The first season of the CLT20 happened in 2009, and the entire tournament lasted until 2013-14, making it a six-season run. Since the tournament saw the presence of a few teams each year, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians emerged as the front runners of the T20 Champions League with two titles each.
Now the ECB thinks it is positioned to revive the tournament alongside the World Club Championship in T20 cricket. T20 leagues pop up everywhere now-even in the UAE-so this could gain some traction. The ECB Chief Executive had told ESPNCricinfo, “There will be a World Club Championship for both men and women. That’s the next step.”
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While the CLT20 was in existence, India was a sole holder of its T20 leagues. Post CLT20, the world saw many T20 leagues, including Big Bash League of Australia and Caribbean Premier League of West Indies. Slowly, after CLT20 ceased, more T20 leagues surfaced around the world: Pakistan Super League, Lanka Premier League, The Hundred in England, and Major League Cricket in the United States in recent years.
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Right from the word go, CLT20 found itself in an adverse environment. Initially scheduled to start in the year 2008, the terrorist attacks of 26/11 in Mumbai delayed it for a whole year. The 7th season was canceled in 2015 as a result of the tepid interest shown toward it by the fans, despite the fact that at least in theory it provided franchises with global matchups beyond their respective local leagues. According to Gould, the former CEO of Somerset, the tournament was ahead of its time even if it was not a profitable venture
