Since the inception of the Indian Premier League 17 years back in the year 2008, a lot of franchise cricket tournaments have emerged rapidly in the world of cricket. Besides IPL, the list of other franchise cricket leagues includes the Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in the West Indies, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Pakistan and the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Bangladesh etc. Advertisment Meanwhile, a few major franchise cricket teams have emerged as the most successful franchises in the entire global paradigm of franchise cricket across the world in different countries. With that said, here we"ll have a look at the top 5 biggest cricket franchises in different cricket leagues across the entire cricketing world. Also Read: Top Five Players with most centuries in IPL Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians (File Photo: X/Internet) Photograph: (X/Internet ) The Mukesh Ambani-owned IPL franchise Mumbai Indians is the biggest franchise across the different franchise cricket leagues in the world. They are also the joint-most successful team in the history of the Indian Premier League, winning five titles in the tournament, all under the captaincy of their former skipper Rohit Sharma. Besides IPL, Mumbai Indians are the franchise that owns the most number of teams across the different franchise leagues. The teams owned by Mumbai Indians include Major Cricket League"s MI New York, SAT20 League"s MI Cape Town, and ILT20"s MI Emirates. They also own the Mumbai Indians Women in the Women"s Premier League. Recently, the major stakes of The Hundred"s team Oval Invincibles have also been acquired by Mumbai Indians ahead of the England-based tournament"s next edition. Currently, the Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians are in action in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025). Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings (File Photo: X/Internet) Photograph: (X/Internet ) Alongside the Mumbai Indians, the Chennai Super Kings are also the most successful team in the history of the Indian Premier League. They have also won the five titles in the tournament"s history. CSK under Ruturaj Gaikwad"s captaincy are currently in action in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025. The other teams owned by Chennai Super Kings across different franchise leagues include the likes of SA20"s Joburg Super Kings and Major League Cricket"s Texas Super Kings. The yellow outfits are currently the second-biggest franchise team in the cricketing world. The Chennai Super Kings have been one of the most consistent teams across the different franchise cricket leagues in the world. It has also led them to become one of the most successful franchises, be it in IPL, SAT20 or in the Major League Cricket. Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders (File Photo: X/Internet) Photograph: (X/Internet ) The renowned Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders is undoubtedly one of the most popular teams in the history of the franchise cricket leagues, especially in the Indian Premier League. The franchise has a massive fan base across the world owing to their participation in different T20 leagues. KKR have won two titles in the history of the Indian Premier League, including their most recent title win last year in IPL 2024, defeating SRH in the tournament"s final. Besides their participation in IPL, the Knight Riders also participate in four other different franchise cricket leagues across the world. The teams owned by KKR are ILT20"s Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, CPL"s Trinbago Knight Riders and Major League"s Los Angeles Knight Riders, alongside the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. Perth Scorchers Perth Scorchers (File Photo: X/Internet) Photograph: (X/Internet ) The Australia-based Big Bash League"s franchise cricket team, the Perth Scorchers, are also on the list of the biggest franchise teams in the world of cricket. The Scorchers own two teams, including the Perth Scorchers in the Men"s Big Bash League and the Perth Scorchers Women in the Women"s Big Bash League. The Western Australia-based T20 franchise is the most successful team in the Big Bash League since the tournament"s inception in 2011. They have won the record number of 5 BBL titles, alongside ending up as runners-up in the 2020.21 edition. Following the big franchises of the Indian Premier League, BBL"s Perth Scorchers rank fourth in this list of the top 5 biggest cricket franchise teams in the world. They are also one of the very few franchises that have won the most number of titles in their respective franchise T20 tournaments. Peshawar Zalmi Peshawar Zalmi (File Photo: X/Internet) Photograph: (X/Internet ) Pakistan Super League"s Peshawar Zalmi is owned by one of the youngest entrepreneurs, Javed Afridi. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa"s Peshawar-based franchise has been part of the Pakistan Super League since the tournament"s first inception 10 years back in 2015. They also won their first PSL title in the second edition of the tournament in PSL 2016-17. Besides their appearance in the Pakistan Super League, Peshawar Zalmi has an expanded presence in the franchise cricket leagues across the world. They own a few teams in a lot of T10 cricket leagues, alongside owning a few big businesses in Pakistan. So, Javed Afridi-owned Peshawar Zalmi can be ranked fifth in the list of the top 5 biggest franchise teams across the cricketing world. 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