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Building the Official Platform for a 409-Million-Viewer Cricket Tournament

World Championship of Legends Cricket needed a flagship digital presence worthy of an internationally broadcast sporting event. Hosting Nation built it on time, under pressure, and without a single incident on match day.

409M
Global viewers, 2025 season
UK
Based tournament, global reach
4+
Competing nations
0
Downtime on match days

Client overview

ClientWorld Championship of Legends (WCL)
LocationUnited Kingdom
IndustrySports · Live Events
Websitewclcricket.com
TournamentUK-based T20 cricket, retired legends

The challenge

The World Championship of Legends is a T20 tournament featuring retired international cricket legends AB de Villiers, Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, Shoaib Akhtar, and more. The 2025 edition drew a global audience of 409 million viewers.

WCL needed a digital presence that could handle the scale and credibility of a globally broadcast sporting event. The existing online presence did not reflect the stature of the tournament or the legends competing in it.

They needed: a flagship site fast enough for match-day traffic spikes, a design matching the prestige of the lineup, player profiles and match schedules, and a media hub for broadcast partners. The deadline was fixed. The tournament was happening. There was no room to miss it.

What Hosting Nation built

End-to-end digital presence for the tournament.

Dynamic Homepage

Hero banner, live countdown to match days, tournament highlights, and sponsor integrations.

Team & Player Profiles

Full roster for each competing nation with player stats, career highlights, and tournament records.

Match Schedule & Results

Real-time-ready layout for fixtures, scores, standings, and match summaries.

News & Media Hub

Press-ready coverage section for broadcast partners, journalists, and media organizations.

Mobile-First Experience

Optimized for cricket fans watching from phones across India, UK, West Indies, and beyond.

Performance Under Load

Sub-2s load times on match days when global traffic spikes no downtime, no incidents.

SEO Architecture

Structured for search visibility across multiple countries India, UK, West Indies, South Africa.

Social Sharing

Open Graph optimization and shareable content blocks for match-day viral reach.

Tech stack

Chosen for performance under high concurrency and global CDN delivery.

Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSVercelHeadless CMSGoogle Analytics 4

Results & impact

  • Launched on schedule zero missed deadlines before tournament start
  • 409 million viewers globally during the 2025 season
  • Zero downtime on match days despite major traffic spikes
  • Media coverage by NDTV, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Tribune India all citing the official site
  • Clean, professional digital presence matching the stature of an international sporting event
Media coverage

Covered by India's biggest outlets

The WCL 2025 tournament and its official digital platform was covered by leading Indian and international media.

NDTVHindustan TimesThe HinduTribune India

Testimonial from WCL management coming soon.

WCL Management

World Championship of Legends, United Kingdom

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