New Delhi: The amalgamation of sports and entertainment, Celebrity Cricket League, the sports entertainment event is back. This season, teams from eight different regions of India will compete for the cup.
The new season will have 19 matches which will be held across six cities including Raipur, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Trivandrum and Jaipur.
Mumbai Heroes will have Bollywood superstar Salman Khan as its brand ambassador and Riteish Deshmukh as its captain, Chennai Rhinos will be led by Arya, Telugu Warriors will be co-owned by Venkatesh and captained by Akhil.
Bhojpuri Dabangg to be captained by Manoj Tiwari, Kerala Strikers with superstar Mohanlal as co-owner and Kunchacko Boban as its captain, Bengal Tigers with Boney Kapoor as owner and Jesusan Gupta as its captain, with Sudeep Karnataka Bulldozers with Sonu Sood as its captain and Punjab D Sher as its skipper.
This season will feature over 120 film personalities. Stadiums such as Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai have seen full attendances in previous seasons, and the current trend means that comparable audiences are anticipated at other venues.
The matches will be telecast live and exclusively on seven different ZEE TV networks. Zee Anmol Cinema will telecast all the 19 CCL games.
Mumbai Heroes matches telecast & pictures on Hindi, Punjab De Sher matches on PTC Punjabi, Telugu Warriors matches on Zee Cinemalu, Chennai Rhinos matches on Zee Thirai, Karnataka Bulldozers, Bhojpuri Dabangg, Bengal Tigers matches on Zee Bangla and Kerala Will air on Strikers. Matches on Flowers TV.
The league will start from February 18, 2023. The opening match will be played between Bengal Tigers and Karnataka Bulldozers from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM.