The Entertainers Cricket League (ECL) 2024 season will kicks off on September 13 in Delhi. This innovative league brings together social media stars and influencers to compete in a unique T10 cricket competition. The tournament features six teams, each led by a popular influencer, promising to blend entertainment with competitive cricket. All matches will be played at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Delhi, with the season running until September 22.
Format and structure
The league will follow a round-robin format where each of the six teams will face off against one another. The top four teams will advance to the playoffs, culminating in a total of 19 matches, including knockout fixtures. Of these, 15 will be league-stage games, ensuring an exciting buildup to the playoffs.
Competing Teams and Captains
The ECL 2024 season features six exciting teams, each captained by a popular social media influencer, blending the world of cricket with entertainment. Mumbai Disruptors are led by comedian Munawar Faruqui, bringing humor and competitive spirit to the field. Bangalore Bashers, captained by Abhishek Malhan, promises to be a force with his large online following. Haryanvi Hunters, under the leadership of Elvish Yadav, adds a unique flair, while Lucknow Lions, with Anurag Dwivedi at the helm, aims to showcase cricketing talent. Dynamic Delhi, captained by Sonu Sharma, will look to dominate their home turf, and Punjab Veers, led by Harsh Beniwal, rounds off this star-studded lineup, ensuring an entertaining competition throughout the tournament.
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Entertainers Cricket League (ECL) 2024: Full squads
Mumbai Disruptors: Munawar Faruqui (c), Shravan Kshirsagar, Shubham Nitin Jadhav, Mudasir Bhat, Arham Abbasi, Aditya Bhadoria, Dakssh Ajit Singh, Sadakat Khan, Shray Rai Tiwari, Samarth Jurel, Abhishek Verma, Arun Srikanth Mashettey, Anuj Khurana, Saurabh Ghadge, Aly Goni, Vipin Bhardwaj, Mohammed Ali, Karan Khandelwal, Mayur Mehta, Suyyash Rai.
Bangalore Bashers: Abhishek Malhan, Adarsh Kumar, Ankit Kumar, Aryaman Pal, Gagan Sangwan, Gourav Rakheja, Karanjeet Singh, Ketan Patel, Nishant Williams, Mahesh Keshwala, Rahul Mondal, Raj Grover, Shubham Chawla, Shubham Teotia, Sourav Dhanda, Tanush Sethi, Umang Sethi, Pushpender Rathi.
Lucknow Lions: Anurag Dwivedi, Ashish Kumar Meena, Deepak Bhardwaj, Deepak Kumar Meena, Jay Dhudane, Apoorva, Harpal Saikia, Aman Deep Singh, Shivam Rajput, Anubhav Dubey, Ubaid Khan, Bikash Chetry, Peeyush Sharma, Akash Yadhuvanshi
Dynamic Delhi: Sonu Sharma, Pushkar Raj Thakur, Arvind Arora, Reeyansh Upadhyay, Deepak Bhati, Saurav Yadav, Anant Ladha, Vicky Rajput, Saurabh Bhatnagar, Rahul Bhatnagar, Nitin Chandila, Abhay Mitra, Rahul Garg, Keshav Maloo, Rohit Khatri, Vicky Thakur, Lakshya Singh, Arpit Dubey, Arvind Arora, Harshvardhan Jain
Punjab Veers: Harsh Beniwal (c), Kshitij Khurana, Mohit Chikkara, Pawan Chechi, Anuj Nagar, Jaigo Gill, Mohit Gupta, Nikhil, Vishal Choudhary, Nitin Gupta, Ankit Nagar, Arshad, Veer Bhati, Shubham Chaudhary, Yuvraj Porwal, Rahul S.Bisht, Nitin Saini
Haryanvi Hunters: Elvish Yadav (c, Lovekesh Kataria, Rajat Dalal, Archit Kaushik, Aman Bhadouria, Ansh, Anuj Choudhary, Kashish Pundir, Keshav Chaudhary, Lakshya, Lalit Yadav, Mahinder, Moksh Murgui, Navdeep Kundu, Ribbhuu Mehra, Rohit Lamba, Vaibhav Dixit, Vinay Yadav, Abhishek Vats, Anoop Chahal
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