Chennai Swaggers
| File:Chennai swaggers.jpg | |
| League | Box Cricket League - Season 2 |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Shobhit Attray |
| Owner | Sunny Leone |
| Team information | |
| City | Chennai, India |
| Colours | Yellow, Navy blue |
| Founded | December 2015 |
Sunny Leone is the owner of the celebrity cricket team Chennai Swaggers on BCL (Box Cricket League). BCL is India's first Sport-Reality Entertainment show where television actors are seen competing with each other in an indoor cricket game format.
The actress decided to hop onto the cricket craze of the country and bought this team in December 2015. As a child, Sunny Leone always spoke of her family's fondness for cricket and decided to pick up the team especially since BCL is India's only unisex cricket format. With men and women playing in one team together, Sunny Leone snapped it up.
Chennai Swaggers comprises television stars like Shabbir Ahluwalia, Shaheer Sheikh, Rajat Tokas, Rithwik Dhanjani, Vishal Singh, Mrunal Thakur, Vahbiz Dorabjee, Himanshoo Malhotra amongst others.
Players
- Shobhit Attray (Captain)
- Shabbir Ahluwalia
- Shaheer Sheikh
- Rafi Malik
- Rajat Tokas
- Vahbbiz Dorabjee
- Erica Fernandes
- Mansi Sharma
- Vishal Singh
- Himmanshoo A. Malhotra
- Mayank Gandhi
Sunny Leone is a big fan of Sachin Tendulkar. The Ragini MMS-2 actress unveiled her cricket team – 'Chennai Swaggers' on 22 February[1]
Her team Chennai Swaggers will play in the second season of Box Cricket League, a sport-reality entertainment show backed by Balaji Telefims & Marinating Films and featuring prominent television stars as players[2]
Launch
Sunny got a bevy of TV celebrities from her team Chennai Swaggers to play a game of cricket against ‘virtual legends’ like Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar at a Mumbai suburban venue. Here, cricket greats 'virtually bowled' to players of the team.
The entire team was in high spirits as Sunny decided to give them each a name, to go with their playing personalities.
Popular star Rithvik Dhanjani was labelled 'Limited Edition’, Vishal Singh was called ‘The Trendsetter’, Rafi Malik ‘The Silent Killer’ and Vahbbiz Dorabajee was called ‘Miss Know It All’. Leone also spoke about the strengths of her team as well as her vision.[3]
Team members present includes Himmanshoo A. Malhotra, Rithvik Dhanjani, Vishal Singh, Vahbbiz Dorabjee, Riya Deepsi, Soni Singh, Mayank Gandhi, Shraddha Jaiswal, Rafi Malik, Shobhit Attray, Mansi Sharma, Kunal Pant, Abhishek Verma, Paras Madaan, Sharad Tripathi, Glen Saldhana (Fever 104 RJ) and Shresth Kumar.[3]
Team Members
Here is the complete list of all the members of the Chennai Swaggers:[4]
Men
- Shabbir Ahluwalia – He is best known for his role of Millind in Star Plus' Kayamath and is currently playing the role of Abhi in Zee TV's Kumkum Bhagya.
- Shaheer Sheikh – He was seen in shows like Navya as Anant Bajpai, Mahabharat as Arjun, Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi as Dev Dixit. He is currently playing the role of Abir in Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.
- Himmanshoo A. Malhotra – He has done a number of shows and films and also is the winner of Nach Baliye 7 along with his wife Amruta.
- Rithvik Dhanjani – Rithvik is best known for his work in Pavitra Rishta and also did reality shows like Nach Baliye, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Dare 2 Dance.
- Vishal Singh – He is seen as Jigar Modi in the Star Plus show Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
- Shobit Attrey – he was seen on na aana is des laado
- Mayank Gandhi – He was seen on kaala teeka
- Dillzan Wadia
- Shravan Reddy – he was seen in krishnadasi and manmarziyan
- Paaras Madaan – he was on Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, nisha aur uske cousins and laado 2
- Abhishek Varma – he is currently seen in Yeh hai mohabbatein
- Sharad Tripathi – he was seen on Nach Baliye 7
- Kunal Pant – he was seen on Sadda Adda
- Glen Saldana
- Parichay Sharma – has done reality shows such as splitsvilla 6 and was seen on aur pyaar ho gaya
Women
- Mrunal Thakur - She appeared in shows like Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan, Arjun and Kumkum Bhagya.
- Vahbiz Dorabjee - She was seen in the show Pyaar Ki Yeh Ek Kahaani
- Mansi Sharma
- Erica Fernandes - She is the main female protagonist as Dr.Sonakshi Bose in Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi, and is currently doing Kasauti Zindagi Ki season 2.
- Pooja Bannerjee - She is best known for her participation in MTV Roadies and appeared in the show Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum.
- Riya Deepsi - She is best known for her role Gandhari in the mythological TV series Mahabharat
- Shraddha Jaishwal
- Khushi Shah
- Soni Singh - Soni is well known for her negative roles in shows like Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya, Laagi Tujhse Lagan, Saraswatichandra and Sarojini. She was a contestant in Bigg Boss 8.
- Shiny Doshi
Mascot
The Chennai Swaggers’ official mascot is 'Swagger'. Swagger was unveiled by Sunny Leone, at the launch of the team[4]
Colours
Yellow and Navy Blue are the colours donned by the Chennai Swaggers. Even Swagger, the mascot of the team, is depicted in the same colours. The jerseys of the Chennai Swaggers are also Yellow and Navy Blue.
Yellow is the colour of the sun and embodies the energy that comes from it. Swaggers’ 'yellow' thus symbolizes the 'source of all power' and stands for the happiness and warmth that the colour exudes. The navy blue stands for strength, authority, class and sophistication that is quintessential of the Team..[4]
[Things You should know about Chennai Swagger]
- ↑ Sunny Leone Unveils Her Cricket Team The Indian Express
- ↑ Sunny Leone unveils her BCL cricket team, Chennai Swaggers India Today
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sunny Leone launches her BCL team, Chennai Swaggers www.pinkvilla.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 5 Things You Have To Know About Chennai Swaggers blogtobollywood.com
