BCCI and ECB will agree to delay the start of 1st test between India and England by one day that will enable players who will participate in the Champions League Twenty20 Cricket tournament to take some rest. Champions League 2008 Final will end on December 10th while first test will start on December 11th. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play for Chennai Super Kings in the Champions League. He is the only cricketer who plays in the inaugural edition of Champions Twenty20 cricket from both teams. Middlesex requested ECB to release Owais Shah and Andrew Strauss to play in the Champions League. But tournament rules will not allow clubs to play with newly signed players (after winning the domestic tournament). So, Middlesex will play in this prestigious T20 tournament without their 5 first choice players. Middlesex is the sole representative from England in the Champions League. First edition of Champions League cricket will be played with 8 times while 12 teams will play in the second edition. Abu Dhabi cricket administration evinced interest to host second edition of the Champions League T20 tournament. Champions league rights: Internet rights were sold to for $50 million for 10 years while TV rights were grabbed by ESPN and Star Sports for $975 million for 10 years. This is the first sports event that will be broad cast in high-definition in India. ESPN holds the exclusive global telecast rights for all ICC events till 2015. Strange news: Nashua Titans player, Albie Morkel, will play against Chennai Super Kings on December 7th. Morkel played for Chennai in the IPL 2008 tournament. Australian cricket star Michael Hussey opted for Chennai instead of home state Victoria. Morne Morkel will play for Nashua Titans instead of Rajasthan Royals. Champions League teams: 1. India: Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. 2. Pakistan: Sialkot Stallions. 3. Australia: Western Australia and Victoria. 4. England: Middlesex. 5. South Africa: Nashua Titans and Dolphins. Except Middlesex, all other teams are looking extremely strong and viewers will get … [Read more...]
India will host Champions League Cricket 2008
India will host Champions League Cricket 2008 Twenty20 tournament in early October. Winners and Runners-up teams from domestic Twenty20 tournaments that were held in India, Australia, South Africa and England will feature in this first Champions League T20 cricket tournament. Gulf Countries are also competing with India to stage this prestigious tournament. Cricket is gradually shifting towards Twenty20 format. Indian cricket buffs will see best T20 cricket stars live in action. In Soccer, Champions league is a prestigious tournament after World Cup. We have to wait and see how Cricket Champions League will take shape and attract audience. ECB, BCCI, Australian Cricket Board along with South African board signed to conduct this tournament from this year onwards. What is Champions League Cricket? Total teams: 8. (2 teams from India, Australia, England, South Africa and West Indies will paericipate in the inaugural Champions League). Total Matches: 15 T20 matches. Total days: 10. When: In early October. Where: In India or Gulf country. Prize money for winner: $ 5 million. Twenty20 Teams: 1. India: Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. 2. Australia: Western Australia and Victoria. 3. South Africa: Pretoria Titans and KwaZulu Natal Dolphins. 4. England: will be decided in July. Best T20 players from top cricketing nations will compete to win the inaugural Champions League Cricket trophy. With these innovations, Cricket will spread to new nations and compete with Soccer in popularity. Like Soccer, domestic teams will take centre stage than countries within 10 years. Cricket stars will compete with Football players in earnings. My suggestion: 2 slots should be given to losing semi-finalists of the domestic T20 tournaments by conducting qualifying matches between them. My doubt: Michael Hussey will play for which team, Western Australia or Chennai. … [Read more...]
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