THE INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE Vs THE CHAMPIONS TWENTY20 LEAGUE

1 It's official

2 Twenty20 format. Home and away league matches till semis

3 Includes all Team India stars, plus juniors, plus (as of now), Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne , Stephen Fleming

4 $3million in prize money

5 Eight teams

6 Only one side of at least 16 players, plus fixed number of foreign players

7 The Board will have general legal control, but all teams will be franchisees, owned by organisations or individuals who will bid for it, organise the money.

8 Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi to lead a governing council

9 Top two teams from IPL get to play in the worldwide ICC Champions Twenty20 league with all ten full members of the ICC involved

10 Matches at BCCI venues

1 Breakaway group

2 Twenty20 format. Home and away league matches till semis

3 Mostly retired or semi-retired stars, plus some disgruntled juniors, plus Lara, Inzamam-ul Haq

4 $1million in prize money

5 Six teams

6 Four internationals, two Indian and eight domestic players.Each team to have 1st, 2nd div sides

7 Ownership of all six teams, and therefore control and composition, will vest with the ICL. Unlikely to have control except in operational capacity

8 Kapil Dev is the chairman of the ICL's Executive Board.

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