The BCCI on Friday put the onus on the International Cricket Council to respond to the Sri Lanka Cricket’s decision to allow its players aligned with the rebel ICL to compete in the island nation’s domestic tournaments.
“We are concerned but this will be decided at the ICC level,” BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said while reacting […]
According to the Colombo-based sources close to the SLC, the interim committee has decided to revoke bans on those players who joined ICL and will be allowing them to play the Club cricket.
As per the ICC guidelines, the ban was imposed during a tenure of Jayanatha Dharmadasa. The logic of lifting ban by Arjuna Ranatunga […]
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday have announced a ten-year ban for 13 of its top cricketers for joining the unauthorised Indian Cricket League (ICL), and is now hoping that the BCCI’s Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Champions Twenty20 League will help them revive and boost the game in the country.
An emergency meeting […]
International Cricket Council (ICC) has been treating the Indian Cricket League (ICL) application for recognition in a tardy manner, a top official of the ‘unofficial’ league said on Tuesday.
Himanshu Mody, business head of Zee Group which is promoting ICL, said there has been back and forth communication between ICL and ICC in the matter but […]
Former captain Kapil Dev has lashed out at India Cricket Board for victimising cricketers who joined Indian Cricket League (ICL) by treating them as “untouchables”.
“I don’t understand why the Cricket Board is treating cricketers who joined our ranks as untouchables. We were providing the youngsters an option to cricket and to life. They (the board) […]
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) on Tuesday announced an all-Bangladeshi team in addition to the launch of the second season of the unsanctioned venture.
The Dhaka Warriors feature some of the top international cricketers to have played for Bangladesh, including former captain Habibul Bashar, former vice-captain Shahriar Nafees, Alok Kapali, Dhiman Ghosh, Aftab Ahmed and Farhad […]
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf may finally end up joining the rebel Twenty20 series, thus ending his international career after a long legal process. Sources close to the batsman have confirmed that Yousuf has conveyed to the ICL organisers that he was willing to consider joining them if they drop compensation claims and other charges against […]
At least 14 leading Bangladesh cricketers, including former captain Habibul Bashar, are set to join the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), according to a report on Sunday.
Bashar, Mohammad Rafique, Alok Kapali, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Nazim Uddin, Farhad Reza and Dhiman Ghosh are among the players who will sign a contact with the ICL this […]
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) rubbished reports that it was planning to stage a Twenty20 ‘World Cup’ type of tournament and was trying to sign up cricketers from England, South Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand and India.
“The reports are not true. We have no such plans nor have we approached any of the players from any […]
Banned by the BCCI for having signed up with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) in 2007, 64 Indian cricketers are still waiting to be paid dues worth millions of rupees they claim the Indian board owes them for matches played on the official domestic circuit before they joined the unauthorized venture.
The ICL says it will […]
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) has signed an agreement with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for upgrading the Sardar Patel Stadium. ICL will spend Rs 10 crore for upgrading the stadium, including an investment of Rs 3-4 crore for floodlights, apart from developing the outfield, pitch, dressing rooms, stands and common areas.
ICL plans to revamp […]
The new season of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) will start on October 10, Kapil Dev, the chairman of the ICL executive board, has said. The number of teams and the venue of the tournament, which will be held days after the BCCI-backed Champions Twenty20 League ends and during Australia’s of India, are yet to […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to field in two teams in the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament to be held in India from September 29 to October 8.
“The Sialkot Stallions have been invited for the event,” he said, adding, “We are also thinking of sending two teams, but we still don’t know as […]
Blaming Sachin Tendulkar for playing for Lashings, where Indian Cricket League (ICL) rebel player Dinesh Mongia also participated earlier this season, is ‘unfair’, says David Folb, the chairman of the Club.
Speaking from England, he said, “Sachin played three charity matches for our club and didn’t charge a single penny for it. These where informal charity […]
Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty on Thursday announced setting up of Royal Bengal Sports Private ltd which would tie-up with a local soccer club and infuse the much needed professional touch in its affairs. This was after the filmstar had earlier bought a franchise in the Indian Cricket league through his Royal Bengal Tigers (RBT).
Announcing a […]
Kapil Dev, Chairman of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) announced on Sunday that the next edition of the ICL will be played in October at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula and the dates will be disclosed shortly.
India’s World Cup winning captain said the ICL had more surprises in store this season but […]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has denied permission to any player hoping to play county cricket from joining up those counties who have any relationship with the ICL.
Young spin talent Piyush Chawla was to be signed up by English county side Hampshire this season. But the BCCI has barred him because they […]
Ahmedabad’s civic authorities Tuesday said they had received an offer from the Indian Cricket League (ICL) for upgrading and using the Sardar Patel stadium here even as ICL representative Kiran More said he was hopeful of a deal.
‘This is a good proposal from Kiran More to upgrade the stadium to international standards,’ Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner […]
Sharad Pawar, the BCCI president has said that all teams participating in the proposed Champions League have the freedom to include players of their choice for the US$5 million multi-club Twenty20 tournament, even it means including players with ties to the unauthorized Indian Cricket League (ICL).
“This is not within the BCCI’s jurisdiction,” Pawar said. “They […]
Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, has firmly ruled out the possibility of any team that includes cricketers associated with Indian Cricket League (ICL) participating in the proposed Champions League Twenty20 tournament, even if these players are dropped just for the event. This implies that those cricketers cannot play even in the domestic tournaments that serve […]