Australian batsman Simon Katich was on Wednesday removed as captain of New South Wales after having led the state team for nine years. All-rounder Stephen O'Keefe has been named Katich's successor.

The third edition of the Champions League T20 finished over the weekend and for the third straight season, the tournament failed to attract both the fans and the TV viewers.

With 2.2 million (22,00,000 lakh) fans on social networking site Facebook, IPL powerhouse Mumbai Indians have raced ahead of all other franchisees in the virtual world.

Anil Kumble, the former India captain, is at the centre of a controversy over possible conflict-of-interest issues relating to his various roles in cricket administration.

The total they put on board didn't seem like a winning one but Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh said gamechanger Lasith Malinga proved to be the key as his depleted team lifted the Champions League Twenty20 trophy by beating the more fancied Royal Challengers Bangalore here.

Mumbai Indians defended a moderate total against Bangalore Royal Challengers to win the 2011 edition of Champions League T20. A look at the statistical highlights from the Sunday's play.

Mumbai Indians' stand-in captain Harbhajan Singh termed his team's Champions League T20 triumph as a "great achievement" considering the fact they didn't have lot of top players including master batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

On a night of mediocre cricket, Mumbai Indians kept their surprise run going to win the biggest prize, in financial terms, in non-international cricket.

Australia's Twenty20 squad has had little time together ahead of a testing two-match series in South Africa but captain Cameron White says the Champions League tournament in India has ensured some of his players are already shaping up.

Australia's Twenty20 expert David Warner has credited former chairman of selectors Greg Chappell for his recent success in Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) and said he is now targeting a Test debut next year.