T20 Champions League Cricket blog

Gayle signs with Western Australia

2009-07-01T09:11:00.001+05:30

Western Australia have secured Chris Gayle for the Twenty20 Big Bash next summer, following Victoria's signing of his West Indies team-mate Dwayne Bravo last week. Gayle will join the Warriors for the Twenty20 tournament, which falls between West Indies' Test and one-day series in Australia, in the new-year period.

Via Cricinfo

NSW chase Sangakkara

2009-06-29T16:49:00.000+05:30

NSW have added talented but injury prone Australian cricket team all-rounder Shane Watson to their squad and also hope to have Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara on board for part of next summer.

Watson, who is currently in England with the Australian side for the coming Ashes series, is the only high profile addition to last season's squad.

Via TVNZ

Bid for Afridi may hurt Chargers

2009-06-24T14:28:00.000+05:30

Shahid Afridi is set to be approached by an Australian domestic side to join it for the Champions League T20 tournament in 2010. In what could end up being an ironical development for the Deccan Chargers, Pakistan's man-of-the-moment, who steered his team to victory in the just-concluded ICC World Twenty20 tournament with superlative performances in the last two matches, is on New South Wales's radar for next season's domestic season.

Via ESPNSTAR

Bravo for Bushrangers

2009-06-24T14:26:00.000+05:30

THE Bushrangers today confirmed the signing of West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo for next season's twenty20 Big Bash competition.

Victorian coach Greg Shipperd believes an expected influx of overseas cricketers for this summer's domestic Twenty20 competition will pave the way for the proposed Southern Premier League.

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Bid for Afridi

2009-06-22T20:28:00.000+05:30

DYNAMIC Pakistani batsman Shahid Afridi will be targeted as NSW's foreign import for next season's domestic Twenty20 competition, after leading his country to glory in England.

NSW will approach Afridi to join their ranks with the intention of qualifying him for the lucrative Champions League Twenty20 tournament in 2010, but he could also be used in the Sheffield Shield.

Via SMH

ICC confirms Champions League T20 not part of FTP

2009-05-28T07:33:00.000+05:30

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on wednesday confirmed that, contrary to some recent media reports, the Champions League Twenty20 competition set to take place for the first time later this year has not been incorporated into the Future Tours Programme (FTP).

Via ZeeCric

McCullum likely to choose Otago over NSW in CL T20

2009-05-27T16:31:00.001+05:30

His Indian Premier League side, Kolkata Knight Riders may not have qualified for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20, but Brendon McCullum is in a two-way race to play in the tournament and is likely to turn out for his home side Otago Volts instead of New South Wales.

Via PTI

Aussies may snare McCullum for Twenty20

2009-05-27T08:44:00.000+05:30

Otago cricket chiefs say they'll consider an audacious US$250,000 ($404,000) bid from New South Wales to grab Brendon McCullum for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament in October. Otago, the New Zealand Twenty20 champions, were yesterday celebrating their invitation to the tournament in India which was extended from eight to 12 teams and carries a first prize of US$3 million.

Via NZHerald

Pakistan get raw deal again

2009-05-26T09:18:00.001+05:30

Pakistan’s cricket officials were on Monday clueless over why their team was kept out of the Champions League Twenty20 competition and what they needed to do to get it inducted in the multi-million-dollar tournament. Lalit Modi, the Champions League chief from India has declared that Pakistan are not a part of the seven-nation spectacle because their players cannot travel to India due to government restrictions. Via TheNews

2009 Champions League T20 teams

2009-05-25T13:50:00.002+05:30

1. New South Wales Blues (AUS)
2. Victoria Bush Rangers (AUS)
3. Deccan Chargers (IND)
4. Royal Challengers (IND)
5. Delhi Daredevils (IND)
6. Cape Cobras (RSA)
7. Diamond Eagles (RSA)
8. Trinidad & Tobago (WIN)
9. Otago Volts (NZL)
10. Wayamba (SL)
11. TBC (ENG)
12. TBC (ENG)

Players to decode problems of dual loyalties themselves: Modi

2009-05-25T13:50:00.001+05:30

Herschelle Gibbs, who is part of the champion South African franchise, Cape Cobras and also a member of the IPL winner Hyderabad Deccan Chargers, can take his own call on which ever team he wishes to play for in the Champions League later this year.

Champions League chairman Lalit Modi yesterday announced that this time, the player himself would be allowed to decide which team he wants to represent.

Via MyNews

Champions League T20 to be held in October in India

2009-05-24T19:53:00.000+05:30

Twelve teams will contest in the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) tournament to be played in India from Oct 8-23. The tournament will feature three teams from India (two finalists and the top league finishing team), top two domestic T20 teams from South Africa, England, Australia and the domestic T20 Champions from New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka. A total of 23 matches will be held in CLT20 carrying a prize pool of $USD 6 million.

Via SindhToday

Twelve teams to contest CLT20

2009-05-24T19:49:00.000+05:30

Twelve teams would contest the inaugural edition of the Champions League Twenty20 to be held in India. This was announced by the three founder members in Johannesburg. The twelve teams participating in the Champions League Twenty20 will comprise of three teams from India (2 finalists and the top league finishing team), who will compete against the top 2 domestic T20 teams from South Africa, England, Australia and the domestic T20 Champions from New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka.

Via ESPNSTAR

ECB and Indian board agree compromise on Champions League Twenty20 tournament

2009-05-24T19:47:00.000+05:30

The England & Wales Cricket Board has won a compromise from the Indian board which will see two county teams participate in the $6 million Champions League Twenty20 tournament, regardless of fielding players with links to the rebel Indian Cricket League.

Via Telegraph

Victorian Bushrangers qualify for Champions League

2009-01-22T15:34:00.000+05:30

Victorian Bushrangers have become the second team in the world to formally qualify for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20. The Bushrangers secured their place after last night's thrilling win over the XXXX Gold Queensland Bulls in the preliminary final of the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.

Via Hindu

McCullum signs on for New South Wales

2009-01-22T09:49:00.000+05:30

New South Wales have secured a major coup with Brendon McCullum, the big-hitting New Zealand wicketkeeper, drafted in to the state's squad for the Australian domestic Twenty20 final in Sydney on Saturday. McCullum owns the most famous century in the format for his 158 off 73 balls in the opening match of the inaugural Indian Premier League and by playing for the Blues he will immediately qualify for the lucrative Champions League Twenty20 in October.

Via Cricinfo

Victoria qualifies into Champions League Twenty20

2009-01-21T18:29:00.001+05:30

Victoria has survived an early scare to make 4-113 in reply to Queensland's 6-112 to win the Big Bash preliminary final at the Gabba. The win qualifies the Bushrangers not only for Saturday's final against New South Wales but also for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 in India.

Via Sportal

NSW first team to qualify for Champions League T20

2009-01-19T13:40:00.001+05:30

Australian state side New South Wales has become the first team to qualify for the Twenty20 Champions League this October after making the finals of their domestic competition.

Via NDTV

Tense Blues victory books Champions League spot

2009-01-17T18:20:00.000+05:30

New South Wales came from behind to earn a chance at a multi-million dollar pay day in the Champions League Twenty20 after Victoria imploded chasing a small target at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney. Dirk Nannes' outstanding 4 for 11 helped reduce the Blues to 8 for 128, but the Bushrangers flopped in reply and suffered a demoralising two-run defeat when Nannes could manage only a single from the last ball.

Via Cricinfo

UEFA-BCCI tussle over 'Champions League' nomenclature

2009-01-02T18:48:00.000+05:30

Before it takes off, the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament has hit yet another roadblock with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) objecting to the name of the event claiming trademark violation.

Via Indopia

UEFA object to BCCI naming T20 tournament Champions League

2009-01-02T07:09:00.000+05:30

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has raised objections to the BCCI calling the Twenty20 tournament it has formulated in co-ordination with Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa as the Champions League.

Via CricketNirvana

ECB and BCCI move closer on Champions League

2008-12-31T19:49:00.000+05:30

England's decision to send its team back to India barely two weeks after the terror attacks in Mumbai has led to a significant thaw in ties between the two national boards. Talks are still at a delicate stage but the BCCI, it is learnt, is now more open to accommodating the ECB in its Champions Twenty20 League blueprint, possibly in the way of one more team, a voice in its management and a host status in the future. The two boards are also known to be formalising a five-Test 'icon' status series, on the lines of the Ashes.

Via Cricinfo

Middlesex pin twenty20 cricket hopes on wildcard entry

2008-12-18T21:53:00.001+05:30

Middlesex will consider lobbying Champions League Twenty20 organisers for a wildcard for the 2009 tournament, writes Jon Batham. Seaxes chief executive Vinny Codrington and his team were devastated when organisers decided there wasn't a sufficient window of opportunity to restage the 2008 tournament, originally postponed following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai earlier this month.

Via HC

Dolphins consider CL compensation

2008-12-18T19:00:00.001+05:30

The Nashua Dolphins are considering requesting compensation from Cricket South Africa (CSA) because of the recent cancellation of this year’s Champions League Twenty20.

Via SuperSport

Champions League: A jinxed tournament

2008-12-14T18:17:00.000+05:30

Ever since the Champions League tournament was conceived the tournament has been jinxed. Even before all the plans fell into place, there were disagreements between the three founder members of the tournament — the cricket boards of Australia, England and India — first over revenue sharing agreement for the tournament, and then over the appearance of players who had allegiances with the rebel Indian Cricket League.

Via TheNews.PK