Former India captain Kapil Dev on Friday lambasted the BCCI for neglecting former cricketers and pleaded before the Delhi High Court that it should be asked to release pensions to him and other players who joined the rival Indian Cricket League (ICL). He made the submission while appearing before Registrar of Delhi High Court Pawan [...]
Indian Cricket League, 2008 Ahmedabad Rockets vs Hyderabad Heroes, 23rd Match TERI Ground, Gurgaon, October 29, 2008 Match Information Umpires: AA Jones (Eng) & Shakeel Khan (Pak) Third Umpire: Keith Smith (IRL) Match Referee: Ajit Wadekar (Ind) Toss: Ahmedabad Rockets (Elected to field) Match Status: Hyderabad Heroes won by 3 runs Batting: Ahmedabad Rockets Innings [...]
Indian Cricket League, 2008 Royal Bengal Tigers vs Chandigarh Lions, 22nd Match TERI Ground, Gurgaon, October 28, 2008 Match Information Umpires: David Orchard (RSA) & Keith Smith (IRL) Third Umpire: Shakeel Khan (Pak) Match Referee: Ajit Wadekar (Ind) Toss: Chandigarh Lions (Elected to field) Match Status: Chandigarh Lions won by 8 wkts Batting: Chandigarh Lions [...]
Kapil Dev, Chairman of the Indian Cricket League (ICL), on Sunday revealed that their talks with the BCCI failed because the Indian Cricket Board wanted them to close their Twenty20 tournament before initiating a dialogue on the matter. “BCCI told us to first close down Indian Cricket League and then only they shall talk to [...]
Indian Cricket League, 2008 Ahmedabad Rockets vs Delhi Giants, 3rd Match Lal Bahadur Stadium, Hyderabad, October 12, 2008 Match Information Third Umpire: AA Jones (Eng) Match Referee: Ajit Wadekar (Ind) Toss: Ahmedabad Rockets (Elected to field) Match Status: Delhi Giants won by 13 runs Man of the Match: Paul Nixon Batting: Delhi Giants Innings Batsmen [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Injured fast bowler S Sreeshant should concentrate on cricket instead of fiddling his hand in off-field activities if he wants to continue to make a mark in cricket, said Kapil Dev. “The boy should come back to cricket, otherwise he will be the sufferer and nobody else,” Kapil said referring to his acting and singing [...]
Legendary Kapil Dev on Thursday praised Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis for his splendid show against India so far but felt it was all being over-hyped. “No doubt that Mendis’ performance in the on-going India-Sri Lanka series is very good but media has highlighted him a bit too prominently. It is too early to say [...]
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 [...]
Yuvraj Singh’s mother Shabnam Singh has lambasted Kapil Dev for his remarks about her son’s off field life. Kapil Dev had recently criticized Yuvraj that he has many distractions off the field and instead of partying out, he should display his talent in the field where it will be more recognized and rewarded. “I was [...]
Former India captain Kapil Dev on Sunday slammed Test discard Yuvraj Singh for attending late night parties instead of focussing on cricket. “He (Yuvraj) should focus on cricket and work hard, he must exhibit his talent at a proper place rather than elsewhere,” Kapil said at a ‘Meet the Press’ programme here when asked about [...]
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 [...]
The BCCI felicitated the World Cup winning team in 1983 at a function in New Delhi on Sunday. The skipper of the World Cup-winning team, Kapil Dev delivered an emotional speech and then introduced his team members one by one. The BCCI awarded each member of the team a sum of 35 lakh rupees. But [...]
The BCCI will celebrate the silver jubilee of India’s only triumph in World Cup by holding a felicitation function in New Delhi on June 22 and triumphant captain Kapil Dev will be invited for it, its chief Sharad Pawar said. “The felicitation function for the members of the 1983 World Cup winning team will be [...]
Two weeks after his poster was removed from the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Mohali, former Indian skipper Kapil Dev wrote to the Punjab Cricket Association secretary MP Pandove, asking them to return his ‘gifts and memorabilia’. An e-mail and letter sent by Kapil to the Punjab Cricket Association states, “I came to know through [...]
Going back on its earlier stand, the BCCI will be felicitating the 1983 World Cup winning team on 22nd June in New Delhi. Three days after this ceremony, Kapil Dev and rest of the winning team would revisit Lord’s, where they had scripted the most memorable chapter in the history of Indian cricket 25 years [...]
The BCCI have been kept out of the celebrations for the silver jubilee anniversary of India’s 1983 World Cup win. The event is being organized by Sunil Gavaskar’s event management company, Professional Management Group. The BCCI hasn’t been invited because the event has been cited as a personal event by the former India player and [...]