ECB was consulted before finalizing CL T20 dates: Modi

ECB was consulted before finalizing CL T20 dates: Modi

NEW DELHI, Feb 11: Champions League commissioner Lalit Modi dismissed allegations that the England and Wales Cricket Board was not consulted before finalising the Twenty20 event’s dates and asked the ECB to tweak its county schedule.

Modi announced on Wednesday that this year’s Champions League would take place from September 10-26 in venues yet to be named and it clashed not only with England’s County Championships and a new 40-over league but also with their ODI series against Pakistan.

The ECB said in a statement that they were not consulted before finalising the Champions League dates but Modi dismissed the allegation.

“(This is) not true,” Modi said, adding that CL Governing Council member Dean Kino “is and has been in touch with (ECB chief executive) (David) Collier on a regular basis since December (2009).”