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Reborn World Clubs Championship to Launch in 2026 Without IPL or PSL Teams

Jay Shah has fast-tracked the tournament’s return to reinforce franchise cricket ahead of a planned Saudi-backed league

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Shaheen Shah Afridi celebrates a wicket | Image: PSL

Overview

  • The Champions League T20 has been reborn as the ICC- and ECB-backed World Clubs Championship, set to debut in 2026.
  • The inaugural field will include only five teams, each a champion from a different franchise league.
  • Despite formal backing from the BCCI and invitations to the PCB, neither IPL nor PSL franchises will compete in the first edition.
  • Organizers are finalizing fixed windows, governance rules and no-objection certificates for overseas players in the face of a packed global T20 calendar.
  • The event is being fast-tracked to pre-empt a planned Saudi Cricket League, with its field’s lack of IPL and PSL teams exposing commercial and reach challenges.