Cricket is one of the most-watched sports in the world in the year 2023. The culture of T20 leagues has taken the popularity of the sport to a whole new level. This sport is now played in almost every nation. At the moment, there are the highest number of tournaments being played in this sport than they were played ever before.
While there are so many tournaments in the world right now, there are still a couple of old tournaments, which had a massive fan following, but they have been scrapped. It has been a long time since these series or competitions happened. Here’s a list of two such tournaments which should be reintroduced.
1. Champions League T20 can be a festival for cricket fans
Champions League T20 had a similar outline as the Champions League in football, where the best clubs from the world compete in a tournament to decide which one is the best. The only problem which the organizers faced was that except for the matches involving the IPL teams, there was not much interest for other matches.
Also, the teams faced issues with regards to player availability because the common players in two teams preferred IPL teams due to higher salaries. With better planning and execution, this league has the potential to become one of the most-watched events.
2. Afro-Asia Cup
There were reports of Afro-Asia Cup returning in 2023. It is a three-match bilateral series between Africa XI, featuring top players from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia against Asia XI, featuring players from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. A series like this can be a massive refreshment for fans who have been bored of watching same bilateral series everywhere.
