ECB doubtful over Champions League participation 28/04/2010 |
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said it is “extremely improbable” that English counties will take part in the Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa later this year.
The participation of teams from England has been in doubt since the schedule was announced in February.
The tournament, which takes place between September 10 and 26, clashes with the end of the English season. England will be playing Pakistan in a one-day international series at the time and it also coincides with the end of the domestic county season.
"It is extremely improbable that any English county will be taking part in the Champions League. The sanctity of the domestic season is of the utmost importance, as all the clubs agree," David Collier, the chief executive of the ECB, was quoted as saying in the Independent.
"We are awaiting a response from the BCCI [the Board of Control for Cricket in India] on a number of proposals. One of them is for the winners and runners-up of the Champions League to play our winners and runners-up. Now that the IPL is over we hope to hear from them soon."
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