Smith to give Champions League a miss

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Graeme Smith has withdrawn from the Cape Cobras squad for the Champions League Twenty20, which starts in India from October. Smith had suffered cramps while batting against England in their final Champions Trophy match, and Cricket South Africa (CSA) made the decision on Tuesday after being advised by the medical committee.

"After much discussion and deliberation, the Proteas' management together with the medical committee of Cricket South Africa headed by Dr Shuaib Manjra have made a decision to withdraw Graeme from the upcoming Champions League in India," said Dr Mohammed Moosajee, the national team manager. "This decision is based on Graeme's current upper limb dysfunction."

Via http://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2009/content/current/story/427358.html

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Injury forces Clarke to return home

Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke will fly home from South Africa because of the long-term back injury that recurred to ruin his Champions Trophy tournament.

Clarke has struggled with the injury since the end of Australia's ODI series in England and missed the first two Champions Trophy games against West Indies and India.

Via: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/injury-forces-clarke-to-return-home-20090929-gaxs.html

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Symonds heads to India next week for CL T20

roubled Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds will leave for India next week to compete in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament without any match practice since being thrown out of the national team for alcohol-related indiscretions in June.

According to a report in 'The Daily Telegraph', Symonds will train in Brisbane for a while before heading for India to play for the reigning Indian Premier Leaguechampions Deccan Chargers.

Via http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Symonds-heads-to-India-next-week-for-CL-T20/articleshow/5067486.cms

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Sehwag Sees Gambhir as Future India Captain

Monday, September 28, 2009

Virender Sehwag has said his fellow opener Gautam Gambhir is a leading candidate to captain India in the future. Sehwag felt Gambhir, his team-mate at the club, state and national levels, had the potential to be groomed into a leader and that appointing him vice-captain in South Africa was clear indication that he could graduate into the captaincy, reports Cricinfo.

"He (Gambhir) is a good cricketer, is very intelligent and Delhi have won the Ranji Trophy under him already once (in 2007-08)," Sehwag said in Mumbai.

Via: http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/2009092711368/sports/sehwag-sees-gambhir-as-future-india-captain.html

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Champions League T20 Trophy unveiled

Thursday, September 24, 2009

The Airtel Champions League Twenty20 (ACLT20) today unveiled the hand-crafted winner's trophy to be presented to the champion-of-champions in Hyderabad on October 23, 2009.
Designed by Carving Dreams and hand-sculpted by Creative Awards & Rewards, the ACLT20 trophy, which is made of precious metals, is studded with 5.12 carat diamonds and precious & semi-precious gemstones. It stands 1.5 feet tall and weighs just over 6kg.

Via http://www.thesportscampus.com/200909232144/the-business-of-sports/champions-league-t20-trophy

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75 pc inventory sold for Airtel Champions League Twenty20, says ESPN Star Sports

At an event held in Mumbai on September 23, 2009, ESPN Star Sports unveiled the hand-crafted trophy for the Airtel Champions League Twenty20. The sports broadcaster also announced a comprehensive line-up of productions and global syndication initiatives in more than 160 countries on the occasion.

Present on the occasion were Lalit Modi, Chairman, Airtel Champions League Twenty20, and Manu Sawhney, MD, ESPN Star Sports.

Via: http://www.exchange4media.com/e4m/news/fullstory.asp?section_id=6&news_id=35988&tag=31879&pict=5

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Champions League cricket comes to Eurosport

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

British Eurosport will be the exclusive broadcaster of the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament. You will also be able to watch all of the matches, to be played in India from October 8 to 23, exclusively live on the Eurosport Player.

Via: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/14092009/58/champions-league-cricket-comes-eurosport.html

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Hussey hopeful of return

Sunday, September 13, 2009

NEXT month's Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India is a chance for Victoria to prove it is among the elite limited-overs teams in the world. For Bushranger David Hussey it is also a chance to push for a recall to the Australian one-day team.

The 32-year-old was axed from the squad for the current one-day series against England after consecutive underwhelming series (he averaged 12.40 in four matches against South Africa and 10.00 in two matches against Pakistan).

Via: http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/cricket/hussey-hopeful-of-return/2009/09/10/1252519591689.html

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White can be skipper, Shipperd

Cameron White, and not heir apparent Michael Clarke, should succeed Ricky Ponting as the captain of Australia's Twenty20 side, according to Victoria coach Greg Shipperd.

Shipperd has urged national selectors to recommend to the Cricket Australia Board that White be named as Ponting's successor in the Twenty20 format.

Via http://www.skynews.com.au/sport/article.aspx?id=372007

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Hussey confident Vics can pull T20 upset

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Victorian batsman David Hussey believes the Bushrangers can claim a major scalp first-up in the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament by beating his fancy as the team to beat, the Delhi Daredevils.

Hussey nominated the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise as the major threat in October's tournament, which brings together the 12 best domestic Twenty20 sides from across the world.

More: http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-sport/hussey-confident-vics-can-pull-t20-upset-20090910-fjbf.html

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Hussey tips Daredevils as favourites

David Hussey knows all too well that it took Australia only three days to crash out of the World Twenty20 tournament this year. He was part of the side that was bundled out in the first round after losing to West Indies and Sri Lanka in early June. Hussey is keen to ensure Victoria don't suffer a similar fate in the Champions League Twenty20.

Via http://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2009/content/current/story/424388.html

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Arafat and Chawla team up for Sussex

Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat and India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla are set to play alongside one another for the first time after Sussex named both in a 15-man squad for the Twenty20 Champions League in India next month.

The overseas pair have rotated this season with only one allowed to play in domestic competitions. However, the Sharks can field both in the Champions League.

Via: http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/counties/sussex/arafat-and-chawla-make-sussex-cut,307662,EN.html

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Pietersen out of T20 Champions League

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

England batsman Kevin Pietersen will not be available for the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the upcoming Twenty20 Champions League. The big-hitting batsman, 29, is currently recovering from surgery on his Achilles after missing out on the last three Ashes Tests. That knock has also ruled him out of the current one-dayers with Australia, as well as the upcoming Champions Trophy in South Africa.

Via http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/sep/09/kevin-pietersen-out-of-t20-champions-league.htm

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EESPN master plans for Champions League Twenty20

The 12 teams taking part in the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 tournament named their respective 15-member squads on Tuesday evening and for the first time in months, league chairman Lalit Modi made an emphatic announcement sounding the arrival of the 15-day event.

If Modi had been treading cautiously all along, there was a reason to it. After all, this very tournament had been termed as 'jinxed' when it was cancelled at the last minute in 2008 because of the Mumbai terror attacks. "With just 30 days to go, today's announcement is another important milestone as we build towards the first match on October 8." Modi said.

Via http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2009/newsfullstory.php?id=1252499730

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Sehwag to return for T20 League

Virender Sehwag’s return to competitive cricket was confirmed on Tuesday when he was named captain of the Delhi DareDevils for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 to be held from October 8 to 23.

Sehwag was omitted from the Indian squad for the tri-series in Sri Lanka and the Champions Trophy in South Africa as he was recovering from a right shoulder injury.

Via http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090909/jsp/sports/story_11469099.jsp

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Clarke out of Champions League

Michael Clarke has opted out of playing in the forthcoming inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India.

The Australia vice-captain has declared himself unavailable to play for New South Wales at the two-week tournament because of his heavy workload.

Via http://www.skysports.com/twenty20/story/0,26252,12175_5544362,00.html

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Champions League announces star-studded teams

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Trinidad and Tobago: Daren Ganga (c), Sherwin Ganga, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Lendl Simmons, Dave Mohammed, Keiron Pollard, William Perkins, Samuel Badree, Rayad Emrit, Navin Stewart, Sunil Narine, Adrian Barath.

Victorian Bushrangers: Cameron White (c), Bradley Hodge, Peter Siddle, David Hussey, Andrew McDonald, Jon Holland, Clinton McKay, Robert Quiney, Matthew Wade, Aiden Blizzard, Aaron Finch, Shane Harwood, John Hastings, Damien Wright, Bryce McGain.

Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag (c), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Gautam Gambhir, Dirk Nannes, Dinesh Karthik, Daniel Vettori, Ashish Nehra, Amit Mishra, AB DeVilliers, Paul Collingwood, Owais Shah, Pradeep Sangwan, Aavishkar Salvi, Rajat Bhatia, Mithun Manhas.

NSW Blues: Simon Katich (c), Phillip Hughes, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Moises Henriques, Nathan Hauritz, Daniel Smith, Doug Bollinger, Stephen O'Keefe, Ben Rohrer, Steven Smith, Aaron Bird, Dominic Thornely, David Warner.

Otago Volts: Craig Cumming (c), Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Aaron Redmond, Neil Broom, Ian Butler, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Greg Todd, Hamish Rutherford, Derek de Boorder, Nick Baird, Warren McSkimming, Neil Wagner, Mattew Harvie, James McMillan.

Cape Cobras: Graeme Smith (c), Hershelle Gibbs, J P Duminy, Justin Ontong, Charl Langeveldt, Claude Henderson, Monde Zondeki, Vernon Philander, Henry Davids, Derek Brand, Francois Plaatjies, Ryan Canning, Rory Kleinveldt, Richard Levi, Sybrand Engelbrecht.

Wayamba: Jehan Mubarak (c), Mahela Jayawardene, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Farveez Maharoof, Kaushlya Lokuarachchi, Jeevantha Kulathunga, Mahela Udawatta, Thisara Perera, Sameera Soysa, Shalika Karunanayake, Isura Udana, Ishara Amerasinghe, Chanka Welagedera, Michael Vandort.

Sussex Sharks: Michael Yardy (c), Luke Wright, Piyush Chawla, Dwayne Smith, Edmund Joyce, Joe Gatting, Robin Martin-Jenkins, William Beer, Andrew Hodd, Christopher Nash, Ben Brown, Rory Hamilton-Brown, Mohmmed Yasir Arafat, Chad Keegan, James Kirtley.

Diamond Eagles: Boeta Dippenaar (c), Dillion du Preez, Morne van Wyk, Mthandeki Tshabalala, Adrian McLaren, Ryan McLaren, Victor Mpitsang, Ryan Bailey, Jandre Coetzee, Cornelis De Villiers, Dean Elgar, Reeza Hendricks, Alan Kruger, Rilee Rossouw, Shadley van Schalkwyk.

Somerset Sabres: Justin Langer (c), Marcus Trescothick, Zander de Bruyn, Omari Banks, James Hildreth, Craig Kieswetter, Pete Trego, Arul Suppiah, Alfonso Thomas, Max Waller, Charl Willoughby, Wes Durston, Mark Turner, Jos Buttler, Ben Philips.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Anil Kumble (c), Rahul Dravid, Robin Uthappa, Jacques Kallis, Ross Taylor, Dale Steyn, Manish Pandey, Praveen Kumar, Jesse Ryder, Roelof Van Der Merwe, Mark Boucher, Vinay Kumar, Virat Kohli, Akhil Balachandra, Rajesh Bishoni.

Deccan Chargers: Adam Gilchrist (c), VVS Laxman, Rohit Sharma, Andrew Symonds, Fidel Edwards, Scott Styris, Chaminda Vaas, RP Singh, Ryan Harris, Pragyan Ojha, Y Venugopal Rao, T Suman, Azhar Bilakhia, Harmeet Singh, SM Shoaib.

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Otago Volts squad assemble to prepare for Champions League T20

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Champions League Twenty20 qualifiers Otago Volts has assembled in Dunedin to prepare for the event&aposs inaugural edition to be held in India from October 8-23.

A 20-member squad sans top cricketers like Brendon McCullum, Ian Butler, Neil Broom and Nathan McCullum began its preparations with a fielding session at the University Oval yesterday.

Via http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/663917/Delhi/5/20/5

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