The Intercontinental Legends Championship 2025 started on May 27 - here's how each of the six squads line up for the tournament.
When will Intercontinental Legends Championship 2025 be played?
A total of 15 league stage matches will be played between May 27 and June 3. Teams representing six regions, mainly continents, will play each other in a single round-robin format. They are American Strikers, African Lions, Asian Kings, Euro Gladiators, Indian Warriors and Trans Titans.
The top four sides will play the semi-finals on June 4, followed by the final on June 5. The Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida will host all 18 matches.
Who are the Intercontinental Legends Championship 2025 captains?
Like many legends leagues worldwide, the Intercontinental Legends Championship boasts star attractions with former international players returning to the global stage. India’s ex-opener Shikhar Dhawan will feature alongside legends like Tillakaratne Dilshan, Suresh Raina, Herschelle Gibbs, and Martin Guptill.
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Recently retired from first-class cricket, Priyank Panchal is leading India Warriors, while Pradeep Sangwan captains the American Strikers and Rahul Yadav leads the African Lions. The other captains include Akshay Wakhare (Euro Gladiators), Tilakaratne Dilshan (Asian Kings), and Rishi Dhawan (Trans Titans).
Intercontinental Legends Championship 2025 squads: Full team lists and injury replacements for each side
American Strikers
Pradeep Sangwan, Shoaib Khan, Ayaan Khan, Puneet Mehra, Gauranshu Sharma, Naman Ojha, Sheldon Jackson, Siddharth Lohia, Deepak Punia, Ajit Chandila, Manpreet Gony, Farman Ahmed, Akash Tamar, Ishwar Pandey, Kuldeep Hooda, Malinda Pushpakumara.
African Lions
Herschelle Gibbs, Richard Levi, Chris Mpofu, Powan Suyai, Saurabh Tiwary, Jatin Saxena, Suboth Bhatt, Yogesh Nagar, Rahul Yadav, Ali Murtaza, Shekhar Sirohi, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shivam Sharma, Sudeep Tyagi, Vikash Tokas, Jaykishan Kolsawala.
Asian Kings
Tillakaratne Dilshan, Suresh Raina, Asghar Afghan, Sidhant Dobal, Amitaze Singh, Imtiaz Ahmed, Shadab Jakatt, Amit Mishra, Mayank Tehlan, Parvez Ajiz, Bipul Sharma, Kunal Saikia, Umang Sharma, Barinder Stan, Sandeep Yadav, Diwesh Pathania, Lakhwinder Mehta.
Euro Gladiators
Peter Trego, Kamran Khan, Raghav Dhawan, Amit Paunikar, Nakul Verma, Abu Nechim, Krishna Das, Praveen Gupta, Akshay Wakhare, Adil Reshi, Sarul Kanwar, Prashant Gupta, Abhishek Sakuja, Pritam Das, Anureet Singh, Rajwinder Singh.
Indian Warriors
Shikhar Dhawan, Priyank Panchal, Pawan Negi, Iqbal Abdulla, Arun Chaprana, Mausif Khan, Kadar Devdhar, KK Upadhyay, Gagan Sodhi, Monu Singh, Nathu Singh, Akash Yadav, Ranjit Mali, Khalid Ahmad, Tejindar Singh, Shawej Khan, Manan Sharma.
Trans Titans
Martin Guptill, William Bosisto, Jesse Ryder, Rishi Dhawan, Siddharth Trivedi, Partik Athavale, Parvinder Awana, Ankit Singh Rajput, Rahul Shukla, Varun Sood, Pinal Shah, Vishal Bhatta, Samar Quadri, Rajesh Bishnoi, Dhanraj Sharma, Ansaj Mansoori.
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