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Int'l Cricket Council Officially Sanctions Global T20 Canada

The Int'l Cricket Council "granted official sanction to Global T20 Canada," the first franchise-based Twenty20 league to be held in the North American country, according to the AFP. Conceptualized, designed, developed and managed by the Mercuri Group with Cricket Canada, the Global T20 Canada will kick off in July with three venues being "earmarked" in Toronto -- the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club, Sunnybrook Park and Maple Leaf Cricket Club. The Global T20 Canada will involve six franchises "drawn on geographical lines," with the possibility to include two to three more teams "in the coming years." Each squad will include four Canadians, with the rest being int'l players. Cricket Canada entered a 25-year agreement with the Mercuri Group, which covers not just the Global T20 Canada but also "investment in developing the grassroots for the game in the country." Constructing a world class cricket stadium in Toronto and support for the development of a Canada team that can qualify for the 2023 World Cup is also a "part of the agreement" (AFP, 2/22).

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