WCL 2025 – India Champions vs Australia Champions: Players to Watch Out For

In the World Championship of Legends, two former cricket heavyweights, Australia and India, will go head-to-head in a thrilling matchup. It should be a fairytale-style match in terms of atmosphere, with match-winning batters, crafty captains, bowlers, and legendary cricketing heroes on show. On one side India will have a mix of deadly middle-order impact and spin options, while Australia will have their aggressive top order and surplus depth of fast bowling. It adds up to an exciting game.

Match Details – WCL 2025

• Match: India Champions vs Australia Champions
• Date: July 26, 2025
• Time: 05:00 PM IST 
• Venue: Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom
• Tournament: World Championship of Legends 2025 – Match 10

Players to Watch Out

India Champions:

• Yuvraj Singh (c)—Charming leader and big-match player. A big-turnaround player with bat or ball.
• Suresh Raina—a reliable T20 specialist player with the ability to up the ante and produce in the field.
• Robin Uthappa—An opener whose hitting in the powerplay will be crucial for a solid start for India.
• Irfan Pathan—Provides balance with both his swing bowling and useful lower-order hitting.
• Harbhajan Singh—Still a crafty bowler and still very effective during the middle overs.

Australia Champions:

• Chris Lynn—a well-known brute-force hitter and key player at the top batting against Indian spinners.
• Brett Lee (c)—A pace spearhead who still has the ability to disturb top-order batters first up.
• Daniel Christian—a proven T20 all-rounder who has delivered in key moments both with bat and ball.
• Ben Cutting—Provides big-hitting lower-order punching with seam bowling in the middle.
• D'Arcy Short—A clean striker and part-time spinner who can change the course of a game in the first six overs.

IAC vs AAC Probable Playing XIs:

India Champions Probable Playing XIs

Australia Champions Probable Playing XIs

Shaun Marsh, Chris Lynn, D’Arcy Short, Ben Dunk (wk), Callum Ferguson, Ben Cutting, Daniel Christian, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Steve O’Keefe, Brett Lee (c), Peter Siddle