Johannesburg, Oct 7 (PTI) International Cricket Council President David Morgan today termed the just-concluded Champions Trophy "a huge success" and said the event has proved to be a great advertisement for one-dayers.
"I'm delighted with the quality of the tournament and the level of cricket that has been played throughout this competition. It has been a huge success," Morgan said in a statement.
"The cricket was enthralling and the feedback on the event from the players and followers of the game has been overwhelmingly positive. I believe the cricketing world thoroughly enjoyed this re-branded competition as I did," he said.
Morgan said the event, which had been criticised as meaningless by several former cricketers, has proved that it deserves to be there on the ICC calendar.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
ICC declares Champions Trophy a huge success
McGrath replaces Paul Collingwood in Daredevils
New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Australian pacer Glenn McGrath today replaced injured English batsman Paul Collingwood in the Delhi Daredevils team for the Champions League Twenty20 starting tomorrow.
Collingwood will miss the event due to a buttock injury he picked up during the just-concluded Champions Trophy in South Africa.
Retired from international cricket, McGrath will come into the tournament with little match practice as he had warmed the bench during the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa.
Meanwhile, the event's technical committee also allowed South African side Cape Cobras to replace their injured player Richard Levi with Stiaan van Zyl.
Levi is nursing a hand injury he sustained during training in Bangalore this week.
