I was wondering which would be a more popular T20 event... Is it going to be the Indian Premier League or the Champions League?
Twenty20 Champions Awards - Awards for the best performances was announced during the ceremony to unveil champions league groups and fixtures.
1. Highest Individual Score(158 runs) - Brendon McCullum Kolkata - Knight Riders
2. Best Batting Average(Avg 68.44, 616 runs) - Shaun Marsh - Kings XI Punjab
3. Best Batting Strike Rate(SR 195.2, 326 runs) - Graham Napier - Essex Eagles
4. Best Bowling Figures In A Match (six for 14) - Sohail Tanvir - Rajasthan Royals
5. Best Bowling Economy(Economy 4.32, 31 overs) - Yusuf Abdullah - Nashua Dolphins
6. Best Bowling Strike Rate(Strike rate 9, 18 wickets) - Charl Langeveldt - Nashua Cobras
7. Best Bowling Strike Rate In An Innings (SR 1.6, 3 wkts) - Laxmi Ratan Shukla - Kolkata Knight Riders
8. Best Batting Strike Rate In An Innings (SR280.95, 59 runs) - Tyron Henderson - Middlesex Crusaders
SPECIAL TWENTY 20 CHAMPIONS AWARD
9. Sialkot Stallions : For Winning 16 Twenty20 Matches in a row
Source: BCCI.TV
Middlesex may be forced to compete in December's Champions League without two of their recent acquisitions.Neil Dexter and Neil Carter joined the club to play in the Stanford Twenty20 matches in the Caribbean and the Champions League in India.
Via BBC
After businessmen and richie-rich club members, it is the turn of cricket personalities from India to make the world rankings with star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi making it to a list of 25 most powerful global sports figures.
Via TOI
Shoaib Malik is already sounding the alarm bells for the fancied teams in December’s Champions League. Malik, who led Sialkot Stallions to victory in the Pakistan T20 national championship earlier this month, says his "small-town lads" will be a "hungry lot."
Via ESS
NRI industrialist Vikas Rambal, who is sponsoring Champions League Twenty20 side Waca Warriors, has expressed interest in owning Indian Premier League (IPL) side Deccan Chargers.
Via ET
Champions League T20 tournament has already become a hit with cricket administrators and players all over the world giving a thumbs up to international cricket's first-ever franchise driven club level tournament.
Via MSN
ESPN Star Sports (ESS), the official broadcaster of Champions League Twenty20, has roped in AR Rahman to compose the official anthem of the league.
Via IndianTelevison
Sohail Tanvir is still in awe of his Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne and believes the charismatic Australian would once again lead the side with aplomb to win the Champions League later this year.
Via TOI
Australian batsman Michael Hussey is clueless which team he would eventually represent in the Champions League later this year. "I don't know which team I would eventually represent in the Champions League," Hussey says.
Via Hindu
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