Yuvraj will once again captain India Champions in the second World Championship of Legends (WCL). The tournament starts on July 18 and will be played at 4 venues in England – Edgbaston (Birmingham), County Ground (Northampton), Grace Road (Leicester) and Headingley (Leeds).
Shikhar Dhawan, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Yusuf Pathan and Gurkeerat Mann will be the top 5 batsmen. Irfan Pathan and Stuart Binny will be the allrounders. Harbhajan Singh, Vinay Kumar, Siddharth Kaul, Varun Aaron, Abhimanyu Mithun, Piyush Chawla and Pawan Negi will be the bowlers. First WCL was a huge success and expectations are high for the second.
India Champions will play Pakistan Champions on July 20, South Africa Champions on July 22, Australia Champions on July 26, England Champions on July 27 and West Indies Champions on July 29.
The 6 teams will play each other in a round robin format and the top 4 teams will qualify for the semifinals. India Champions won the title last year in Birmingham by beating Pakistan in the final.
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India Squad For WCL 2: Yuvraj (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Stuart Binny, Gurkeerat Mann, Vinay Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Varun Aaron, Abhimanyu Mithun, Pawan Negi.
Schedule
| Date | Match |
|---|---|
| July 18 (Fri) | England Champions vs Pakistan Champions |
| July 19 (Sat) | West Indies Champions vs South Africa Champions |
| July 19 (Sat) | England Champions vs Australia Champions |
| July 20 (Sun) | India Champions vs Pakistan Champions |
| July 22 (Tue) | England Champions vs West Indies Champions |
| July 22 (Tue) | India Champions vs South Africa Champions |
| July 23 (Wed) | Australia Champions vs West Indies Champions |
| July 24 (Thu) | South Africa Champions vs England Champions |
| July 25 (Fri) | Pakistan Champions vs South Africa Champions |
| July 26 (Sat) | India Champions vs Australia Champions |
| July 26 (Sat) | Pakistan Champions vs West Indies Champions |
| July 27 (Sun) | South Africa Champions vs Australia Champions |
| July 27 (Sun) | India Champions vs England Champions |
| July 29 (Tue) | Australia Champions vs Pakistan Champions |
| July 29 (Tue) | India Champions vs West Indies Champions |
| July 31 (Thu) | Semi-final 1 (1st vs 4th) |
| July 31 (Thu) | Semi-final 2 (2nd vs 3rd) |
| August 2 (Sat) | Final |
