Big names in demand for Airtel CLT20
The second edition of the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) is shaping as a bigger and better event than last year’s inaugural tournament after the naming of the final 15-player squads.
Three players, all from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), will play for their ‘away’ team rather than their ‘home’ teams. Jacques Kallis, Ross Taylor and Cameron White will line up for RCB in South Africa after being named by their home teams as well as their IPL franchise.
The Airtel CLT20, the grand finale of Twenty20 cricket between the world’s champion teams, will start on 10 September at Wanderers in Johannesburg before ending at the same venue on 26 September.
Shashank Manohar, CLT20 Chairman, said: “The teams named for this year’s Airtel CLT20 would compete with and arguably defeat many of the nations playing international cricket today."
“The squad lists read like a who’s who of world cricket with some of the brightest emerging stars and some of the greatest names to have graced the game.
“Last year’s tournament produced a number of unlikely results with some of the favoured teams eliminated at the group stage. I’m sure this year’s Airtel CLT20 will be no different.”
Dean Kino, CLT20 Governing Council Member and Director of Legal and Business Affairs, said: “CLT20 regulations stipulate that with Jacques Kallis, Ross Taylor and Cameron White playing for their IPL franchise instead of their home teams, RCB must compensate the Warriors, Central Stags and Victorian Bushrangers US$200,000 each respectively.”
“By selecting these three world-class players, RCB has signaled its commitment to claiming world cricket’s richest prize and has put other teams on notice that it is single-mindedly chasing CLT20 glory in September.
“While a number of other players were eligible to play for more than one team in South Africa, no compensation is payable due to their home teams not qualifying for this year’s event.”
The 10 teams are loaded with international stars including Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Muttiah Muralidaran, Shaun Tait, Mahela Jayawardene, Dale Steyn, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh and Mike Hussey.
A host of players will attend the official Airtel Champions League Twenty20 event launch in Sandton on Tuesday night (SOuth Africa time), including Sri Lankan star, Muttiah Muralidaran, representing the Chennai Super Kings.
Murali will be joined by some of South Africa’s favourite stars including Makhaya Ntini (Warriors), Albie Morkel (Chennai Super Kings), JP Duminy (Mumbai Indians), Alviro Petersen (Highveld Lions), Justin Kreush (Warriors), Jean Symes (Highveld Lions), Werner Coetzee (Highveld Lions), Wayne Parnell (Warriors) and Ryan McLaren (Mumbai Indians).
The Airtel CLT20, the grand finale of Twenty20 cricket between the world’s champion teams, will start on 10 September at Wanderers in Johannesburg before ending at the same venue on 26 September.
Shashank Manohar, CLT20 Chairman, said: “The teams named for this year’s Airtel CLT20 would compete with and arguably defeat many of the nations playing international cricket today."
“The squad lists read like a who’s who of world cricket with some of the brightest emerging stars and some of the greatest names to have graced the game.
“Last year’s tournament produced a number of unlikely results with some of the favoured teams eliminated at the group stage. I’m sure this year’s Airtel CLT20 will be no different.”
Dean Kino, CLT20 Governing Council Member and Director of Legal and Business Affairs, said: “CLT20 regulations stipulate that with Jacques Kallis, Ross Taylor and Cameron White playing for their IPL franchise instead of their home teams, RCB must compensate the Warriors, Central Stags and Victorian Bushrangers US$200,000 each respectively.”
“By selecting these three world-class players, RCB has signaled its commitment to claiming world cricket’s richest prize and has put other teams on notice that it is single-mindedly chasing CLT20 glory in September.
“While a number of other players were eligible to play for more than one team in South Africa, no compensation is payable due to their home teams not qualifying for this year’s event.”
The 10 teams are loaded with international stars including Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Muttiah Muralidaran, Shaun Tait, Mahela Jayawardene, Dale Steyn, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh and Mike Hussey.
A host of players will attend the official Airtel Champions League Twenty20 event launch in Sandton on Tuesday night (SOuth Africa time), including Sri Lankan star, Muttiah Muralidaran, representing the Chennai Super Kings.
Murali will be joined by some of South Africa’s favourite stars including Makhaya Ntini (Warriors), Albie Morkel (Chennai Super Kings), JP Duminy (Mumbai Indians), Alviro Petersen (Highveld Lions), Justin Kreush (Warriors), Jean Symes (Highveld Lions), Werner Coetzee (Highveld Lions), Wayne Parnell (Warriors) and Ryan McLaren (Mumbai Indians).
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