Champions League Cricket: Ticket Information

 Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for Champions League tournament of T20 club champions can now avail of tickets on www.clt20.com, the league’s official online destination or visit www.clt20tickets.com. All league matches will be played on three Venue; Delhi, Bangaluru and Hyderabad. Ticket Price: The lowest denomination tickets in the preliminary phase of the inaugural Airtel Champions League Twenty20 tournament would cost Rs 100 and the highest priced tickets would cost Rs 3000. Surprisingly tickets for the first semifinal at Delhi are priced higher than the final on October 23 at Hyderabad. To witness the Delhi match, on October 21, the fans would have to shell out between Rs 400 and 1500 for the lower denomination tickets and Rs 6000 for the premium ones. Champions League Chairman Lalit Modi expressed confidence that the price of tickets would boost their sales and enable fans to come and see some of the finest cricketing talents in the world. Following is the details of ticket price for each venue. Bangalore: Tickets for the inaugural day face-off between IPL Season 2009 runners-up, Bangalore Royal Challengers and the South African Cape Cobras in Bengaluru on October 8, 2009 are priced attractively. They cost between Rs. 200 and Rs. 750 and are inclusive of the opening ceremony. Single match day tickets in Bengaluru are priced lower, starting at Rs. 100 and going up to Rs. 500. The double headers, or two-match days, on October 12 and 17, priced between Rs. 200 and Rs. 700. Tickets for the prestigious “T” Stand at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, though, will retail at a slight premium. Tickets for the opening day and double headers are priced at Rs. 1500, while single match day tickets are priced at Rs. 1000. Delhi: Tickets in Delhi, for all double headers, are priced attractively, ranging from Rs 400 (for the East and West stands) to Rs. 1500 (for the South East Hill stand). Single match day tickets will cost fans between Rs. 250 and Rs.1000. Hyderabad: Tickets for Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium have been priced between Rs. 400 … [Read more...]

Champions League Cricket from September 29

 Inaugural Champions League Cricket will be held in India from September 29 to October 8 at three venues – New Delhi, Mohali and Jaipur. Eight teams will participate in this prestigious event (2 teams each from India, Australia, South Africa and England). But only England T20 cup winner Middlesex will be allowed to participate in the event but runners-up Kent was not allowed to participate in this show-piece event as it contains two ICL players i.e. Azhar Mahmood and Justin Kemp. Pakistan T20 champions Sialkot Stallions will replace Kent in this cricket tournament despite having two ICL players i.e. Rana Naved and Imran Nazeer. It happens only in India! Champions League will be held in India just one day after the conclusion of ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan. Victorian Bushrangers and Western Australian Warriors from Australia will represent Australia while Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings will represent India. This eight team Champions League cricket tournament offers $6 million (Rs 25 crore) as prize money. England is also planning to conduct a rival Champions League cricket tournament to make the matters worse. Cricket nostalgia: First International Cricket (unofficial) was held between United States and Canada in 1844. First offical cricket match was held between arch rivals, England and Australia.  … [Read more...]