Otago has not received confirmation of its entry but will make plans to play in the $12 million Champions League in India later this year anyway, cricket association chief executive Ross Dykes says.
The Volts won the New Zealand domestic twenty/20 competition and are expected to be invited to compete in the tournament.
"We still have no official confirmation," Dykes said.
"New Zealand Cricket are still very positive that there will be an invitation, but nothing definite.
"We expected to hear at the end of February but it is now halfway through April, so I wouldn't try and guess when we'd hear. But, regardless, we are going to go ahead and start planning as if it is happening."
New Zealand Cricket general manager Geoff Allott was in Dunedin yesterday to touch base with the association and the coaches in the area.
"We'll be sitting down with Geoff and looking at warm-up matches and a preparation programme that would lead us into the tournament," Dykes said.
