Archive for July, 2008

Champions League to be held in India

Monday, July 28th, 2008

The BCCI-backed Champions League Twenty20 tournament will be played this year in India but may not feature a team from England, Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, has told Cricinfo. Modi's statement comes on a day the English press reported that the ECB, which has been at loggerheads with the BCCI ...

IPL biggest match fixing threat: ICC

Friday, July 25th, 2008

International Cricket Council (ICC) has expressed concern over multi-million dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) being susceptible to match-fixing because of twin reasons of excessive cash involved and the over-hype surrounding it. ICC General Manager (Cricket) Dave Richardson said Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) Chief Sir Paul Condon in a presentation at ...

Champions League dates to be announced after Champions Trophy

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi on Thursday dismissed media reports about plans to shelve the Champions League and said dates for the inaugural Twenty20 event would be announced soon. “There is no plan to shelve the Champions League. We will decide on the dates of the Champions League after the ...