India will host Champions League Cricket 2008 Twenty20 tournament in early October. Winners and Runners-up teams from domestic Twenty20 tournaments that were held in India, Australia, South Africa and England will feature in this first Champions League T20 cricket tournament. Gulf Countries are also competing with India to stage this prestigious tournament.

Cricket is gradually shifting towards Twenty20 format. Indian cricket buffs will see best T20 cricket stars live in action. In Soccer, Champions league is a prestigious tournament after World Cup. We have to wait and see how Cricket Champions League will take shape and attract audience. ECB, BCCI, Australian Cricket Board along with South African board signed to conduct this tournament from this year onwards. What is Champions League Cricket?

Total teams: 8. (2 teams from India, Australia, England, South Africa and West Indies will paericipate in the inaugural Champions League).
Total Matches: 15 T20 matches.
Total days: 10.
When: In early October.
Where: In India or Gulf country.
Prize money for winner: $ 5 million.

Twenty20 Teams:

1. India: Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings.
2. Australia: Western Australia and Victoria.
3. South Africa: Pretoria Titans and KwaZulu Natal Dolphins.
4. England: will be decided in July.

Best T20 players from top cricketing nations will compete to win the inaugural Champions League Cricket trophy. With these innovations, Cricket will spread to new nations and compete with Soccer in popularity. Like Soccer, domestic teams will take centre stage than countries within 10 years. Cricket stars will compete with Football players in earnings.

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Categories: Cricket. Author: SacHu