The 2008 Champions League Twenty20 was scheduled to be the first edition of the Champions League Twenty20, an international club cricket tournament. It was due to be held in India between 3 and 10 December 2008,[1] where the winners were to earn around US$6 million. The 2008 Mumbai attacks just one week prior to the tournament resulted in its postponement.[2] It was proposed that the tournament be held in early 2009, but dates for its rearrangement could not be found and the tournament was cancelled on 12 December.[3] The league's first season was held in 2009.
Eight teams from five nations were invited for the tournament.
Qualified teams[4]
Team
Country
Domestic tournament
Position
Group
Chennai Super Kings
India
2008 Indian Premier League
Runner-up
A
Dolphins
South Africa
2007–08 Standard Bank Pro20
Runner-up
B
Middlesex Crusaders
England
2008 Twenty20 Cup
Winner
A
Rajasthan Royals
India
2008 Indian Premier League
Winner
B
Sialkot Stallions
Pakistan
2008–09 RBS Twenty-20 Cup
Winner
B
Titans
South Africa
2007–08 Standard Bank Pro20
Winner
A
Victorian Bushrangers
Australia
2007–08 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
Winner
A
Western Warriors
Australia
2007–08 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
Runner-up
B
The organisers of the tournament confirmed that any team competing would be banned from fielding players who had competed in the Indian Cricket League, a rival to the Indian Premier League.[5] As a result of this, the participation of English teams in the tournament was put in jeopardy: during the 2008 English season, 15 of the 18 county teams fielded players from the ICL.[6] On 24 July 2008, IPL commissioner Lalit Modi confirmed their stance by stating that only Middlesex and Essex stood a chance of being invited to the Champions League because they did not have ICL links.[7]
^"Champions League will start on December 3". CricInfo. ESPN. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
^Brett, Oliver; Austin, Simon (2008-11-27). "Champions League cricket on hold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
^"Champions League pushed back to October 2009". CricInfo. ESPN. 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
^"Cricket Champions League unveiled". BBC Sport. 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
^"Champions League bans ICL players". BBC Sport. 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
^"Modi reiterates stand against teams with ICL links". CricInfo. ESPN. 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2012-05-14. Subham rout the first player to score 910runs from Odisha warriors
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