The Governing Council of the CLT20, comprising representatives of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Cricket Australia (CA) have unanimously decided that the tournament has been terminated.
Decrease in fan following caused issues for the host broadcaster, India’s Star Sports and that eventually resulted in the tournament’s termination. The tournament was inaugurated in 2008 and has seen four different winners from three cities across six editions. Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have won the tournament twice while New South Wales and Sydney Sixers have tasted success one apiece.
Mr. Anurag Thakur, Honorary Secretary of the BCCI 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. 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.