The calls to stage the Twenty20 Champions League in England may be a deliberate attempt to leave a door open for ECB.As widely reported, the ECB had fallen out with the Twenty20 Champions League organisers and had even mooted a rival Twenty20 'Dubai Desert Classic'Champions League. Unfortunately, with Cricket Australia and South Africa Cricket backing BCCI,the ECB find themselves isolated. If the ECB accepts,it is only a short-step for a complete reconciliation.
As things stand, these are the facts:
8 teams will play for a prize of $ 6 million.
A total of 15 matches
Teams will be divided into 2 pools
4 teams in each pool.
The teams are:
The Rajasthan Royals and the Chennai Super Kings from the IPL
The Victoria Bushrangers and the Western Warriors from Australia
The South African sides the Titans and the Dolphins.
The Sialkot team - winners of PCB's Twenty 20 Championship
The 8 th team in all probability could be Middlesex. However, if ECB puts a spoke in the works, they would be replaced the Central Stags from New Zealand or one from the West Indies.
BTW: The 2009 edition may well see 12 teams playing 23 matches.
6 comments:
Yes but will the franchises be ready to spend so much money for matches abroad. Are they obliged to play anywhere they are asked to..
Like I said these PLs of all hues will benefit only the players and will make them flex their muscles more vigorously. What is happening is not for the good of cricket.
R,
Apart from the prize money pool of $6 million, there is also the trickle down effect of TV and other broadcasting rights. Plus, this may be the first year, but in the future the Champions League may grow to such a stature that mere participation will increase a teams brand value.
i agree with OTT...this will definitely enhance their brand value as well as visibility...
coming to visibility don't yo think OTT there can be a situation of rival sponsors coming on same platform?
and thanks for the link...bloglist is working just fine...that bloglist was missing you... :)
Pan,
I think their contracts will preclude the sponsors from jumping into the same platform.
Glad to see my blog represented in your blog list.
Brand value of team? huh.
Promoting Club cricket is all good. All we need is Ambani brothers getting a team each, then that should be fun. Wonder how BCCI will handle them. Between them they will make sure BCCI is destroyed.....Fun time ahead
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