After a successful journey in the Women’s Premier League 2023, the Indian Cricket Board, along with Cricket Australia and the England Cricket Board, is looking to organise a Women’s T20 Championship by next year. According to the reports, CA chief executive and chair Nick Hockley and Mike Baird had reportedly spoken about this with their Indian and English counterparts.
According to the report, a CA spokesperson confirmed discussions on the possibility of introducing a Women’s Champions League T20 as early as next year to capitalise on the wind and momentum gained by the WPL alongside equivalent tournaments based in the UK and Australia via The Hundred and the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL).
“The WPL’s spectacle, featuring big crowds and large TV audiences after the Indian Cricket Board sold rights to the event to Viacom18 for $US116.5 million ($169 million) over five years, has been a significant driver for the Champions League idea,” the report mentioned. “The introduction of the league, with broadcast rights revenue to be shared among the countries involved, would mimic the attempt to start a men’s T20 Champions League when the IPL was launched in 2008”, it further added.
Why was Men’s CLT20 abandoned?
Notably, the CLT20 was cancelled after six editions in 2014 as the Indian Cricket Board, CA, and Cricket South Africa (CSA), the three joint holders, were face-to-face against broadcasters. The broadcasters were unable to pay for the tournament hosting rights due to the large losses incurred by the event.
The losses were partly due to a lack of interest in matches that did not feature the more popular IPL teams, who got their playing talent available at the expense of other teams regardless of home-grown inclinations, while there were also early signs of a men’s T20 market approaching saturation, unlike the female game.
If such details can be handled by the strength of the playing talent available, the women’s CLT20 can be a game changer for established and young female cricketing stars looking for more opportunities to launch themselves on the world stage and seeking greater financial rewards for their talent and ability.
Here is how fans react to the reports of the proposed Women’s T20 Championship:
India women literally play worst t20i
Their avg total score against ban in the series recently is 100??— rohitreturns___264 (@TechBit8) July 14, 2023
Hadn't ICC announced a similar tournament in the FTP for next cycle??
— NK (@nirmal_indian) July 14, 2023
Not sure how good an idea it is, pretty content with WPL already, CA and ECB are trying to milk on the success of WPL
— Aditya (@Aditya28941339) July 14, 2023
Not sure how good an idea it is, pretty content with WPL already, CA and ECB are trying to milk on the success of WPL
— Aditya (@Aditya28941339) July 14, 2023
Arrange regular proper international series first
— Vicky (@V_k_s__) July 14, 2023
After IPL, they are losing to Bangladesh as well, after champion league even Nepal Bhutan will defeat us!
— ????? ??????? (@infocric) July 14, 2023
I am missing those Triangular Series with Team India… That were amazing specially in Australia
— Anubhav K??? (@Anubhav_Memerz) July 14, 2023
Easy win for mi and RCB will finish last in this league too ?
— HemantRajSharma (@raj_sharma24104) July 14, 2023
another trophy for australia in their trophy cabinet
— Eren Jaegar (@ANK_KKR) July 14, 2023
@CricketAus @englandcricket @BCCI please don't. Add more tests or tri-series against main teams and against associate nations too. We would rather enjoy that.
— Albezzia (@tipsy_spock) July 14, 2023
