for the T20 competition. The competition will follow a round-robin format, with the top four teams advancing to the semi-finals and culminating in a grand finale.
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Big Cricket League 2024: Squads
MP Tigers
Yusuf Pathan, Abdul Bari, Amit Mishra, Arnav Kumar Prasad, Daivik Nayak, Dilshan Munaweera, Faizal A, Jatin Saxena, Mohammed Azhar Ansari, Mohammed Irfan Kaleem, Naman Ojha, Pawan Negi, S Vishwas, Sandeep Kumar, Sanket Sharma, Saumil Das, Stuart Binny, Tamim Iqbal
Mumbai Marines
Irfan Pathan, Lendl Simmons, Abhishek Kaul, Ankit Stephen, Chamara Silva, Ganesh Rajan, Happy Nagarwal, Hershail Harrison, Malay Bharti, Malinda Pushpakumara, Manan Sharma, Manpreet Gony, Mihir Agarwal, Mohammed Faheem, Richard Levi, Shivam Kumar, Subodh Bhati, Vineet Singh
Northern Challengers
Shikhar Dhawan, Anupreet Singh, Ashish Kumar Trivedi, Babar Ali, Bhuneshwar Pratap Singh, Bipul Sharma, Dane Vilas, Darren Bravo, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Kundan Kumar, Mahaveer Singh Rathore, Prakash Naskar, Rajat Singh, Samiullah Shinwari, Sandeep Chauhan, Srujan Shetty, Upul Tharanga, Vishal Prasad
Rajasthan Regals
Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kedar Jadhav, Aadil Ahmed Vani, Achinto Das, Dhairya Singh Dalal, Dwayne Smith, Fidel Edwards, Mohammad Faizan, Morne van Wyk, Paraikshit Yadav, Prashant Yadav, Rajat Bhatia, Samarth Srinivas, Sathya L, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Surya Pratap Singh, Tino Best, Yash Prabhakar
Southern Spartans
Suresh Raina, Abdul Rehman, Abhimanyu Mithun, Abhishek Kumar Yadav, Abhishek Sakuja, Aman Khan, Asmut Fayaz, Dinesh Bhunu, Faiz Fazal, Herschelle Gibbs, Karthik RK, Milin Yadav, Paul Valthaty, Phil Mustard, Sher Singh, Shrestha, Santosh Yadav, Solomon Mire
UP Brij Stars
Imran Tahir, Adharsh T, Apoorva Mehrotra, Aryan Pravin, Ashley Nurse, Ben Dunk, Ben Laughlin, Chirag Gandhi, Garvit Agarwal, Gaurav Tomar, Hamilton Masakadza, Kevon Cooper, Monu Kumar, Narendra Kumar Meena, Raahat Agarwal, Salil Yadav, Sumit Chaudhary, Vedprakash Manda
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