The Champions League T20 is returning after 12 years, which was closed after 2014. According to the report of Cricbuzz, its event has been approved in the ICC’s annual meeting. Let us tell you how its history has been, when the new T20 was starting in different countries, then why was it stopped. How was its format?

The Champions League T20 was started on the lines of the USF Champions League. Its first edition was played in 2009, a year after the IPL started. It was owned by BCCI, Australia and South Africa Cricket Board.

List of CLT20 winners

The first edition of the Champions League T20 was played in India, the final was played between New South Wales and Trinidad & Tobago. New South Wales was formed. Out of the 5 editions followed by this, 4 -time winner IPL team was Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.

• 2009- New South Wales Blue
• 2010- Chennai Super Kings
• 2011- Mumbai Indians
• 2012- Sydney Sixers
• 2013- Mumbai Indians
• 2014- Chennai Super Kings

Champions League T20 format

IPL, CPL, BBL, South Africa T20 leagues are T20 leagues of different countries. In this, teams from different cities of these countries play, but in contrast, in the Champions T20 league, T20 league teams clash. In 2014, 3 teams of the Indian Premier League, 2 teams of Big Bash League, 2 teams of RAM Slam T20 Challenge and 1 Caribbean Premier League team got direct entry. There were 4 different league teams in the qualifying stage.

Each of its versions consists of teams from India, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka. England has joined the 3 edition, but since 2012 he refused to participate in it. The reason for this was that his domestic cricket was being affected by this.

Why does Pakistan not play in the Champions League T20?

In 2008, terrorists from Pakistan attacked Mumbai, in which many innocent people were killed. Pakistan’s teams were not invited for this due to poor relations between India and Pakistan. Keeping the Indian audience in mind, most of the teams are included from the IPL. 4 from IPL and maximum 2-2 teams from other leagues can participate. This is based on his performance in his own league.

Why was the Champions League T20 closed?

According to the report of Zee News, Star Sports decided to withdraw in 2015 due to financial deficit, after which the tournament was canceled. BCCI, Cricket Australia and South Africa Cricket Board agreed to shut down it.

But since then there has been a big change in the cricket economy. It is being resumed after a boom in broadcasting rights, increased popularity about cricket around the world. A new tender is expected to be released for media rights at the end of this year.

The Champions League T20 tournament was last played in 2014, in which Chennai Super Kings won the title. Now after 12 years, the Champions League is going to return. According to the cricbing, the return of the Champions League has been approved in the recently concluded ICC’s annual conference. The team playing in different countries’ Domestic T20 Franchise League will participate in the Champions League Return. If everything goes well, the Champions League can be organized next year.

According to the report, the International Cricket Board can soon hold a meeting to prepare the Champions League T20 outline. Bringing teams of franchise league of different countries can be quite complex tasks, so a separate board or governing council can be formed to operate the Champions League as before.

Another big challenge in organizing the Champions League can be how a large scale the tournament will be held. The outline of T20 franchise cricket has changed in the last 10 years, as associate countries like USA, Nepal, Canada and UAE are also operating their franchise leagues. Currently, 11 cricket leagues, including IPL, The Hundred and Big Bash, have made a mark around the world. Apart from these, different countries have started their leagues.

The Champions T20 League will be organized at what time in the year, it will also be a big question. In March-May, IPL is organized, while now the schedule of cricket is such that there is some ICC tournament almost every year. If the Champions League returns next year, then there will be 2026 T20 World Cup during the February-March month, after that the IPL will start. On the other hand, there will also be a schedule of the World Test Championship, in such a situation, it will be very difficult to choose the right time for organizing the Champions League.

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