Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan will feature for champions Team India in the upcoming edition of the World Legends Championship. Dhawan's availability will boost the Indian team for the upcoming season, which will be the second edition of the tournament.
The World Legends Championship is a tournament featuring retired legendary players from all countries. The first edition of the tournament was played in 2024 and received a huge amount of success.
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Shikhar Dhawan to play for Team India champions in WCL 2025
Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 24 August 2024 via social media. Since then, the left-hander has appeared in various tournaments like Legends League Cricket and Nepal Premier League.
Team India champions co-owner Sumant Bahl was excited to share the news with fans and claimed that Dhawan's inclusion will make his team even stronger. Bahl also stated that his team will add a few more names to the Indian squad for this season.
“Shikhar Dhawan adds a lot of flair and strength to our team as we focus on defending our title as WCL season 1 winners. We will retain some of the bigs from last year and add some new players to make our team stronger Even better,” said Bahl via News 18.
World Championship of Legends (WCL) founder and CEO Harshit Tomar is also happy with the addition of Shikhar Dhawan to this tournament and hopes to add more fans this season. He envisions the WCL to bring back the old days of cricket and spread the tournament globally.
“With the participation of Shikhar Dhawan coming to play for the second edition of the WCL, we are instilled with the belief that our event will mean more to the ardent cricket fans,” said Tomar.
“We are sure that we are moving towards the objective of the league, which was primarily to bring back the golden era of cricket. Our focus would be primarily to get global participation in the coming days to make the second edition unforgettable ,” he added.
Shikhar Dhawan excited to play in WCL 2025
Shikhar Dhawan is also excited to play in the tournament and wants to play it with all his passion. He aims to enjoy the tournament with some of the legends of the game and he wants to enjoy it.
“When we have such formats as the World Legends Championship, the inspiration to come back well on the field. It would be a continuation of my passion to play the best competitive cricket,” said Dhawan.
The previous edition of WCL featured some legendary players like Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan from India. Teams like Pakistan, Australia and other participating nations also featured some of the greatest players.
Team India WCL 2024 winners
Legends of India emerged as champions of the first edition of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) played in 2024. Team India defeated Pakistan Legends by 5 wickets in a thrilling final to clinch the title.
The Yuvraj Singh-led side did not start the tournament well and almost made it to the semi-finals with 2 wins and 3 losses. However, they raised their game when it mattered most and dumped Australia and Pakistan in the semi-final and final respectively.