Sundar Raman is CEO, Champions League Twenty20
Televisionpoint.com Correspondent | Mumbai
The governing council of the Champions League Twenty20 has appointed Sundar Raman as the chief executive officer and Dhiraj Malhotra as the tournament director.
Sundar Raman is currently the chief operating officer of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has been working on Champions League ever since IPL inaugural edition concluded. He will take on this responsibility in addition to his role with IPL, a media release said on Tuesday.
Dhiraj Malhotra, an ex-army officer, was also the tournament director for IPL and has been with the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the last three years. He has worked on the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007 as well as the World Cup in the West Indies held earlier. In addition, he has worked on various Champions Trophies and Under 19 World Cups, the release said.
Michael Brown and Brian Basson have been appointed as general manager, cricket operations and cricket programming & logistics respectively.
Others appointed were Dean Kino, director, legal and business affairs; Radhika Moolraj as assistant to the chairman; Poorna Patel as manager hospitality; Leila Mallya as public relations manager; Nidhi Chaudhary as operations director and venue manager and Preeti Mehta and Russell Adams both as venue managers.
Lalit Modi, chairman, Champions League Twenty20, said, "The organisational infrastructure for the Champions League Twenty20 has taken shape. They constitute a highly resourceful and talented team and have done a wonderful job managing cricket for the respective boards. I am confident that they will bring to bear all their experience to make the Champions League Twenty20 a huge success."
Eight teams, consisting of the reigning winners and runners-up from the domestic Twenty20 competitions in India, Australia and South Africa, reigning Twenty20 champion Sialkot from Pakistan and the reigning Twenty20 Cup champion from England, Middlesex, have been invited to contest the 2008 Champions Twenty20 League.
The governing council of the Champions League Twenty20 has appointed Sundar Raman as the chief executive officer and Dhiraj Malhotra as the tournament director.
Sundar Raman is currently the chief operating officer of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has been working on Champions League ever since IPL inaugural edition concluded. He will take on this responsibility in addition to his role with IPL, a media release said on Tuesday.
Dhiraj Malhotra, an ex-army officer, was also the tournament director for IPL and has been with the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the last three years. He has worked on the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007 as well as the World Cup in the West Indies held earlier. In addition, he has worked on various Champions Trophies and Under 19 World Cups, the release said.
Michael Brown and Brian Basson have been appointed as general manager, cricket operations and cricket programming & logistics respectively.
Others appointed were Dean Kino, director, legal and business affairs; Radhika Moolraj as assistant to the chairman; Poorna Patel as manager hospitality; Leila Mallya as public relations manager; Nidhi Chaudhary as operations director and venue manager and Preeti Mehta and Russell Adams both as venue managers.
Lalit Modi, chairman, Champions League Twenty20, said, "The organisational infrastructure for the Champions League Twenty20 has taken shape. They constitute a highly resourceful and talented team and have done a wonderful job managing cricket for the respective boards. I am confident that they will bring to bear all their experience to make the Champions League Twenty20 a huge success."
Eight teams, consisting of the reigning winners and runners-up from the domestic Twenty20 competitions in India, Australia and South Africa, reigning Twenty20 champion Sialkot from Pakistan and the reigning Twenty20 Cup champion from England, Middlesex, have been invited to contest the 2008 Champions Twenty20 League.
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