Season 2 of Celebrity Cricket League has been announced!

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai: The second season of CCL was announced on 6th August 2011 with ‘Dabangg’ actor Salman Khan promising to be an active part of it. "I like the spirit of Mumbai Heroes, they lost the matches in Season One but won the hearts of millions," he said to a daily. Team captain Suniel Shetty added, "Even if we win this time, the spirit will remain the same as when we lost." This year, two new teams have been introduced in the CCL - Kerala Super Stars, owned by Malayalam superstar Mohanlal and director Priyadarshan`s wife Lizzy, and Bengal Tigers owned by producer Boney Kapoor. "I hope to showcase the talent of Bengali actors with this team," said Boney to a tabloid. Meanwhile, Priyandarshan said cricket is his passion but he had to stop playing the game when he met with an accident that damaged his eye. "My wife and Mohanlal own the team. I am giving them my full support," reports a daily. The franchise owner of Mumbai Heroes, Sohail Khan, has decided to pull up his socks this time. He explains, "This time, we will start training from October. Last season we didn`t get to practice because there was the World Cup followed by the IPL. All the professional grounds were taken. This time CCL is happening well before the IPL." Suniel elaborates that after the first CCL season, he understands what being "cricket fit" means. "If you want to be on television, you better make sure you are good enough to play!" There are rumours that Sourav Ganguly is consulting Boney’s team but he only admitted to a daily that the cricketer is on his wish list. CCL has announced the venues for Season 2: Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Dubai, Abu Dubai and Sharjah. Season 2 will be held from January 27 to February 19, 2012. There will be 15 League matches, two semifinals and one final.