Overview:
The league will include the winning teams of the IPL (IPL), Big Bash League (BBL), Pakistan Super League (PSL), South Africa’s SA20 and England’s “The Hundred” League.
Delhi: To give a new place to T20 franchise cricket, the long -closed Champions League T20 is now going to return in a new form. According to the “The Cricketer” report, the tournament will be resumed in 2026 under the new name “World Club Championship”.
World’s top leagues will be included
This time too, the structure of the tournament will be the same as before, in which the champion teams of major T20 leagues of different countries will participate. This will include the winning teams of IPL, Big Bash League (BBL), Pakistan Super League (PSL), South Africa’s SA20 and England’s “The Hundred” League.
Getting strong support
Support on this tournament also seems very strong. According to reports, both the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) and the England Cricket Board (ECB) are with this scheme. ICC chairman Jai Shah has also supported this initiative. ECB wants the champion team of “The Hundred” from England to participate, not traditional “vitality blast”, which makes it clear that more modern and business formats are now being preferred.
ECB’s big signal
Talking to Espncricinfo, ECB’s CEO Richard Guld also gave positive indication about this tournament. He said, “This is sure to happen now. There is no doubt that there will be a World Club Championship for both men and women in future. This is the next important step of cricket.”
Why is it coming back now?
The Champions League T20, which started in 2009, could only run till 2014. It was canceled in 2015 as it faced a shortage of good TV viewers and sponsors. At that time, three IPL teams dominated and the rest of the leagues was quite low. In that tournament, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians won the title twice.
Things have changed now
Now the time has changed completely. The country playing almost every big cricket has its franchise T20 league and has a lot of talent in them. In such a situation, a global level club tournament can now be more competitive and attractive than before. If it is organized well, then this tournament football Uefa champions league Like can also create a big identity in cricket.
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