{"id":173478,"date":"2026-05-28T01:03:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173478"},"modified":"2026-05-28T01:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:33:51","slug":"wcl-to-return-for-third-season-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173478","title":{"rendered":"WCL to return for third season in October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71032227\">The World Championship of Legends (WCL), claiming to be the world\u2019s second most-watched cricket league with 423 million global viewers, will return for its third season in October.<\/p>\n<p>The league, built around cricket\u2019s most iconic rivalries and retired superstars, has carved out a unique space on the global cricket calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike traditional exhibition events, WCL has built its identity around reviving historic international rivalries like India vs Pakistan and Australia vs England. The first two seasons featured players like AB de Villiers, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Hashim Amla, Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik. There were additional appearances from Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and former England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-fastest-fifty-in-ipl-2026-playoffs-rr-vs-srh-eliminator\/article71030437.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vaibhav Sooryavanshi equals record for fastest fifty in IPL playoffs<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Season 3 is set to feature seven national teams: India Champions, Pakistan Champions, England Champions, Australia Champions, South Africa Champions, West Indies Champions, and Bangladesh Champions.<\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh is the latest addition to the ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>WCL founder and CEO Harshit Tomar said the upcoming edition represents another step in the league\u2019s growth. \u201cWhen we launched WCL, our vision was to give fans a tournament that goes beyond cricket \u2014 a celebration of the icons who shaped the game. In just two seasons, WCL has grown into the world\u2019s second most-watched cricket league, and Season 3 is going to take that legacy to an entirely new level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/world-championship-of-legends-wcl-season-3-returns-october-2026-squads-info-preview-teams\/article71032227.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Championship of Legends (WCL), claiming to be the world\u2019s second most-watched cricket league with 423 million global viewers, will return for its third season in October. The league, built around cricket\u2019s most iconic rivalries and retired superstars, has carved out a unique space on the global cricket calendar. Unlike traditional exhibition events, WCL &#8230; <a title=\"WCL to return for third season in October\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173478\" aria-label=\"Read more about WCL to return for third season in October\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":173479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp20Image202026-05-2820at2011.29.1120AM.jpeg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":177391,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177391","url_meta":{"origin":173478,"position":0},"title":"India T20I squad for Ireland and England series: Shreyas Iyer named captain, Suryakumar dropped; Sooryavanshi gets maiden call-up","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced the squads for India\u2019s T20I series in Ireland and England, to be held in June and July, respectively. 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