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Here’s a reality check - four days after Middlesex beat Kent in the most thrilling Twenty20 Cup final yet, the English finalists could face the Twenty20 Champions League freeze.

England’s two premier Twenty20 challengers may be excluded from competing in India as The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is adamant on its ruling that no players who played in the rebel ICL will be allowed to take part.

Under those laws Middlesex would be eligible but Kent duo Azhar Mahmood and Justin Kemp both turned out in the IPL rival competition.

Australia and South Africa have sided with India, thus putting an end to a possible ECB organised alternative in Abu Dhabi.

Despite all the obvious riches available, missing out on a shot at the title of World Club Champions would hurt more.
 
The BCCI confirmed the eight-team tournament would commence between September 29 and 8 October with the winners walking away with a whopping £3m pot.

Eight teams will play 15 matches with the top two from each group qualifying for the semi-finals.