Friday, October 8, 2010


After Indian Premier League its Champion League in India which has recently started in the second week of September. Originally the concept emerged with the Indian Premier League in year 2008. However took a back seat cause of increase in terrorist activities during this year. So the first series was played in year 2009 in India. The New South Wales was the winners. A cricket series with six million dollars prize money was liked by the viewers across the globe. However Indian viewers had only three Indian teams playing and did not prefer the series so much.

Another fun filled series with cricket players across 12 countries from the world is played in 2010. With ESPN Star sport as channel partner and Amitabh Bacchan the legendary Indian star as the host of the show this league also has great fan following. Official sponsor is one of the leading mobile network companies by the name Bharti Airtel. Legendary music director A.R. Rahman has been roped in for the theme song of the series. This league is also a 20 over match where players from different countries would team up in different teams and then play cricket. Some of the key players are from Sri Lanka, Australia, India, South Africa and West Indies. There are ten teams who would play against each other. These league matches are preferred over the One day cricket as it saves time and doubles the anxiety and excitement of the cricket buffs.

            This series is till ongoing with some new names to Cricket world. Cricket freaks are all set to follow every single match of the series. The fun filled award ceremony and the commentary through out the match makes it more interesting for the viewers. Amitabh Bacchan has a great contribution in raising the rating of the series. Indians follow cricket as a religion and has children playing cricket all over the places be it the lanes, roads and big stadiums.            

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