equatorControversy has hit the Champion’s league with the IPL franchises from Bangalore and Delhi deciding to pull out of the competition.
The organisers of the tournament are in shock, and have started making calls to other non Pakistani 2020 domestic teams to see if they can fill in.
The move comes after a contract dispute between the Champion’s League and the IPL teams. Originally the teams were promised that they would be the best sides in the competition. It became clear to Delhi and Bangalore in their first games that this was not the case.
They shared their reservations with Lalit Modi and other key members of the organising committee on Friday night, but it appears that the talks broke down almost before they started.
Amongst the revelations is that both sides believe they were guaranteed semi final places by key officials, but there is no paperwork that backs up this claim.
There is no word yet on what Deccan will do, they are still yet to play their first game, but as some of their players were overheard saying they considered their first game a bye, you would assume they are still happy to go ahead in the tournament.
This is a blow for the tournament that is still reeling from the fact that Shaggy was the best artist they could get for the opening ceremony. With reports coming in that the crowd for the first game that had no Indian teams participating, NSWales Vs Diamond Eagles, was 11 people until the 13th over, this is the last thing this exciting new venture in cricketainment would want.
Indian fans are upset too. Being that 82% of them voted Lalit Modi the saviour of Indian cricket, they cannot believe that he would let this happen.
At least one Indian politician has called for the tournament to be scrapped and for Lalit Modi to be sacked.
Champion’s League officials are working through the clock to try and keep the tournament alive, Lalit Modi was least seen talking on three mobile phones at the one time.
EDIT: I can’t believe I have to say this, but this is satire.
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Oh WOW – is this all true!!!!! This is fantastic stuff. T20 with Lalit Modi – never a dull moment
This is why having the CA and CSA as joint organizers with the BCCI was a bad idea. Look at the mess they have created!
Cheers,
victorians are too strong even without dirty dirk, cant lalit just buy the team off and rename it?
just let the top 8 aussie teams play the champions league – with two players from india allowed in each team.
oh, and havent you heard, lalitbhai is disillusioned with rajasthan and is buying large tracts of victoria, so its going to be an indian state soon. all victorian cricketers will have to moonlight as cabbies to make ends meet, and visiting cricketers from the sub-continent will be permitted to beat the crap out of them, for a fee.
not sure if the vics realise that even if they beat delhi, they still will be seeded second, provided delhi actually makes it to the next round. GOD has made it so.
Well. What you sow , so shall you reap. Mr. Modi, you forced T20 Champions out of this tournament and now someone behind the scenes is forcing you in trash. Modi deserved it actually…
It will be so much fun if no Indian side gets into the next round. Will love to see how the commentators put a spin on the amount of people in the stadiums then.
I actually think the competition is a good idea and is the right way to treat twenty/20. In other words, regionally, rather than as a part of the national cricket world.
The game is just too bloody short to be taken too seriously. I have no time to stress out.
And what is the point of that as a cricket fan?
I love the fact that people didn’t realise this was satire! Hee hee!
Who didn’t realise it was satire?
They say that a good satire is one which does fool a few into believing it as true. And a great satirist is one who fools people repeatedly.
satire is dream and to be honest close to reality as well, and really i would love this satire to happen;)
Honestly, Jrod, when I started reading this post I thought it was serious and I was devastated that I had somehow missed this big news … absolutely brilliant!
Again.
Nathan Hauritz is still god, though.
You missed out one point to add to the satire – In England and Australia, the percentage of people thinking that T20CL is a dust-bin tournament dwindled by 500% overnight
The Tasmanians and the Sandgropers still think it is pants.
Seccession!
J. Now that you are in the top whatever it is , there are going to be more and more people that cannot split the satire from the fairdinkum shit. Please do not spoil it with postscripts explaining what is what.
I love reading those poor misguided boneheads who get up on their high horse to smash you for your outlandish comments.
May the Great S guide you through it !
@MarkA – Very true. What is a stairical blog post without some angry comments by idiots?
A tournament with out pakistan was going to be dull as expected……specially for us pakistanis……..forget all the mess of PCB…..dont u guys miss the paki unpredictability factor…….Although they are champs right now…….the can beat a team of champions cricketers on any given day they play to their potential…….thanks to Jrod….for atleast remembering to mention pak…..in his articles…..salute to australian teams for Beating indian teams on their own HOME GROUNDS……..they cant even think of matching aussies on their home grounds…..