The Champions League has been incorporated in ICC's Future Tours Programme (FTP) and there will be an annual window for the Twenty20 event, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said.

"I think Champions League has already been slotted in as part of the FTP," Modi told the official IPL website.

The BCCI Vice-President felt a tournament of IPL's magnitude also deserves a window in the ICC calendar.

"IPL and other domestic tournaments around the world have to find their own windows. We haven't asked for an FTP commitment as far as that is concerned. But for an international tournament of this magnitude and this quality, we are working with all the member countries and the ICC," Modi said.

This year's Champions League will feature 12 teams and Modi said he would like to see more sides competing in the event.

"We were always moving to 12 teams in the second year of operation as the first year had already been delayed. And we could not do it, we were always moving to 12, and we hope to increase it to more teams going forward.

"We just want to broaden it for more and more countries, so that the true champion of champions is taking place. You will see more and more countries participating in the future," Modi said.

He also mooted the idea of hosting the Champions League in different countries.

"We have always envisaged movement of Champions League from country to country, and to showcase the best of the best playing in different parts of the world, so that fans across the world can participate and be part of Champions League and also be part of the game. We are going to examine that.

"Once we have the first inaugural season in India, we will take it forward, many countries have invited us already to take the tournament to their country. For example, South Africa has invited us to bring the tournament here next year. But we are going to examine, all these things after the first year," Modi added.