PCB to request for change of CT rules

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf on Friday said that he will be seeking some changes in ICC rules for the Champions Trophy in September as it is clashing with the holy month of Ramadan.

“We will ask ICC to have some changes in playing rules during Champions Trophy as the event is colliding with Ramadan. There should be a gap of an hour in between the two innings so that the spectators should not face difficulty during their Iftar timings.”

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England say ‘No’ to the $20m winner-takes-all showdown

England's players have rejected the chance to play in a $20million winner-takes-all Twenty20 showdown against Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford's All-Star West Indies XI due to start in 2010.

The players are keen to take part in the annual big-money match at Stanford's private ground in Antigua, and an annual quadrangular tournament in England, featuring the hosts, the All-Star XI and two other international sides, initially from Pakistan, Sri Lanka or New Zealand. But the prospect of winning — or losing — such an enormous sum of money as £10m, perhaps on the misfortune of a dropped catch or the outcome of the last ball of the game, has proved too much.

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Dolphins wait on T20 decision

There is still no confirmation that the international Twenty20 competition, which the Titans and the Dolphins qualified for when they reached the final of the Standard Bank Pro20 last month, will take place.

The competition, called the Champions Twenty20 League, also involves the two top teams from England, Australia and India. It was launched by the Indian cricket authorities in New Delhi in September last year.

Some of the big names attending the launch were Sachin Tendulkar among the players, as well as ICC president Ray Mali, Cricket South Africa chief executive Gerald Majola and Cricket Australia CEO James Surtherland among the administrators.

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ICC chief warns against T20 overkill

ICC chief warns against T20 overkill New international cricket chief Haroon Lorgat said on Wednesday it was important that the expanding Twenty20 format did not begin to dominate the Test and 50-over game.

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Champions' League back on but has a tough act to follow

Champions' League back on but has a tough act to follow - Cricket, Sport - The Independent While McCullum magic lights up IPL, England's top two Twenty20 teams are being lined up for yet another event in Dubai in October.

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Pakistan may hold PPL in 2009, Australian tour confirmed

Associated Press Of Pakistan - Pakistan may hold PPL in 2009, Australian tour confirmed: "Financial bonanza from the Australian cricket team’s tour of Pakistan next year will be higher than the loss incurred from the earlier postponement of the same tour while PCB would try to hold Twenty20 Pakistan Premier League next year."

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Yorkshire welcome T20 Champions League plans

David Collier, the ECB chief executive, says: "ECB is delighted and congratulates BCCI on launching the Indian Premier League to compliment the domestic competitions run by ECB, Cricket South Africa and Cricket Australia. For County, State and Province players the introduction of the T20 Champions competition played between the eight best teams in the world who have earned their place through our domestic competitions provides a new and exciting pinnacle for our County champions. It will provide teams with the opportunity to earn the title of the World Club Champions in a format which will be eagerly anticipated by spectators and players alike."

http://www.yorkshireccc.com/archive/news908671349/index.html

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A T20 Champions League

Buoyant by the impressive launch of the Indian Premier League, it’s organisers have already started chalking out plans to take the event to the next level. A soccer style Champions League, featuring top domestic Twenty20 sides from several countries is in the pipeline and may see the daylight as soon as October this year.

It has been reliably learnt that England have been offered the chance to host the mega tournament, which is likely to be held between the ICC Champions Trophy - which ends on September 28 - and the first Test between India and Australia, starting October 9. A prominent cricket centre in North India has also been named as the back-up venue.

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Lord's could host neutral Tests and Twenty20 Champions League

Lord's could stage neutral Test matches and matches in the proposed Twenty20 Champions League to assist the MCC in fund raising as it plans to spend up to £200 million to redevelop the ground ahead of its bicentenary in 2014.

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ECB going to India for £1m Champions’ League in November

The Twenty20 Champions’ League is likely to be played in India in November. The England and Wales Cricket Board, who have been asked to organise the tournament, have yet to work out the details but they are increasingly confident that the competition will take place with a top prize of £1m.

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ECB Welcomes T20 Champions League Plans

The England and Wales Cricket Board have today welcomed the news that the Board of Cricket Control in India, Cricket Australia, Cricket South Africa and ECB are planning a T20 Champions League which will offer counties from England and Wales the chance to compete for a £1m first prize.

The concept for the new competition was revealed in Delhi today and was backed by the ICC as well as the four Boards involved. It will provide a great boost for next season’s Twenty20 Cup in England and Wales.

More: http://www.cricketworld.com/england/ecb/article/?aid=13248

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Welcome to Champions League Twenty20 blog

Welcome to Champions League Twenty20 blog
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