Indian top players skips off CLT20

All the top players of Indian cricket are planning to skip ongoing Champions league T20, where World’s top T20 teams form will be in battle for Nokia CL T20 2011. In CL T20 four franchise representing India Mumbai Indian (MI), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

Fist it was turn of Kolkalta Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir, who ruled out of CL T20. Gambhir has gone through constant injury blows in the England summer where he had to return home without playing one-dayers.  The left handed batsmen skipped qualifiers of CL and have to wait whether, Gambhir will gain fitness and able to play the tournament.

Indian top players to skip CL T20

Coming to Mumbai Indians, their skipper Sachin Tendulkar has headed back to India while the one-dayers were in progress due to toe injury. Sachin said that he will be not playing in CL due to injury. MI middle order batsmen Rohit Sharma also retuned India after fracturing his finger was also doubtful. Meanwhile off spinner stated that he was ready to roar in the CL T20 is now considering him to stay out of the tournament.

Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Zaheer Kahn was never expected to return of playing for the franchise in the Champions League. The IPL Champions Chennai Super Kings key players were also thinking of to skip CL T20. CSK skipper MS Dhoni, ho has been playing all the three formats of international cricket for India without any rest is considering taking rest and same with Suresh Raina as well. Although it was unknown yet who will be playing for their franchise as there is pressure for the management to represent their clubs.

However, the tourney lost its charm as all the top guns of local team was not being part of CL T20.