Countries | ![]() |
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Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Format | Twenty20 |
First edition | 2024 |
Tournament format | Single round-robin and Knockout |
Number of teams | 6 |
Current champion | India Champions (1st title) |
Most successful | India Champions (1st title) |
Most runs | Shoaib Malik (PAK-C) (245) |
Most wickets |
Nathan Coulter-Nile (AUS-C) (9) Wahab Riaz (PAK-C) (9) Shoaib Malik (PAK-C) (9) Brett Lee (AUS-C) (9) |
Website |
wclegends |
The World Championship of Legends (also known as EaseMyTrip World Championship of Legends for sponsorship reasons) [1] [2] is a Twenty20 cricket tournament which features retired international cricketers from various nations that was approved by the England and Wales Cricket Board. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
The series has featured sides from Australia, England, India, Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies. The tournament will feature a host of cricket legends from these six nations. From Pakistan – Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq are some of the big names who will play in the tournament. [12] [13] [14]
India has shared its own set of former internationals including Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Robin Uthappa and more. Indian music duo Salim–Sulaiman to release an anthem for the event.[ citation needed]
Other international stars include Brett Lee, Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Ben Cutting, Younis Khan, Jacques Kallis, JP Duminy, Dale Steyn, Chris Gayle, Daren Sammy, Dwayne Smith, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara and Samit Patel. [12] [15]
Australia Champions [16] | England Champions [17] | India Champions [18] | Pakistan Champions [19] | South Africa Champions [20] | West Indies Champions [21] |
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Year | Host(s) | Final venue | Final | Teams | Winning Captain | Man of the Match | ||
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Winner | Runner-up | Margin | ||||||
2024 | ![]() |
Edgbaston, Birmingham | India Champions | Pakistan Champions | Won by 5 wickets Scorecard | 6 | Yuvraj Singh | Ambati Rayudu |
C
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Champions |
RU
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Runners-up |
SF
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Semi-finalists |
LS
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League stage |
Teams | 2024 |
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Australia Champions | SF |
England Champions | LS |
India Champions | C |
Pakistan Champions | RU |
South Africa Champions | LS |
West Indies Champions | SF |