Nokia Champions League Twenty20

The 2011 Nokia Champions League Twenty20 will feature 10 of the premier domestic Twenty20 teams in the world. Teams from India, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies will compete for domestic Twenty20 cricket's ultimate prize from September 23 to October 9, 2011 in India.
 
CLT20 will once again bring a host of world cricket's biggest and most exciting names - Tendulkar, Dhoni, Jayawardene, Steyn, Dravid, Tait, Duminy, Mendis, Kumble, Hayden, Taylor, Muralidaran, Pollard, Harbhajan, Oram, Malinga, Bollinger, Bravo, Afridi, Hussey, Jayasuriya, Bollinger - to the living rooms of fans around the world. "The Nokia Champions League Twenty20 will emphasize India's reputation as an ideal host for international sporting events.

The CLT20 concept has also shown the prospective for Twenty20 cricket to attract new, ever-increasing fans to the game and the associated benefits have consequently flowed to domestic cricket around the globe. The 2011 Nokia Champions League Twenty20 will feature 23 matches (the same number as 2010), with the tournament format.

Champions League Twenty20 Cricket 2011


2011 Nokia Champions League Twenty20 is the third edition of this Twenty20 contest. The tournament is to be played from September 23 to October 9, 2011 in India. 10 teams from India, Australia, South Africa, New zealand, West Indies and Sri lanka will compete in this CLT20. There will be total 23 matches in this CLT20.

The Nokia Champions League Twenty20, beginning from September 23, 2011, will see an impressive line-up of more than 100 elite international players. The principal names in cricket including 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, Michael Hussey, David Hussey and Sanath Jayasuriya will battle for the ultimate honour. The three Indian teams - Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will lock horns with champion T20 club teams from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies.