Cricket Champions League

Love it or hate it, this is the year of Twenty20 cricket.  First we saw the IPL burst onto the cricketing scene, now it has been confirmed that the inaugural Cricket Champions League will be played this autumn.

Eight teams will contest this lucrative tournament: Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings from India, the Pretoria Titans and KwaZulu Natal Dolphins representing South Africa; Western Australian and Victoria from Australia.  The two UK teams who reach the Twenty20 Cup final will make up the remainder...