Euro T 20 Slam News

It was confirmed on Wednesday that the inaugural season of the Euro T20 Slam, a new franchise league, will not be going ahead. The collaborative venture between Ireland, Scotland, and the Netherlands becomes the third T20 league to cancelled or postponed in the space of twelve months.

What has come as a great embarrassment for the ICC, the governing body of the sport has zero clarity about ICC Technical committee director Anil Kumble’s “advisor” role in Euro T20 Slam. Meanwhile, few BCCI officials have also claimed to have no idea whatsoever about the league, let alone Kumble.

Shahid Afridi has joined the Euro T20 Slam as an icon player while JP Duminy and Imran Tahir will be among the six marquee players signed for the first edition. Earlier, the league had announced the signing of three icon players - Shane Watson, Brendon McCullum and Rashid Khan - for the event.