Box Cricket League - Punjab

Box Cricket League - Punjab (BCL Punjab) is an Indian televised sports reality entertainment show contested annually by teams representing various cities of Punjab, India. It is an indoor, unisex league, where the team players are celebrities from the film, music and television industries.

Concept
The concept of BCL - Punjab concept is similar to the concept of box cricket which is a 10 over format cricket match played with a soft ball.

Telecast
The first season of BCL Punjab will be telecast from 28 May 2016 on PTC Punjabi, PTC Chakde, and 9X Tashan channel. The television programme will show each of the matches in an episodic manner. Besides the matches, the episodes will show the players' preparations, the discussions in the players' dressing rooms, as well as it will mix a lot of fun and entertainment in the form of games, contests and dance performances. In this league the girls are not mere cheer leaders but would also be a part of the team playing along with the male players.

Owner
The league is owned by Mr. Sumit Dutt (Director of Leostride Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and Xamm Telemedia Works Pvt. Ltd.). He bought the franchise of the league from Marinating Films in 2015.

BCL Punjab Teams
There are five teams in the Box Cricket League, each representing cities in Punjab.


 * Ambersariye Hawks based in Amritsar; Team Captain - Suyyash Rai
 * Jalandhariye Panthers based in Jalandhar; Team Captain - Navraj Hans
 * Ludhianvi Tigers based in Ludhiana; Team Captain - Vikramjeet Virk
 * Chandigarhiye Yankies based in Chandigarh; Team Captain - Kunal Pant
 * Royal Patialvi based in Patiala; Team Captain - Gavie Chahal

Season 1 of BCL was won by the Ambersariye Hawks.