With cash-rich Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers all but knocked out of the Indian Champions League by unknown Victoria Bushrangers, Trinidad and Tobago and Somerset Sabres, I am left wondering early this morning if the Champions League Twenty20 will ultimately help our desi Indian cricketers in the manner intended.

Or will this successor to the path-breaking and eminently brilliantly-conceived, excellently-organised and hugely profitable Indian Premier League (IPL), now proving to be a colossal attraction in our country at this festival time, merely help swell the coffers not only of IPL and foreign teams and Boards, but also provide invaluable international recognition to unknown foreign teams and their nondescript players at our cost?

Anil Kumble-led Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to Australia's Victoria Bushrangers by seven wickets in the Champions League match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium yesterday. PIC/SURESH KK Read Next Story Imaginary badland› Trending Stories Latest Photos Latest Videos Latest Web Stories ADVERTISEMENT Mid-Day Fast ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT