3 iconic tournaments that need to restart

The 19-day-long extravaganza of the Champions Trophy 2025 came to a fitting close with India emerging victorious over New Zealand by four wickets to lay hands on yet another ICC title. It was a hard-fought battle in which the Men in Blue turned out to be more clinical on the day. Notably, the recently-concluded Champions Trophy was the first time in eight years that the tournament was being played.

The entire event was characterised by quite a lot of memorable player performances, collective brilliance, and game-changing moments, all of which truly made for a memorable few weeks for the cricket fraternity in general. After a successful conclusion of the 50-over spectacle, one of the topics which has generated widespread buzz is similar tournaments such as the Champions Trophy which have been absent from the cricketing calendar for quite some time now.

3 iconic tournaments that need to restart

3. Champions League Twenty20

The Champions League Twenty20 was one such 20-over franchise tournament which enjoyed comparable hype as the Indian Premier League until its eventual discontinuation. The CLT20 was launched a year after the IPL had made its inception. The tournament was introduced to bring about a UEFA Champions League-style format to cricket, with franchises from various domestic competitions getting shortlisted on a yearly basis. The CLT20 was jointly owned by the Board of Cricket for Control in India, Cricket Australia, and Cricket South Africa.

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The final installment of the CLT20 was played in 2014. The two most-successful franchises of the IPL ahead of IPL 2025, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, ended up winning the competition twice each. New South Wales Blues and Sydney Sixers were the other sides to lift the CLT20 silverware. Unfortunately, the CLT20 was ceased with the decision being finalised in July 2015. The reasons provided for the same were poor television ratings, a lack of fan engagement, and fluctuating value of sponsorship deals.