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Article: ICC contradicts Modi, says Champions League not a part of FTP.
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- United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India)
- Article date:
- May 28, 2009
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Dubai, May. 28 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) has made it clear that the Champions League is not a part of the Future Tours Programme (FTP), contradicting the claims made by the chairman of the Twenty20 tournmament Lalit Modi, a couple of days ago.
The ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said since the Champions League involves domestic teams, it can not be accomodated in the FTP.
''The FTP does not include any fixtures between domestic teams, even those from more than one country, and only features ICC events, such as the ICC Cricket World Cup, the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC World Twenty20, and bilateral fixtures between full member ...