The Entertainer’s Cricket League, the first of its kind social media celebrity cricketing league will be played from the 13th of September 2024 till the 22nd of September 2024 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Delhi. The trophy was revealed at a press conference in the presence of Abhishek Malhan, Sonu Sharma, Elvish Yadav, Harsh Beniwal, Munawar Faruqui, Anurag Dwivedi and league founders, Anil Kumar, Himanshu Chandnani, Ajay Assudani and Puneet Singh along with league commissioner, Aakash Chopra.
“It feels great to be connected with cricket in such a new format and with the most beloved social media celebrities of the country. I am extremely thrilled to be a part of Entertainer’s Cricket League. This is a unique initiative and we see a very bright future ahead. It is definitely going to be a lot of fun but with some serious cricketing talent.” Said Aakash Chopra, League Commissioner, ECL.
“We are excited to be a part of this huge amalgamation between cricket and culture and are backing our initial aim of building an inclusive community for all kinds of content creators. We look forward to the first step in what will definitely prove to be a legacy league in India. With the launch of the ECL, we aim to create a franchise based league that will be watched, followed and cheered on by the millions of fans of these amazing and extra ordinally talented content creators.” Said Mr. Himanshu Chandnani, Founder, Entertainer’s Cricket League.
The creators will each lead one of the six franchises, Delhi Dynamics (Sonu Sharma), Punjab Veers (Harsh Beniwal), Bangalore Bashers (Abhishek Malhan), Haryanvi Hunters (Elvish Yadav), Mumbai Disrupters (Munawar Faruqui) and Lucknow Lions (Anurag Dwivedi). Each of the team captains have picked their final squad from over 250 social media celebrities and will include popular content creators across multiple industries such as technology, finance, infotainment, education, motivation & self-help, entertainment including vloggers, gaming, fashion and lifestyle from India. Entertainer’s Cricket League will turn out to be an ultimate experience for content lover’s across the country.
The format of the ECL will consist of 18 T10 matches that will be played as a round robin in as the initial stage where each team will compete with every other team once and this will decide the top 4. Basis standings on the table, the knock out stages will be decided where the teams will compete in a straightforward semi-final and final. The fans will be in for a treat as they get to witness their favourite creator in an entirely new avatar and will also have the opportunity to cheer them on in person.
“It is very evident that content creators are the most relatable and loved entertainment personalities on social media and in popular culture today. Their fanbase has achieved cult status and it was only natural to get all the creators together under one platform and launch the Entertainer’s Cricket League. The ECL is the perfect match between two things that India loves most, Cricket and it’s content creators and to create an offline community for the creators. It will be a great opportunity for all kinds of creators to come together and have this kind of exposure that is not possible online. But most of all – we would like to thank the fans. This event is nothing without the fans.” Said, Mr. Anil Kumar, Founder, Entertainer’s Cricket League