Western Australia have secured Chris Gayle for the Twenty20 Big Bash next summer, following Victoria's signing of his West Indies team-mate Dwayne Bravo last week. Gayle will join the Warriors for the Twenty20 tournament, which falls between West Indies' Test and one-day series in Australia, in the new-year period.
Via Cricinfo
NSW have added talented but injury prone Australian cricket team all-rounder Shane Watson to their squad and also hope to have Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara on board for part of next summer.
Watson, who is currently in England with the Australian side for the coming Ashes series, is the only high profile addition to last season's squad.
Via TVNZ
Shahid Afridi is set to be approached by an Australian domestic side to join it for the Champions League T20 tournament in 2010. In what could end up being an ironical development for the Deccan Chargers, Pakistan's man-of-the-moment, who steered his team to victory in the just-concluded ICC World Twenty20 tournament with superlative performances in the last two matches, is on New South Wales's radar for next season's domestic season.
Via ESPNSTAR
THE Bushrangers today confirmed the signing of West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo for next season's twenty20 Big Bash competition.
Victorian coach Greg Shipperd believes an expected influx of overseas cricketers for this summer's domestic Twenty20 competition will pave the way for the proposed Southern Premier League.
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DYNAMIC Pakistani batsman Shahid Afridi will be targeted as NSW's foreign import for next season's domestic Twenty20 competition, after leading his country to glory in England.
NSW will approach Afridi to join their ranks with the intention of qualifying him for the lucrative Champions League Twenty20 tournament in 2010, but he could also be used in the Sheffield Shield.
Via SMH
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on wednesday confirmed that, contrary to some recent media reports, the Champions League Twenty20 competition set to take place for the first time later this year has not been incorporated into the Future Tours Programme (FTP).
Via ZeeCric
His Indian Premier League side, Kolkata Knight Riders may not have qualified for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20, but Brendon McCullum is in a two-way race to play in the tournament and is likely to turn out for his home side Otago Volts instead of New South Wales.
Via PTI
Otago cricket chiefs say they'll consider an audacious US$250,000 ($404,000) bid from New South Wales to grab Brendon McCullum for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament in October. Otago, the New Zealand Twenty20 champions, were yesterday celebrating their invitation to the tournament in India which was extended from eight to 12 teams and carries a first prize of US$3 million.
Via NZHerald
Pakistan’s cricket officials were on Monday clueless over why their team was kept out of the Champions League Twenty20 competition and what they needed to do to get it inducted in the multi-million-dollar tournament. Lalit Modi, the Champions League chief from India has declared that Pakistan are not a part of the seven-nation spectacle because their players cannot travel to India due to government restrictions. Via TheNews
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2. Victoria Bush Rangers (AUS)
3. Deccan Chargers (IND)
4. Royal Challengers (IND)
5. Delhi Daredevils (IND)
6. Cape Cobras (RSA)
7. Diamond Eagles (RSA)
8. Trinidad & Tobago (WIN)
9. Otago Volts (NZL)
10. Wayamba (SL)
11. TBC (ENG)
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