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India to stage postponed Champions League in October

Sun May 24, 2009 11:40pm IST
 
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will stage the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League, postponed after last year's militant attacks in Mumbai, from Oct. 8-23, organisers said on Sunday.

In a statement the organisers said the field had been increased by four teams and would feature 12 sides, including the finalists in the second edition of the IPL.

The Hyderabad Deccan Chargers and Bangalore Royal Challengers, who qualified for Sunday's final, and Delhi Daredevils will be the three Indian teams.

Two teams each from Australia, England and South Africa as well as the domestic Twenty20 champions from New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka will also feature.

Pigeons fly in front of Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai November 26, 2009. Mumbai's police paraded past some of the city's landmarks in a show of strength as India's financial hub marked the first anniversary of militant raids that killed 166 people and ratched up tensions with Pakistan. The hotel was one of the sites of the attacks. REUTERS/Arko Datta
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