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BCCI launches Premier League

CHENNAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the launch of two Twenty20 leagues with a combined prize money of approximately Rs.35 crore in New Delhi on Thursday.

The domestic league, called the Indian Premier League , is scheduled for April next, while the Champions Twenty20 league, featuring the top two sides from India, Australia, England and South Africa, will be held next October.

BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi denied the leagues were in response to the Indian Cricket League.

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