The inaugural season of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) will host a 20:20 tournament. Fans will brace the exciting competition which will comprise of twenty matches, with the final on December 16. Read the rest of this entry »
ICL Twenty20 Tournament Fixtures
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An Unofficial Guide of the Indian Cricket League - ICL
27 11 2007
The Indian Cricket League is set to begin on November 30, with a host of familiar names taking part, though many are no longer playing international cricket. Here’s your guide to the unofficial Twenty20 tournament
What is the Indian Cricket League?
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) is a tournament set to run parallel to BCCI-run tournaments in India. Contrary to common perception, the ICL is not a breakaway league but an entirely new entity.
How did the ICL come about?
The roots of the ICL lies in the same issue as those of Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket: discontent over TV rights. The Essel Group’s Zee TV believed it got a raw deal in the allocation of Indian cricket¹s TV rights the last time around when, despite making the highest bid, Zee was denied the rights for want of experience in sport broadcasting. The ICL - a joint venture between the Essel Group and Infrastructure Leasing & Finance Services (IL&FS) - is seen by many as Essel head Subhash Chandra Goel’s attempt to get back at the BCCI.
The Essel Group announced the formation of the league on April 3, 2007, saying the BCCI had failed to create “a reserve pipeline of players”, and that the idea behind the league was to create an “ideal pool with killing instinct”. They were quick to add that the ICL was not in conflict with the BCCI, and the board would be free to draw from the ICL’s talent pool. Read the rest of this entry »
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ICL Foreign Players Can Switch to IPL - BCCI
27 11 2007Article taken from Cricinfo
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Foreign players who have signed for the Indian Cricket League (ICL) could become eligible to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL), a franchise Twenty20 tournament launched by the Indian board.
The BCCI, which has refused to recognise the ICL by perceiving it to be a rebel league, is considering lifting the ban to allow the cream of international players to take part in their own tournament.
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Zee will Broadcast ICL on 25 Channels
27 11 2007
Essel Group has announced that they would be broadcasting the first 30 minutes of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) matches on all Zee channels.
They are however excluding two of their movie channels (Zee Cinema and Zee Studio) from this plan.
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