Champions League Twenty20, also known as CLT20, <span data-pwa-id="pwa-D66DFD7A8833651053E5832C87207812" data-pwa-rule-id="PASSIVE_VOICE" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead." data-pwa-suggestions="" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="was played">was played for six seasons from 2009 to 2014. Top cricket franchises from different leagues around the globe <span data-pwa-id="pwa-2BF29402851A2803C00D45A040B66447" data-pwa-rule-id="READABILITY_2075" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Readability may be enhanced by using: took part" data-pwa-suggestions="took part" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="participated">participated in the tournament to claim the title for the best T20 team in the world. <span data-pwa-id="pwa-5E3B630882E574847144BB91D40188EB" data-pwa-rule-id="READABILITY_100" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Readability may be enhanced by using: 8" data-pwa-suggestions="8" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="A total of 8">A total of 8 teams from the IPL have played in Champions League- which is the most followed by 6 teams from Australia. Franchises from West Indies, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-yashasvi-jaiswals-ton-and-bowlers-steamroll-pakistan-to-guide-india-to-grand-finale/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pakistan</a>, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Africa, and England have also been part of CLT20.

<span data-pwa-id="pwa-9B738328BC083AA95E2107DD34A9CB9A" data-pwa-rule-id="PASSIVE_VOICE_TO_ACTIVE" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead." data-pwa-suggestions="I scrapped The tournament~they scrapped The tournament~we scrapped The tournament~it scrapped The tournament" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="The tournament was scrapped">The tournament was scrapped in 2015 because of less viewership, unresolved sponsor issues, and lack of interest in the audience outside India. To increase the viewership, <span data-pwa-id="pwa-67A0AFE431A0D79D6AEF4A6CCF3280BD" data-pwa-rule-id="PASSIVE_VOICE_TO_ACTIVE" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead." data-pwa-suggestions="it hosted CLT20~I hosted CLT20~they hosted CLT20~we hosted CLT20" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="CLT20 was hosted">CLT20 <span data-pwa-id="pwa-85FE385236F50D0935791CD1A35E82F0" data-pwa-rule-id="PASSIVE_VOICE" data-pwa-category="" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead." data-pwa-suggestions="" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="was held">was hosted in India four times out of six. But still, the major boards <span data-pwa-id="pwa-3F56E9B2678B8B94A224506F21CCCA14" data-pwa-rule-id="PASSIVE_VOICE" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead." data-pwa-suggestions="" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="weren’t satisfied">weren’t satisfied and eventually dissolved the tournament.

In recent years, the money from sponsorship and advertisements has increased multifold and there may be a possibility for the return of the Champions League T20.

Here we look at 8 top teams that would play the Champions League if it is held in the near future:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-380676" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rajshahi-Royals.jpg" alt="Rajshahi Royals" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-380676" class="wp-caption-text">Rajshahi Royals. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Andre Russell led the Rajshahi Royals to their maiden Bangladesh Premier League title. He was also the Man of the Match in the final for a cameo of 27 from 16 balls and picking up two wickets. Russell won the Man of the Tournament for his all-round skills. The right-handed all-rounder scored 225 runs at a strike rate of 180 and scalped 14 wickets.

Mohammad Irfan and Andre Russell were Rajshahi’s leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets each. Bangladeshi opener Liton Das was the highest run-scorer for the champions scoring 455 runs at 37 notching up 3 half-centuries. Veteran middle-order batsman <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/mohammad-hafeez-and-shoaib-malik-could-be-a-part-of-pakistans-t20-world-cup-squad-misbah-ul-haq/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shoaib Malik</a> also scored 455 runs at 37 with 3 half-centuries.

Rajshahi has a skilful blend of experienced players like Russell, Irfan, and Malik with youngsters such as Abu <span data-pwa-id="pwa-36659F5AE25E007A658D4C61C3472FB5" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: Jayed" data-pwa-suggestions="Jared~Jaye~Ayed~Jayd~Jayde" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="Jayed">Jayed, <span data-pwa-id="pwa-366F2A12D69D6294E5BF0EE65B9583DF" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-hint="Incorrect named entity spelling: Afif Hossain" data-pwa-suggestions="Asif Hussain" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="Afif Hossain">Afif Hossain and Mohammad Nawaz. The Rajshahi could make an upset or two if they play in the Champions League- if scheduled.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-395971" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Quetta-Gladiators.jpg" alt="Quetta Gladiators" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-395971" class="wp-caption-text">Quetta Gladiators. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The Pakistan Super League 2019 was the fourth season of the tourney. Quetta Gladiators defeated Peshawar Zalmi in the final to register their maiden title victory. Mohammad Hasnain was the Man of the Match for his 3-fer. Opener Shane Watson was the Player of the Tournament. Watson finished as the leading run-getter of the tournament scoring 430 runs at 43 including 4 fifties.

Sohail Tanvir was Quetta’s leading wicket-taker as the left-arm pacer took 15 wickets at an economy of 6.93. The Sarfaraz Ahmed-led side finished at the second place in the league stage only behind the Peshawar Zalmi thanks to net run-rate.

Quetta has a bunch of lustrous T20 players- <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/shane-watson-reveals-the-best-captains-he-has-played-with-picks-two-indians/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shane Watson</a>, Dwayne Bravo, Rilee Rossouw, Sohail Tanvir, Fawad Ahmed, and Umar Akmal- who all are single-handedly capable of turning a game on its head. There have been only three instances of Pakistani franchise playing in the Champions League- none of them could leave a big impression in the tournament. Quetta Gladiators, have the wheels to go deep in the tournament consisting of different franchises from the world.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-381641" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Paarl-Rocks-1.jpg" alt="Paarl Rocks" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-381641" class="wp-caption-text">Paarl Rocks. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Paarl Rocks led by South African skipper <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/you-dont-make-decisions-like-that-when-you-are-emotional-faf-du-plessis-on-captaining-south-africa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Faf du Plessis</a> won the <span data-pwa-id="pwa-8398A91D010CF5CBD2A9FCB4729454C0" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: Mzansi" data-pwa-suggestions="Mansi~Masons~masons~messiness~musings" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="Mzansi">Mzansi Super League 2019 after finishing as the table toppers with 6 victories in 10 games. Opener Henry Davids stroked the fastest fifty of the season in the final and remained unbeaten for a 44 ball 77. Dwaine Pretorius returning from an injury made a quick-fire 43 of 21 balls.

Davids was the man of the match in the final and scored a total of 275 runs at an average of 30 with a strike rate of 135. South African leg-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi was the second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament taking 16 wickets, just one behind Imran Tahir.

No South Africa-based team has won the Champions league- Warriors and Highveld Lions have reached the finals in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Paarl Rocks have a good core of white-ball specialists like Isuru Udana, Bjorn Fortuin, Hardus Viljoen, Henry Davids and Tabraiz Shamsi which makes them a team to watch out for.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-362435" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Barbados-Tridents.jpg" alt="Barbados Tridents" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-362435" class="wp-caption-text">Barbados Tridents. (Photo by Ashley Allen &#8211; CPL T20/CPL T20 via Getty Images)</figcaption>

Barbados Tridents won the Caribbean Premier League for the second time in the 2019 edition having won their maiden title in 2014. Captain Jason Holder was clinical with his all-round performance helping the team clinch their second title. He took 14 wickets at 25 and did the occasional power-hitting.

Johnson Charles was the leading run-scorer for Barbados. The right-hander scored 415 runs at an average of 31 with 3 half-centuries. Hayden Walsh Jr finished as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament last year grabbing 22 wickets at an average of 12 including a five-fer against Trinbago Knight Riders.

Only two teams from the CPL have played in the Champions league- Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana Warriors. T&amp;T reached the finals in 2009 but faltered at the last stage. If the Champions League takes place in 2020, the current CPL champions Barbados would be the hope for West Indian fans.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-390029" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Melbourne-Stars.jpg" alt="Melbourne Stars" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-390029" class="wp-caption-text">Melbourne Stars. (Photo by Stefan Gosatti &#8211; CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images )</figcaption>

The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/marcus-stoinis-snubbed-as-glenn-maxwell-returns-to-australias-limited-overs-squad-for-south-africa-tour/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Glenn Maxwell</a>-led side finished at the top of the points table in the ongoing Big Bash accumulating 20 points. Opener Marcus Stoinis has hit the purple patch and is the leading run-scorer of the tournament with over 600 runs at an average <span data-pwa-id="pwa-750EBAB54CE157CA521A2ED08E3B4CE6" data-pwa-rule-id="READABILITY_129" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Readability may be enhanced by using: over" data-pwa-suggestions="over" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="in excess of">in excess of 50. Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf has turned out be a revelation and is Melbourne’s leading wicket-taker with 17 wickets in mere 8 games including a hat-trick.

Melbourne Stars have never been part of the Champions League. But the firepower they have in the likes of Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell and Dale Steyn would surely make them one <span data-pwa-id="pwa-3569B3DAA2E9844C11E374F832906345" data-pwa-rule-id="READABILITY_2173" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Readability may be enhanced by using: favourite" data-pwa-suggestions="favourite" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="of the favourites">of the favourites for the title. Although the Stars haven’t won the Big Bash in 8 seasons, by finishing at the top of the points table they would want to break that hoodoo first.

It will be interesting to see how they will go about their business if the Champions League is played in India. They possess some of the best T20 players and no wonder the team will impress many with their performances.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-394824" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sydney-Sixers-3.jpg" alt="Sydney Sixers" width="640" height="399" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-394824" class="wp-caption-text">Sydney Sixers. (Photo by Robert Cianflone &#8211; CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)</figcaption>

Sydney Sixers vaunts for the highest win percentage in the Champions League&#8211; a complete 100. Sixers were unbeaten in the 2012 edition and won the title by beating Highveld Lions by 10 wickets in the final. Mitchell Starc was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 14 wickets in 6 matches.

The Sixers <span data-pwa-id="pwa-ADDCD6A58D6ECD382A34DF8CCD9E1100" data-pwa-rule-id="READABILITY_480" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Readability may be enhanced by removing this" data-pwa-suggestions="(omit)" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="currently ">currently have made their way into the final of the Big Bash 2019-20 and finished second on the points table. Wicket-keeper opener Josh Phillippe is in a tremendous form in the Big Bash scoring 435 runs at an average of 36 including 4 fifties (before the finals). <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/it-is-not-our-mother-tongue-kamran-akmal-when-asked-why-do-people-make-fun-of-his-english/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">English </a>all-rounder Tom Curran before departing for England picked up 22 wickets in 14 games for the Sixers.

Sixers won the first edition of Big Bash League in the 2011-12 season. They won the Champions league in 2012 but failed to qualify for the subsequent seasons. If the Champions League is to <span data-pwa-id="pwa-43AE18027C643C751A7AFCA5F6ACB63C" data-pwa-rule-id="PASSIVE_VOICE" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead." data-pwa-suggestions="" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="be held">be<span data-pwa-id="pwa-43AE18027C643C751A7AFCA5F6ACB63C" data-pwa-rule-id="PASSIVE_VOICE" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead." data-pwa-suggestions="" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="be held"> held again, the Moises Henriques-led side will certainly be amongst the title contenders.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-349973" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/CT_364600.jpg" alt width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-349973" class="wp-caption-text">Chennai Super Kings (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption>

Chennai Super Kings, who were the runners-up of IPL last year, was the first Indian team to win the Champions league- in 2009 and again in 2014. CSK is the second most successful franchise in the IPL with 3 titles in their cabinet. The MS Dhoni-led team has probably the biggest fan base all around the globe, and the fans would want to see their team compete against the best ones in the world.

Regarded as Mr<span data-pwa-id="pwa-168EA238AABE11D0241B157D167E46E9" data-pwa-rule-id="WHITESPACE" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-hint="The punctuation mark '.' may require a space after it. Consider adding the space." data-pwa-suggestions=". " data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word=".">.IPL<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/suresh-raina-hoping-against-all-odds-to-make-comeback-for-t20-world-cup-2020/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Suresh Raina </a>is the leading run-scorer in the Champions League scoring 841 runs at an average of 38. Raina strikes at 151 and also has a century to his name against Kolkata in the 2014 final. CSK’s death specialist Dwayne Bravo is the third-highest wicket-taker in the Champions League with 30 scalps in 23 games.

CSK along with MI has appeared in all the five editions of the Champions League. Chennai boasts <span data-pwa-id="pwa-F11A09E88202FD3438B59FD0F928F508" data-pwa-rule-id="CRFSR_OF_6" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-hint="Possible confused word" data-pwa-suggestions="off" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="of">of the record for most wins in the Champions league- 13 wins in 22 matches- a win percentage of 61. The Men in Yellow get great crowd support wherever they play and they never miss out on enthralling their fans.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-357997" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/CT_344178.jpg" alt="IPL" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-357997" class="wp-caption-text">Mumbai Indians (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption>

Mumbai Indians are the most successful franchise in the IPL with an unprecedented four titles and have also won the Champions League twice. MI won its fourth IPL title last year by beating CSK with a scant margin of a solitary run. They won the Champions League in 2011 and 2013 under the captaincy of Harbhajan Singh and Rohit Sharma, respectively.

Mumbai has played 22 matches in the Champions League winning 11 of them and losing 9&#8211; a win percentage of 55. If the Champions League is to <span data-pwa-id="pwa-030AF499259981CA2A21655AED5D897E" data-pwa-rule-id="PASSIVE_VOICE" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead." data-pwa-suggestions="" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="be hosted">be hosted this year, MI would be the favourites to win it considering the superstar assembly they possess.

Mumbai’s middle-order striker <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/west-indies-vs-ireland-2020-3rd-t20i-review-lendl-simmons-and-kieron-pollard-help-west-indies-level-the-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kieron Pollard </a>is the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament’s history with 649 runs at a strike rate of 154. In fact, it was in the 2009 edition of Champions League where Pollard came into limelight with an 18 ball 54 against New South Wales. The West Indian also holds the record of most sixes in the tournament.

8 Teams that should play the Champions League if it is hosted in 2020

Franchises from West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Africa, and England have been part of Champions League T20.

1. Mumbai Indians