5 Things You Have To Know About #BCL-2 Chennai Swaggers

The Swag Squad is here to Swing it, Mind it!

Published: Wednesday,Mar 16, 2016 12:42 PM GMT-06:00

Swarupa Tantravahi

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Sunny Leone is the owner of the Team!

The actress decided to hop on the cricket craze of the country and bought this team in December. The Chennai Swaggers will play in the second season of Box Cricket League, a reality show cricket tournament backed by Balaji Telefims & Marinating Films. The team features prominent television stars as players, which comprises of the television actors like Shabbir Ahluwalia, Rajat Tokas, Vishal Singh, Vahbiz Dorabjee, Himanshoo Malhotra and Rithwik Dhanjani among others. Sunny Leone is a big fan of Sachin Tendulkar.

The Launch

Sunny Leone unveiled the Chennai Swaggers on 22nd February, 2016. For the 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. 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 called Limited Edition, Vishal Singh was called The trendsetter, Rafi Malik was called 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.

The Team Members

Here is the complete list of all the members of the Chennai Swaggers:

The Men brigade includes Himanshu Malhotra, Ritwik Dhanjani, Vishal Singh, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Shresth Kumar, Shobit Attrey, Mayank Gandhi,Rafi Malik, Shravan Reddy, Paaras Madaan, Abhishek Verma, Sharad Tripathi, Kunal Pant, Shaheer Shaikh, Glen Saldana, Parichay Sharma and Ajay Mehra. The Women army includes Sana Makbhul, Amrin Chakkiwala, Riya Deepsi, Shraddha Jaishwal, Vaabhiz Dorabjee, Mansi Sharma, Soni Singh, Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Banerjee.

And if you thought that Sunny was just going to be a bystander, then you're wrong! Sunny Leone has decided to play the role of a motivator for her players and ensure the Swag Squad emerges as the champions of Box Cricket League 2.

The Mascot

The Chennai Swaggers' official mascot is Swagger. Swagger is the coolest, most fashionable and stylish cat ever. Swagger is depicted donning a bowler hat and sunglasses, which are symbolic of his SWAG. Swagger is seen tossing a ball in his hand, while flashing the Swag Sign' with his other hand. Swagger was unveiled by Sunny Leone, at the launch of the team.

The Colours

Yellow and Black 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 Black. Yellow symbolizes the happiness and warmth of the Chennai Swaggers off the field. Black symbolizes the strength, authority and elegance of the Chennai Swaggers on the field.

There you go! So are you ready to cheer for Sunny Leone's fantastic Chennai Swaggers?