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Weeks ahead of the World Championship of Legends 2025, Australia Champions squad has been announced. Skipper Brett Lee has been joined by power-hitter Chris Lynn, D'Arcy Short and Moises Henriques.
“It’s a great chance to feel the rush of competitive cricket again,” said Lee. “To wear the Australian colours alongside old mates—it doesn’t get better. We’re coming to entertain, but we’re also coming to win.”
Puneet Singh, the Australia Champions owner, said that fans should expect high-impact cricket with the addition of T20 speciallists.
"These are players who helped define modern Australian cricket. With Brett, Lynny, and Cutting at the core, fans can expect high-impact cricket,” Puneet said.
WCL founder and Harshit Tomar feels that the new players will raise the bar of the tournament.
“Australia has always been a powerhouse in world cricket. Having names like Lee and Lynn back on the field raises the bar for the tournament,” Tomar said.
The World Championship of Legends is a T20 tournament, featuring retired players. It is unclear whether D'Arcy Short is a retired player or not. Short is yet to make an official announcement.
Australia Champions' full squad:
Brett Lee (c), Shaun Marsh, Chris Lynn, Ben Dunk, Callum Ferguson, Ben Cutting, Peter Siddle, Moises Henriques, Dan Christian, Rob Quiney, Nathan Coulter-Nile, D’Arcy Short, Stephen O’Keefe.
How Australia Champions fared in previous edition? Who won the league?
In the previous edition of the tournament, Australia made it to the semifinals with four wins from five games. They finished at the top of the points table. In the semifinal, they faced India Champions who won just two out of five league stage games.
In the semifinal, they lost to India by a huge margin of 86 runs at County Ground, Northampton. Robin Uthappa, captain Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan and Irfan Pathan scored half-centuries to help India post 254/6. In the run chase, Australia could not keep up with the required run rate and managed to post 168/7. In the final, India Champions beat Pakistan Champions by five wickets to win the title.
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