The cricket boards of Australia, England, and India are pretty keen on the return of the Champions League T20, or CLT20, according to Nick Cummins, CEO of Cricket Victoria. But, since the men?s cricket calendar includes ICC tournaments, bilateral series, and various T20 leagues around the world, the first season of the new CLT20 can be played between women's cricketers.



?I am constantly in touch with Cricket Australia?s CEO, Nick Hockley, about the return of the Champions League because I think it's pretty necessary to bring that tournament back. We still haven't had the chance to figure out which T20 league is the best. The Big Bash, the PSL, or the IPL? The only way we can decide that is by having the Mumbai Indians play against the Melbourne Stars or Karachi Kings,? Cummins said.



?It's just about trying to find a suitable window for playing the CLT20, because there are ICC tournaments every year as well. There's a high possibility that the first edition of the new CLT20 will involve female cricketers who play in the WBBL and the WPL,? Nick Cummins added.



The previous edition of the Champions League T20 was conducted in India in 2014, with the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings winning the last edition against Kolkata Knight Rider in 2014 in Bengaluru. That particular edition of the CLT20 involved three IPL franchises, two each from South Africa and Australia and one each from the West Indies, Pakistan, and New Zealand.



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The CLT20 was conducted on an annual basis between 2009 and 2014, twice in South Africa and four times in India. IPL franchises Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians won the CLT20 twice, and New South Wales and Sydney Sixers lifted the CLT20 trophy once.



Nick Cummins said that BCCI secretary Jay Shah will provide a clear answer in regards to the revival of the Champions League T20.



?There are talks about the revival of the Champions League T20 but it's probably a question we must ask this question to BCCI secretary Mr Jay Shah. From the perspective of Cricket Australia, we are open to the revival of the league,? Nick Cummins said.



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Champions League T20 in talks to get revived

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The long-lost Champions League T20 (CLT20) has started to do rounds as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket Australia (CA) and England Cricket Board (ECB) discuss the solutions to revive the tournament. As per the reports, the cricket board of Australia and England are already in talks and there are plans to include the BCCI secretary Jay Shah as well.



The Champions League T20 (CLT20) began back in 2009 and ran for six seasons before the tournament was scrapped out of the scheme of things. The tournament featured the top T20 sides from all across the world, including Indian Premier League (IPL) and Big Bash League (BBL).



However, the officials had to drop their plans to extend the tournament due to poor viewership and unstable sponsorship. The last time CLT20 was held was in 2014 when MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the final of the event.



Meanwhile, the makers of the tournament now reckon the time has come to revive the tournament. Cricket Victoria CEO Nick Cummins said the stakeholders are actively in conversation to resurrect the tournament, which was last held in 2014. Cummins believes the Champions League T20 (CLT20) was ahead of its time a decade ago. 



"I think the Champions League was ahead of its time. The T20 landscape wasn't mature enough at that point. I think it is now," Cummins said on the sidelines of an event in Mumbai on Tuesday. "I know that there's active conversations between Cricket Australia, the ECB, and the BCCI about the Champions League.



He added that the key issue for them to host the Champions League T20 is to find a specific window for all the teams amidst the packed international schedule. 



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It's worth noting that to host the tournament featuring players from all around the world, it needs to have a dedicated window approved by the ICC.



"It's just trying to find a window as to when you actually play that because you've also got all the ICC tournaments as well. It may be that the first iteration of the Champions League will be of the women? [it may involve cricketers playing in] the WPL, the Hundred and the WBBL."



As of now, Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) stand as the two most successful sides of the T20 tournament with two titles each. While MI won their titles in 2011 and 2013, Chennai Super Kings emerged triumphant in 2010 and 2014.



Cummins opened that he is in talks with Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Nick Hockley and they will soon include <a href="https://bcci.tv">BCCI</a> secretary Jay Shah in the conversation to take the discussions forward. 



"I'm constantly talking to Nick Hockley, Cricket Australia CEO, for a Champions League, because I think it's pretty important to bring that back," Cummins said. "There are talks about it. It's probably a question to ask Jay Shah. But certainly, from an Australian cricket perspective, we are very open to the idea of the Champions League. It's just about finding a window in the FTP, but I think that's the next step in the evolution of cricket."



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Champions League T20 to be back after 10 Years? India, Australia, England eying revival for CLT20