Box Cricket League (BCL) is an Indian sports reality television show where celebrities are seen competing with each other in an indoor cricket game format.
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Establishment
The BCL was inspired by the popularity of the Celebrity Cricket League, a T10 tournament with franchises in major Indian cities. The series is a unique collaboration of sports, celebrities and entertainment conceptualized by Marinating Films. The inaugural season had 8 teams competing against each other. For the second season two additional teams were added.
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History
First season
The inaugural season took place in 2014, which was contested by 8 teams - Chandigarh Cubs, Delhi Dragons, Rowdy Bangalore, Mumbai Tigers, Kolkata Baabu Moshayes, Jaipur Raj Joshiley, Pune Anmol Ratn and Ahmedabad Express. Delhi Dragons emerged as the inaugural BCL champions in a thriller finale. The first season on Sony Entertainment Television India.
Second season
The second season took place in 2016. Two new cricket teams, Chennai Swaggers and Lucknow Nawabs were added to the BCL. Again in Season 2, Delhi Dragons for the second time in a row and emerged as the 2 times champions of BCL. The second season aired on Colors TV.
Third season
The third season premiered on February 25, 2018. Lucknow Nawabs defeated the two time champions Delhi Dragons and emerged as the winners of Season 3. The third aired on MTV India. RJ Sidhu was the commentator for BCL 3.
Teams
The show consists of 10 teams competing for grand prize.
- Delhi Dragons - Winner season 1 & 2; Team Captain Karan Wahi
- Chandigarh Cubs
- Pune Anmol Ratan
- Chennai Swaggers
- Mumbai Tigers
- Jaipur Raj Joshiley
- Ahemdabad Express
- Lucknow Nawabs - Winner Season 3
- Rowdy Bangalore
- Kolkata Babu Moshayes
References
External links
- Official Website
- Box Cricket League on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia