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CLT20: ICC permanently drops the exciting tournament due to opposition from 3 boards
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News18•05-10-2026, 20:38
CLT20: ICC permanently drops the exciting tournament due to opposition from 3 boards
- •The ICC has abandoned plans to restart a global franchise T20 tournament following strong opposition from the cricket boards of India, Australia, and England.
- •The proposed tournament was planned along the lines of the Champions League Twenty20 which was previously held from 2009 to 2014 before being canceled due to heavy financial losses.
- •The ICC aimed to boost its revenue and strengthen its grip on the sport by introducing a FIFA Club World Cup-style tournament.
- •The Big Three boards maintained that there is no room for such additional tournaments in the current cricket calendar and refused to surrender their control over commercial revenues.
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The ICC dropped its plans to restart a global franchise T20 tournament due to strong opposition from cricket's three major powers: India, England, and Australia. These boards argued that adding such events would require reducing existing major tournaments and leaving no room in the calendar.
The original Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) tournament was held from 2009 to 2014 before being permanently canceled due to low viewership, poor commercial revenue, and massive financial losses.
According to a report by The Guardian, the ICC has clarified that it will not introduce any multi-lateral or global franchise tournament until at least 2031.
