Kochi Tuskers Kerala were expelled from the money-spinning Indian Premier League Monday for failing to meet their financial obligations. N. Srinivasan, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said the ruling body had dropped the Kochi franchise due to an unspecified breach of its contract. “We have terminated the franchise because the breach is not capable of being remedied,” he told reporters in Mumbai. The franchise is reported to have defaulted on an annual payment of $33.1 million as a bank guarantee, according to the Indian media. Champs T20 begins Kolkata Knight Riders and Trinidad & Tobago reordec victories on the opening day of the Chamions T20 Championship in India Monday. Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 121-6 (Bisla 45, Kallis 33, Mills 2-24) beat Auckland Aces 119-6 (Vincent 40, Yusuf 2-21) by two runs. Trinidad & Tobago 144-5 (Darren Bravo 44*, Sherwin Ganga 39*) beat Ruhuna 138 (Chandimal 50) by five wickets.