International Masters League 2025: Start date, teams, Venues, and all you need to know

The International Masters League is set for its inaugural season, with the start date now announced. The competition will feature cricketing legends—players who have hung up their boots but are now ready to pad up and take to the field again. We will see top cricketing nations compete against each other, with a total of six teams: India, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, South Africa, and the West Indies.

Each team will look to perform well, with big names like Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Caribbean legend Brian Lara leading their teams.

In addition to the big names, the spotlight has also been on the venues, start and end dates.

The competition was initially set to begin on November 17, but on October 30, the communication team announced that the date had been pushed to the first quarter of 2025. Now, after the delay, the start date of the tournament is finally here. Take a look at all the available details of the International Masters League 2025.

Country	Captain
India	Sachin Tendulkar
West Indies	Brian Lara
Sri Lanka	Kumar Sangakkara
Australia	Shane Watson
England	Eoin Morgan
South Africa	Jacques Kallis

International Masters League Start Date

The tournament will kick off on February 22 and run until March 16, 2025. Season 1 is expected to be big, as all the legends will take the field.

International Masters League Venues

Looking at the venues, although the full schedule is not out yet, the two venues that will host the games are D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, and Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.