The proposal received strong backing from key member nations during the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) annual conference in Singapore. The tournament, which originally ran from 2008 to 2014, was discontinued after broadcaster ESPN Star withdrew from a billion-dollar deal. At the time, the league was jointly operated by the BCCI, Cricket Australia, and Cricket South Africa, with revenue from the deal helping launch Australia’s Big Bash League, now one of the most commercially successful T20 competitions.