Middlesex wait on news from India
Sunday, 7 December 2008
Middlesex will discover the future of the postponed Champions League cricket tournament in India on 12 December, BBC reports.
The decision will be made by officials from India, Australia and South Africa following a conference call.
The eight-team competition would have run from 3 to 10 December, but the Mumbai terror attacks forced a rethink.
Champions League spokesman Javed Akhtar told BBC Sport: "There will be increased security at all levels. I think the teams will have no issues."
The England squad, having returned home following the events of 26 November, are scheduled to fly back to India on Monday to start a two-Test series on 11 December.
The Champions League summit will be chaired by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and feature representatives from Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa.
Tim May, the former Australian player who runs the Federation of International Cricketers' Association, remained cautious, describing India as a "relatively volatile sort of landscape".
He told The Age: "The players totally understand how important it is for cricket to continue to be played in the subcontinent, and that is not from a selfish point of view in terms of player wages, it is also about the whole game."
Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai were the three original venues.
Middlesex's players are employed on 12-month contracts, so should be available on most revised dates.
Competing teams at the Champions League: Rajasthan Royals (Ind), Chennai Super Kings (Ind), Victoria Bushrangers (Aus), Western Warriors (Aus), Dolphins (SA), Titans (SA), Sialkot Stallions (Pkn), Middlesex Crusaders.
The decision will be made by officials from India, Australia and South Africa following a conference call.
The eight-team competition would have run from 3 to 10 December, but the Mumbai terror attacks forced a rethink.
Champions League spokesman Javed Akhtar told BBC Sport: "There will be increased security at all levels. I think the teams will have no issues."
The England squad, having returned home following the events of 26 November, are scheduled to fly back to India on Monday to start a two-Test series on 11 December.
The Champions League summit will be chaired by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and feature representatives from Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa.
Tim May, the former Australian player who runs the Federation of International Cricketers' Association, remained cautious, describing India as a "relatively volatile sort of landscape".
He told The Age: "The players totally understand how important it is for cricket to continue to be played in the subcontinent, and that is not from a selfish point of view in terms of player wages, it is also about the whole game."
Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai were the three original venues.
Middlesex's players are employed on 12-month contracts, so should be available on most revised dates.
Competing teams at the Champions League: Rajasthan Royals (Ind), Chennai Super Kings (Ind), Victoria Bushrangers (Aus), Western Warriors (Aus), Dolphins (SA), Titans (SA), Sialkot Stallions (Pkn), Middlesex Crusaders.