Block hole Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 The Champions League Twenty 2010 will be held from September 10-26, Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, revealed on his Twitter page. Details of the venues are waited, with a possibility that the tournament will be held outside India. The only international matches currently scheduled at that time are ODIs between England and Pakistan - the series ends on September 22, which would probably rule out players from both sides whose teams make it to the tournament. The tournament will also overlap with the culmination of the English county season - the County Championship ends on September 16 and the 40-over tournament two days later. The dates were decided on at a meeting of the league's governing council on Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 anywhere but india please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saneindian Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 The t20 WC gets over in 14 days, but Modi's CL needs 18 days to finish. I would much rather see our young players play in an A tour to Aus/SA/Eng during that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramzz Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Argh, so much of t20. I like the format but it is getting just too much now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 "ECB was consulted for Airtel CLT20" Airtel CLT20 commissioner Lalit Modi dismissed allegations that the ECB was not consulted before finalising the event's dates. More... Thursday 11th February 2010 "ECB was consulted for Airtel CLT20" Airtel CLT20 commissioner Lalit Modi dismissed allegations that the ECB was not consulted before finalising the event's dates. Modi announced yesterday that this year's Champions League would take place from September 10-26 in venues yet to be named and it clashed not only with England's County Championships and a new 40-over league but also with their ODI series against Pakistan. The ECB said in a statement that they were not consulted before finalising the Airtel Champions League dates but Modi dismissed the allegation. "(This is) not true," Modi said, adding that CL Governing Council member Dean Kino "is and has been in touch with (ECB chief executive) (David) Collier on a regular basis since December (2009)." The ECB is most upset with CL clashing with both the domestic tournaments, to which Modi's suggestion was to prepone them. "We hope the ECB will be able to prepone their domestic tournament and be able to participate by making this minor adjustment to their schedule," Modi told 'Cricinfo'. Modi said scheduling the Twenty20 league was always a complicated task since the existing Future Tours Programme had to be kept in mind. "Given that Australia's tour to India begins on October 2 and other countries also have pre-committed FTP games it was the only window available this year," Modi said. "We will always endeavour to accommodate all countries as much as possible, and the governing council looked at all possibilities and decided that these were the only dates," he explained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Lalit Modi asks ECB for County schedule adjustment Lalit Modi briefs the media, Mumbai, January 19, 2010 Lalit Modi: A member of the Champions League governing council "is and has been in touch with [David] Collier [the ECB chief executive] on a regular basis since December" © Getty Images Related Links News : Modi gives ECB Champions League headache Players/Officials: Lalit Modi Teams: England | India Lalit Modi, the Champions League Twenty20 commissioner, has asked the ECB to make "minor adjustments" to its county schedule to enable English participation in the 2010 tournament. Modi's comments came a day after he announced the tournament schedule, which clashes with the last fortnight of the English domestic season and almost rules out county teams from taking part as they did last year. The tournament is scheduled to be played between September 10-26; the dates, Modi said, were dictated by the countries' pre-committed series in the ICC's existing FTP. Although there is only one international bilateral series scheduled at that time - the ODI series between England and Pakistan, ending on September 22 - the ECB's main grouse is that the dates coincide with the final two rounds of the County Championship as well as the semi-finals and final of a new 40-over league. "We hope the ECB will be able to prepone their domestic tournament and be able to participate by making this minor adjustment to their schedule," Modi told Cricinfo. Doing that, he said, would provide an opportunity to the top two English domestic Twenty20 winners to participate in the world club championships, where US$6 million is up for grabs, with US$2.5 million going to the winners. However, the ECB chairman Giles Clarke, who is currently in Dubai for ICC meetings, is understood to have ruled out, at this stage, the possibility of making any alterations to England's domestic schedule, not least because of the impact such a move would have on the ECB's existing sponsorship agreements. "The climax of the English county season is of critical importance to the ECB," a spokesman told Cricinfo. "We would be very reluctant to change a schedule that was agreed between the ECB, broadcasters and the counties themselves." Modi also denied an ECB statement that it was not consulted over the dates. "[This is] not true," Modi said, adding that Dean Kino, a member of the Champions League governing council, "is and has been in touch with [David] Collier [the ECB chief executive] on a regular basis since December [2009]." The Champions League Twenty20 is run by the boards of India, Australia and South Africa and its governing council comprises representatives from each board. Other countries participate in the tournament by invitation. Modi said the scheduling is always complicated due to the fact that the Champions League timings are adjusted according to the international schedules in an existing FTP. "Given that Australia's tour to India begins on October 2 and other countries also have pre-committed FTP games it was the only window available this year," Modi explained. "We will always endeavour to accommodate all countries as far as possible, and the governing council looked at all possibilities and decided that these were the only dates." http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/447850.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block hole Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 Pakistan not ruled out of Champions League The possibility of a Pakistan domestic side participating in the Champions League Twenty20 this year - though bleak - has not been entirely written off yet, either by the league or the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Pakistan did not have a representative in the inaugural tournament last year, the only Test-playing nation other than Bangladesh to not have a representative in the 12-team league. Sialkot Staliions - then Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 champions - had been invited to participate in the very first Champions League, but that was postponed because of the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008. Since then, as ties between the governments and cricket boards of India and Pakistan have become frostier not only have the two countries not had a bilateral series, Pakistan's players have not participated in the IPL and not been invited to the Champions League. Relations have worsened further following the decision of the IPL franchises this year to not pick any Pakistani players, despite Pakistan being the World Twenty20 champions and having as many as 12 players up for auction. The PCB eventually decided to revoke all NOCs it had given to players hoping to participate in the IPL, but the door may remain open for participation in this year's Champions League, which is a multi-board venture and may not be played in India. Discussion on a Pakistan representative was expected to take place in the last meeting of the league's governing council between officials from the Indian board, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa. But a senior league official said the number of teams in this year's tournament - to be held in September - has not been finalised. "No final decision on participating countries/teams has been made for this year's event," Dean Kino, the league's director of business and legal affairs and key member of the core management, told Cricinfo when asked specifically about the possibility of a Pakistan side being invited. No contact has yet been made with the PCB and though the IPL remains off-limits, the Champions League is a possibility. "Nothing has been discussed with us by any of the boards involved in the tournament as yet," Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, told Cricinfo. "The IPL remains persona non grata for us, but if there is some contact about the Champions League we will consider the situation, where it is played and when. We would be amenable to sending a team should we get an invite and the situation is feasible." Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 tournament has not yet been held this season; it is scheduled to be played between late February and early March. Pakistan's ODI series with England in September also clashes with the dates of the Champions League, which makes it unlikely that any domestic champion will be able to call on its best players should there even be an invite. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/448064.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 2010 Champions League to be held in South Africa The 2010 Champions League Twenty20 will be held in South Africa. The tournament, which was hosted in India last year, will feature 12 teams, including three from the IPL this year. The competition will take place across three venues, two of which will be the home grounds of the Standard Bank Pro20 finalists this year. CSA President, Dr Mtutuzeli Nyoka was quoted in a media release as saying: "This is a prestigious tournament involving seven of the world's top cricket nations. It will be another feather in South Africa's cap as a host of world-class sports events and will not clash in any way with the FIFA World Cup 2010. "It will also be a big boost to the local franchises, their players and supporters which will feature in the tournament." More to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner_Mania Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 T20 Champions League to be in SA BBC Sport - News flash NEWSFLASH: Cricket South Africa announces that South Africa will host this year's Twenty20 Champions League between 10-26 September, even though it was expected to be held in India Don't see yet anything on Modi's Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner_Mania Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 AH. You beat me to it. I posted on the Cricket Talk Forum. Can you merge it please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner_Mania Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Just hearing Modi on Sky Sports News that it is not confirmed yet. The SA board have approved it, but not the Champions League board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 BBC Sport - News flash Don't see yet anything on Modi's Twitter. Know it and Modi has already denied it on twitter within hours. He told SA is surely hot competition but they are also looking at Australia, England, India and Middle East as possible venues except SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aadhavzone Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 ya its not decided, lalit modi said the decision should be taken by governing council! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 SA is a great place to host the CLT20. They loved the IPL :two_thumbs_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 geez SA again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SachDan Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Champions League T20 cut to 10-team affair Mumbai: The second edition of the Champions League T20 will be a 10-team affair. In the first edition last October, 12 teams had taken part in the competition. The championship suffered a setback on Thursday when England and Wales Cricket Board told its counties not to send teams to the richest-prize-money tournament. England has been allotted two berths in the competition. In the first edition, Somerset Sabers and Sussex Sharks had taken part in the meet held in India. The ECB’s directive to counties is due to the clash of dates of the tournament to be held in South Africa from September 10-26. These dates coincide with the last two rounds of the County Championship (four-day matches) as well as the semifinals and final of the one-day county competition. In such a scenario, the ECB was forced to make tough call. The Board of Control for Cricket in India-led CLT20 governing council said it would not allow second-string sides from England and the ECB cannot allow the credibility of its premier domestic events to take a beating by permitting the counties to field weaker sides. The finalists of the Friends Provident T20 would have qualified to take part in the competition. According to media reports in England, the ECB had already shifted the county fixture list once to accommodate the Champions League, which was originally scheduled for early October. But the scheduling of series between India and Australia meant the tournament was brought forward to September 10-26, which left the ECB with no room for man oeuvre. When contacted, a Board official said the BCCI was aware of the English Board’s position. “Today (Thursday) was the last day for ECB’s to make its announcement. But their absence will not affect the number of matches. It will remain 23 as it was last year. The 10 teams will be divided into two groups of five teams at the league stage. Four teams qualify for the semifinal and then two for the final. Of the 10, India will field three teams — Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. There will be two teams each from South Africa and Australia and one each from Sri Lanka, West Indies and New Zealand. New South Wales of Australia are the defending champions. link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saneindian Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 No wonder the BCCI isn't allowing any of our players to play in county cricket. And then the same bunch of jokers call Lalit Modi as a dictator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 One Word "Overkill" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 No English counties in Champions League Twenty20 English county teams will not play in the Champions League Twenty20 this year because the tournament dates - September 10 to 26 - clashes with the end of England's domestic season. The ECB conveyed its decision in a memo circulated to the counties, saying it was "with great regret" that the Friends Provident T20 finalists would be unable to participate in the lucrative tournament in South Africa, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph. The participation of teams from England had been put in doubt after it emerged that the schedule, announced in February, would clash with crucial fixtures at the end of the English season, which runs until September 16. England will be playing Pakistan in an ODI series at the time, the final two rounds of the County Championship will be on, as well as the semi-finals and final of the ECB40 competition. The ECB had already tweaked its domestic calendar to accommodate the Champions League, which was originally scheduled for October, but the tournament was brought forward to accommodate India's home series against Australia. The board said that counties would be able to participate in the next two Champions Leagues which will not clash with the domestic season. http://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/current/story/460432.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coronaerabrahim Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 i want championship to happen in outside world some non cricketing nation ,to promote more cricket ,so some more teams come as very less teams plays cricket. Regards Abrahim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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