The World Championship of Legends (WCL) is back for its third season, bringing together several former international stars for another exciting T20 campaign. The tournament got underway in the UAE on October 3 and will run until October 18, with matches being played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

WCL 2026 Teams 

1. India Champions
2. Pakistan Champions
3. England Champions
4. Australia Champions
5. West Indies Champions
6. South Africa Champions
7. Bangladesh Champions

South Africa Champions have entered the tournament as the defending champions after winning the WCL 2025 title. They defeated Pakistan Champions in the final at Edgbaston Cricket Stadium to lift the trophy.

Meanwhile, India Champions won the inaugural WCL T20 in 2024, beating Pakistan Champions in the final at the same venue. With India and South Africa having already tasted success in the competition, their rivalry remains one of the major talking points of the tournament.

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World Championship of Legends 2026: Squads

1. India Champions

Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Mohit Sharma, Dhawal Kulkarni, Varun Aaron, Harbhajan Singh, Pawan Negi, Piyush Chawla, Stuart Binny, Rishi Dhawan, Abhimanyu Mithun

2. South Africa Champions

AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Albie Morkel, Hardus Viljoen, Wayne Parnell, Imran Tahir, Richard Levi, Dane Vilas, SJ Erwee, Duanne Olivier, Morné van Wyk, Aaron Phangiso, Colin Ingram, JP Duminy

3. West Indies Champions

Chris Gayle, Chadwick Walton, Lendl Simmons, Andre Fletcher, Carlos Brathwaite, Andre Russell, DJ Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Fidel Edwards, Rayad Emrit, Sulieman Benn, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Nikita Miller, Dave Mohammed

4. England Champions

Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, Phil Mustard, Ravi Bopara, Samit Patel, Liam Plunkett, James Anderson, Ajmal Shahzad, Ryan Sidebottom, Monty Panesar, Tim Ambrose, Joe Denly, Stuart Meaker

5. Pakistan Champions

Kamran Akmal, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Umer Amin, Asif Afridi, Amir Yamin, Sohail Tanveer, Mohammed Amir, Wahab Riaz, Ruman Raees

6. Bangladesh Champions

Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan, Imrul Kayes, Rony Talukder, Nasir Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Ziaur Rahman, Enamul Haque Jr., Jahurul Islam Omi, Shuvagata Hom, Abu Jayed Chowdhury, Fazle Mahmud Rabbi, Mohammad Ashraful

7. Australia Champions

Chris Lynn, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, D’Arcy Short, Ben Dunk, Kane Richardson, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Pattinson, Fawad Ahmed, Ben Laughlin, Rob Quiney, Nathan Reardon, Andrew Tye

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