Published: Jul 15, 2015, 12:21 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 15, 2015, 12:31 PM (IST)
An official press release from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed on Wednesday that the Governing Council of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) has decided to discontinue the Twenty20 tournament with immediate effect.
This decision comes a day after the two teams of the Indian Premier League (IPL) — Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) — were banned for two years along with their officials in the IPL 2013 spot-fixing and betting scandal. ALSO READ: Rahul Dravid and innocent Rajasthan Royals cricketers, we feel sorry for you
The BCCI informed in the release that the members of the Indian cricket board, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa (CSA) made the decision unanimously. READ: BCCI to introduce a new T20 tournament involving all 8 IPL teams
The BCCI secretary said Anurag Thakur said, “This has been a difficult decision as the Champions League T20 provided added context to a number of domestic Twenty 20 competitions around the world such as the IPL in India, Big Bash League in Australia and South Africa’s Ram Slam T20. ”
“It was a fantastic platform for players from around the world to showcase their talent and the participating teams thoroughly enjoyed the experience over the last six seasons. Unfortunately, off the field, Champions League T20 wasn’t sustaining the interest of the fans as we had hoped. This decision was made, after consultation with all our commercial partners and meeting the contractual obligations of all parties involved. READ: CLT20: Star TV gets $475 million waive off from BCCI
“The Governing Council would like to thank everyone involved with the CLT20 and all those who participated in the tournament. Further details associated with winding down the league including settling with the three nations that had invested time and effort in the competition, will be completed very soon”.
