Result of ICC Board meeting to discuss scheduling of Champions League T20 tournament
The ICC Board on Wednesday held a telephone hook-up to consider the scheduling of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa offered to explore, with the ICC’s management, the scheduling of the tournament. This offer was accepted unanimously by the ICC Board. It was also agreed those Members would report back to the ICC Board within seven days.
The proposed start date of the Champions League of 29 September is the scheduled reserve day of the final of the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan.
The ICC Board consists of the Chairman or President from each of the 10 Full Members plus three Associate Member representatives. Also present at ICC Board meetings is the ICC President, who chairs proceedings, the ICC Chief Executive Officer and the ICC Vice-President. On the telephone hook-up were the following directors:
| David Morgan OBE | ICC President |
| Sharad Pawar | ICC Vice-President |
| Haroon Lorgat | ICC Chief Executive Officer |
| Creagh O’Connor | Australia |
| Major General Sina Ibn Jamali | Bangladesh |
| Giles Clarke | England |
| Mr Shashank Manohar | India |
| Justin Vaughan (alternate for Sir John Anderson KBE) | New Zealand |
| Zakir Khan (alternate for Dr Nasim Ashraf) | Pakistan |
| Arjuna Ranatunga (Duleep Mendis took part in some of the call as an alternate) | Sri Lanka |
| Norman Arendse | South Africa |
| Dr Julian Hunte OBE | West Indies |
| Peter Chingoka | Zimbabwe |
Associate Member Representatives
| Neil Speight | Bermuda |
| Samir Inamdar | Kenya |
| Imran Khawaja | Singapore |