{"id":251291,"date":"2025-07-09T17:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/251291\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T17:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:14:12","slug":"the-world-championship-of-legends-is-finally-in-birmingham-this-is-a-cricket-game-you-wouldnt-want-to-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/251291\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Championship of Legends Is Finally In Birmingham \u2013 This Is A Cricket Game You Wouldn\u2019t Want To Miss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"The World Championship of Legends Is Finally In Birmingham \u2013 This Is A Cricket Game You Wouldn\u2019t Want To Miss\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/new-1-1024x683.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Have a ball watching the <strong>world\u2019s biggest cricket legends<\/strong> pick up their bats one more time for a tournament of their careers this summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/feverup.com\/en\/birmingham\/world-championship-of-legends-cricket\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/feverup.com\/en\/birmingham\/world-championship-of-legends-cricket\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-tracked=\"1\" data-category=\"click_sales\" data-cp_smn_source=\"secretbirmingham\" data-cp_smn_content=\"cricket-tournament-birmingham\" data-cp_smn_term=\"text_cta_0\"><strong>The World Championship of Legends<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is landing in <strong>Edgbaston<\/strong>, gathering pros from several continents, hosting key matches, including semi-finals, and the grand finale, delivering an electrifying backdrop for the tournament\u2019s climax.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get your ticket<\/strong> and witness the biggest names in cricket history and a crowd full of fans reliving the golden era of this iconic sports game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17926\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"687\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/west-indies-msn-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>What can you expect at WCL?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Fans are in for an exclusive treat as this special tournament stands alone as the world\u2019s only legends league officially approved by a major cricket board. These professional retired cricket superstars are back on the pitch for a truly competitive game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Get ready to see <strong>six nations<\/strong> bringing their <strong>superstar players,<\/strong> including Yuvraj Singh (India), Shahid Afridi (Pakistan), Eoin Morgan (England), Brett Lee (Australia), AB de Villiers (South Africa), and Chris Gayle (West Indies). All are coming to show off their cricket skills to their loyal fanbase.<\/p>\n<p><b>Teams<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400;\">India Champions \u2013 Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400;\">Australia Champions \u2013 Brett Lee, Chris Lynn, Shaun Marsh, D\u2019Arcy Short<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400;\">England Champions \u2013 Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Ian Bell, Alastair Cook<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan Champions \u2013 Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sharjeel Khan, Shahid Afridi\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400;\">South Africa Champions \u2013 AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla, Wayne Parnell, Chris Morris<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400;\">West Indies Champions \u2013 Chris Gayle, DJ Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Lendl Simmons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Team Captains:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400;\">India: Yuvraj Singh<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400;\">England: Eoin Morgan<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400;\">Australia: Brett Lee<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400;\">South Africa: AB de Villiers<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400;\">Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400;\">West Indies: Chris Gayle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17833\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"668\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/west-indies-33.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Where can you see the matches?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The World Championship of Legends is set to attract cricket fans across the UK in four distinct cricketing venues. If you are a true cricket fan, Birmingham has to be on your list, of course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham<\/strong>, known for its vibrant atmosphere, serves as a fittingly grand stage for these superstar players to demonstrate their skills. Not only does it showcase the rich heritage of English cricket grounds, but it also ensures broad accessibility for fans across different regions to witness this special legends league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have a ball watching the world\u2019s biggest cricket legends pick up their bats one more time for a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,96954,96955,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-251291","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-match-spectator","13":"tag-tournament-spectator","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114824404474963717","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}