Eurosport announced in Paris (20 July 2010) that it had signed an exclusive three-year deal with Asia’s biggest sports content provider, ESPN STAR Sports, to broadcast the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in Pan-Europe and the United Kingdom.
The Champions League Twenty20 made an impressive debut on Eurosport in October 2009 and this year will feature the top T20 teams from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India and the West Indies, all playing for a multi-million dollar prize fund. The 2010 edition of the tournament will take place in South Africa from 10-26 September and will feature 23 matches with the tournament format. The participating teams include:
• Chennai Super Kings (DLF Indian Premier League – India)
• Mumbai Indians (DLF Indian Premier League – India)
• Royal Challengers Bangalore (DLF Indian Premier League – India)
• Victorian Bushrangers (KFC Twenty20 Big Bash – Australia)
• South Australian Redbacks (KFC Twenty20 Big Bash – Australia)
• Warriors (Standard Bank Pro 20 Series – South Africa)
• Highveld Lions (Standard Bank Pro 20 Series – South Africa)
• Central Stags (HRV Cup Twenty20 – New Zealand)
• Wayamba Elevens (Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Cup – Sri Lanka)
• Guyana (West Indies Domestic Twenty20 Champions)
Of the nine teams already qualified, just three will be returning from the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2009 - Royal Challengers Bangalore (India), Victorian Bushrangers (Australia) and Wayamba Elevens (Sri Lanka).
The Champions League T20 marks the grand finale of the T20 cricket with T20 champion teams from various countries across the world battle for the ultimate honor and it features the most illustrious names in the game of cricket such as Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Mahela Jayawardene, Dale Steyn, Rahul Dravid, Shaun Tait, Jean-Paul Duminy, Ajantha Mendis, Anil Kumble, Matthew Hayden, Ross Taylor, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Jacob Oram, Malinga Bandara, Doug Bollinger, Dwayne Bravo, Shahid Afridi, Michael Hussey & David Hussey and Sanath Jayasuriya.
ESPN STAR Sports is the global television production partner and exclusive commercial rights partner for the Champions League T20 till 2018.
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