1. What is Champions League Twenty20 Cricket? The Champions League Twenty20 (CL T20) is a premier cricket tournament held among top cricket clubs in the world just like Champions League football. 2. How many teams will participate in the tournament? 10 teams from 6 countries will participate in the 2010 CL T20 cricket tournament. 4 stadiums in South Africa will host 23 matches over 17 days. Click here to know about groups. 10 Teams divided into 2 groups. Top 2 teams from each group will reach semi-finals. 3. Who will compete in the tournament? The teams that will compete in the 2010 CL T20 are: DLF IPL Season 3 champions, Chennai Super Kings, runners-up Mumbai Indians and third-placed Bangalore Royal Challengers. South Australia and VB Victorian Bushrangers (Australia); Warriors and Highveld Lions (South Africa); Central Districts Stags (New Zealand) Wayamba (Sri Lanka); One team (West Indies). 4. When will the competition take place? From September 10-26 in South Africa. 5. Who will be Sponsorser and Broadcaster? Airtel will be the title sponsor for a period of 5 years. The event will be called Airtel Champions League Twenty20 (CL T20). ESPN-Star Sports have bagged worldwide broadcast rights for the tournament at a whopping $ 975 million for a period of 10 years. In addition to all cricket-playing nations, CLT20 can be viewed in the US, the Middle East, South East Asia and other regions. 6. What are the match-timings? Matches will be played at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. IST. Click here to know about Schedule. 7. What are the venues for games? Wanderers in johannesburg, Centurion Park, Kingsmead in Durban and Port Elizabeth will host 2010 Champions league T20 cricket matches. 8. What is the format of the tournament? The teams will be divided into two groups of five teams each and will initially play each other on a league basis. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals. A … [Read more...]
Champions League cricket squads
All the 12 teams have now confirmed their final 15-man squads for the Champions League Twenty20. All the teams have big internaltional names in their kitty. So, this league would be full of excitement and each match would test team and individual’s skills on different stage and format. Trinidad and Tobago: Daren Ganga (capt), Sherwin Ganga, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Lendl Simmons, Dave Mohammed, Kieron Pollard, William Perkins, Samuel Badree, Rayad Emrit, Navin Stewart, Sunil Narine, Adrian Barath. Victoria: Cameron White (capt), Brad Hodge, Peter Siddle, David Hussey, Andrew McDonald, Jon Holland, Clint McKay, Rob Quiney, Matthew Wade, Aiden Blizzard, Aaron Finch, Shane Harwood, John Hastings, Damien Wright, Bryce McGain. Delhi Daredevils: Gautam Gambhir (capt), Virender Sehwag, AB de Villiers, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dirk Nannes, Dinesh Karthik, Daniel Vettori, Ashish Nehra, Amit Mishra, Paul Collingwood, Owais Shah, Pradeep Sangwan, Aavishkar Salvi, Rajat Bhatia, Mithun Manhas. New South Wales: Simon Katich (capt), Phillip Hughes, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Moises Henriques, Nathan Hauritz, Doug Bollinger, Aaron Bird, Stephen O'Keefe, Ben Rohrer, Steve Smith, Daniel Smith, Dominic Thornely, David Warner. Otago: Craig Cumming (capt), Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Aaron Redmond, Neil Broom, Ian Butler, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Greg Todd, Hamish Rutherford, Derek deBoorder, Nick Baird, Warren McSkimming, Neil Wagner, Matt Harvie, James McMillan. Cape Cobras: Graeme Smith (capt), Herschelle Gibbs, JP Duminy, Justin Ontong, Charl Langeveldt, Claude Henderson, Monde Zondeki, Vernon Philander, Henry Davids, Ryan Canning, Rory Kleinveldt, Richard Levi, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Derek Brand, Francois Plaatjies. Wayamba: Jehan Mubarak (capt), Mahela Jayawardene, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Farveez Maharoof, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Jeevantha Kulathunga, Mahela Udawatte, Thisara Perera, Sameera Soysa, Shalika Karunanayake, Isuru Udana, Ishara Amerasinghe, Chanaka Welegedara, Michael … [Read more...]
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