New Delhi: After only six editions, the Governing Council of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) on Wednesday decided to discontinue the unpopular competition with immediate effect.

The council, comprising representatives of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Cricket Australia (CA) took the decision unanimously. As such, the 2015 edition, scheduled for September and October, will not go ahead as planned.