US EditionA T20 Champions League Is Coming, and so Is Crunch Time for Test Cricket
SINGAPORE, JUL 20 – The ICC plans to relaunch the men's Champions League T20 in September 2026 and may implement a two-tier Test cricket system to improve competitiveness and financial sustainability.
- On July 20, at the ICC annual conference in Singapore, the ICC announced a Champions League T20 relaunch in September next year, backed by member nations.
- First launched in 2008, the Champions League T20 ran until 2014 before ESPN Star withdrew after a $1 billion rights deal.
- Beyond the Champions League reboot, the ICC is weighing major Test reforms including a two-division system amid financial concerns, with a decision expected before year-end.
- The ICC formed a working group including Todd Greenberg, Richard Gould and Sanjog Gupta, and Gupta said `You have to make hard choices` on the MCC panel.
- Future reforms will see an eight-member panel reshape the global cricket calendar from 2027, and modifications could take effect after that.
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ICC forms working committee to explore two-tier Test system; Champions League T20 to re-launch next year: Report
An eight-member working group, headed by ICC’s new chief executive officer Sanjog Gupta, has been formed by the game’s global governing body to explore the possibility of restructuring Test cricket into a two-tier system.
Champions League T20 likely to make a return in 2026
The Champions League T20 is on the heels of its relaunch as soon as next year in September, after it was reported by the Sydney Morning Herald that the concept and the competition had the backing of the key member nations at the ICC's annual conference in Singapore. A World Cup of club teams of sorts was put into motion by cricket boards from India, Australia, England and South Africa a year after the inaugural T20 World Cup. The tournament ran …
Champions League T20 set to be relaunched; ICC mulls two-tier Test structure - The Tribune
A men's Twenty20 Champions League is set to be reintroduced as early as September next year, following strong support from key member nations at the International Cricket Council's (ICC) annual conference held in Singapore, as per The Sydney Morning Herald.
Sydney Morning Herald
A T20 Champions League is coming, and so is crunch time for Test cricket
Cricket bosses face major decisions in coming months as they try to capitalise on the rising popularity of T20 while charting a sustainable future for the game’s most traditional format.
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