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ICL Twenty20 Grand Indian Championship Season 2 Live Streaming Online

maverick12210 — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:04:36 +0000

Catch All the Live ICL Twenty20 Championship Cricket Streaming Action Online from The ICL Twenty20 Series 2008 known as the ICL 20s Grand Indian Championship 2008/09 on this website

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ICL Season 2 Full Schedule and Matches Fixtures

maverick12210 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:11:12 +0000

The ICL Season 2 begins with a high octane opening ceremony on October 10, 2008 in Hyderabad. The Season 2 will see a total of 41 pulsating matches being played at four international standard stadiums in – Hyderabad, Panchkula, Gurgaon & Ahmedabad. ICL promises to make this Season 2 an unforgettable experience for TV viewers, spectators & cricket lovers across the globe.

The 9 teams comprising of the newly added Dhaka Warriors will play against each other once in every city. Every game promises to be a memorable one as each team has international players who have in the past single handedly won many matches for their respective countries. The teams to watch out for the ICL Season 2 are – the defending champions Hyderabad Heroes, the newly formed exciting team from Bangladesh – Dhaka Warriors, the strong Pakistan contingent – Lahore Badshahs and the first T20 team from Gujarat – Ahmedabad Rockets. All matches are scheduled to be played late evening with double headers on every week-end.

The key matches to look out for will be played on the opening weekend on October 10th, the defending champions Hyderabad Heroes will take on runners up Lahore Badshahs. This match promises to be an out and out thriller. Inzaman, the captain of the Lahore Badshahs had promised that this round he wants to win the ICL trophy. The Pakistani’s boys are raring to play.

The first weekend of ICL Season 2 is going to be pace setter and promises to usher in Diwali a little early. The best of 3 finals will be played from 13th to 16th of November.

The tournament kicks off on October 10th 2008 and will witness strategic transfer of players across the eight existing teams. ICL Season-2 will also witness the induction of new players (international & domestic) along with the strong fourteen member Dhaka Warriors side, strengthening the cricket talent pool in the ICL. Season-2 also sees a couple of international players like Paul Nixon & Hamish Marshall making their returns on the ICL platform.

New players who have been inducted this season at ICL are-Hafiz Khaleel (Lahore Badshahs), Shahid Yousaf (Lahore Badshahs), Tahir Mahmood Mughal (Lahore Badshahs), Ryan Campbell (Ahmedabad Rockets) & Kunal Lal (Ahmedabad Rockets), while players like Mornantau (Nantie) Hayward (from Royal Bengal Tigers) has been transferred to Chennai Superstars and Hasan Raza & Taufeeq Umar (both from Lahore Badhshas) have been transferred to Mumbai Champs team.

The Captains of the 9 ICL Teams are

Ahmedabad Rockets – Damien Martyn
Chandigarh Lions – Chris Cairns
Chennai Superstars – Stuart Law
Delhi Giants – Marvan Atapattu
Dhaka Warriors – Habib Ul Bashar
Hyderabad Heroes – Chris Harris
Lahore Badshahs – Inzamam Ul Haq
Mumbai Champs – Nathan Astle
Royal Bengal Tigers – Craig McMillan

ICL 20-20 Indian Championship, 2008/09 Full Schedule & Fixtures

October 2008

Fri 10 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 1st Match – Hyderabad Heroes v Lahore Badshahs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sat 11 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 2nd Match – Dhaka Warriors v Chennai Superstars
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sun 12
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 3rd Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Delhi Giants
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sun 12 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 4th Match – Royal Bengal Tigers v Lahore Badshahs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Mon 13 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 5th Match – Chandigarh Lions v Mumbai Champs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Tue 14 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 6th Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Chennai Superstars
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Wed 15 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 7th Match – Dhaka Warriors v Hyderabad Heroes
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Thu 16 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 8th Match – Delhi Giants v Royal Bengal Tigers
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Fri 17 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 9th Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Mumbai Champs
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Sat 18 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 10th Match – Chandigarh Lions v Chennai Superstars
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Sun 19
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 11th Match – Mumbai Champs v Royal Bengal Tigers
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Sun 19 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 12th Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Lahore Badshahs
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Mon 20 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 13th Match – Delhi Giants v Dhaka Warriors
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Tue 21 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 14th Match – Chennai Superstars v Hyderabad Heroes
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Wed 22 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 15th Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Royal Bengal Tigers
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Thu 23 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 16th Match – Mumbai Champs v Lahore Badshahs
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Fri 24 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 17th Match – Delhi Giants v Chennai Superstars
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Sat 25 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 18th Match – Dhaka Warriors v Royal Bengal Tigers
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Sun 26
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 19th Match – Chandigarh Lions v Hyderabad Heroes
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Sun 26 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 20th Match – Delhi Giants v Lahore Badshahs
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Mon 27 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 21st Match – Mumbai Champs v Dhaka Warriors
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Tue 28 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 22nd Match – Chandigarh Lions v Royal Bengal Tigers
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Wed 29 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 23rd Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Hyderabad Heroes
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Thu 30 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 24th Match – Delhi Giants v Mumbai Champs
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Fri 31 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 25th Match – Chandigarh Lions v Dhaka Warriors
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

November 2008
Sat 1 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 26th Match – Delhi Giants v Hyderabad Heroes
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Sun 2
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 27th Match – Chennai Superstars v Mumbai Champs
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Sun 2 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 28th Match – Chandigarh Lions v Lahore Badshahs
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Mon 3 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 29th Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Dhaka Warriors
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Tue 4 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 30th Match – Chennai Superstars v Royal Bengal Tigers
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Wed 5 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 31st Match – Chandigarh Lions v Delhi Giants
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Thu 6 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 32nd Match – Hyderabad Heroes v Mumbai Champs
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Fri 7 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 33rd Match – Dhaka Warriors v Lahore Badshahs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sat 8 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 34th Match – Hyderabad Heroes v Royal Bengal Tigers
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sun 9
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 35th Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Chennai Superstars
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sun 9 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 36th Match – Chennai Superstars v Lahore Badshahs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Mon 10 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT Semi Final 1 – TBC v TBC
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Tue 11 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT Semi Final 2 – TBC v TBC
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Thu 13 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 1st Final – TBC v TBC
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Sat 15 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 2nd Final – TBC v TBC
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sun 16 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 3rd Final – TBC v TBC
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
if required

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ICL Twenty20 World Series Tournament Live Streaming Online

maverick12210 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:39:29 +0000

Catch the Live action from the 1st ICL 20’s World Series Tournament Live Online From L.B Stadium in Hyderabad

Featuring 3 Teams - ICL India, ICL Pakistan and ICL World.

Catch all the live matches from the ICL 20s World Series Tournament on Live Cricket Zone

Click Here To catch the ICL 20s World Series Live Streaming Online

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ICL Twenty20 Championship Live Online Streaming Links

maverick12210 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:09:33 +0000

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Catch all the live action from the 2nd ICL Twenty20 Edelweiss Championship via live streaming at the following link

Click Here To Watch ICL 2008 Edelweiss Twenty20 Series

ICL 2008 Season Edelweiss Twenty20 Series Fixtures

Edelweiss 20s Challenge 2008 (Twenty20 match Series)

09 Mar, Sun
Rockets beat Lions by 19 runs

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.10 Mar, Mon
Giants beat Champs by 6 wickets

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.11 Mar, Tue
Badshahs beat Superstars by 5 wickets

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.12 Mar, Wed
Tigers beat Champs by 2 runs

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.13 Mar, Thu
Badshahs beat Heroes by 9 wickets

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.15 Mar, Sat
Lions beat Giants by 34 runs

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.15 Mar, Sat
Heroes beat Superstars by 7 wickets

Lal Bahadur Stadium,
Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad – 01.16 Mar, Sun
Giants beat Rockets by 9 wickets

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.16 Mar, Sun
Badshahs beat Lions by 38 runs

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.17 Mar, Mon
Superstars beat Tigers by 4 wickets

Lal Bahadur Stadium,
Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad – 01.18 Mar, Tue
Champs beat Rockets by 6 wickets

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.19 Mar, Wed
Heroes beat Tigers by 4 wickets

Lal Bahadur Stadium,
Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad – 01.20 Mar, Thu
Superstars beat Giants by 56 runs

Lal Bahadur Stadium,
Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad – 01.21 Mar, Fri
Heroes beat Rockets by 52 runs

Lal Bahadur Stadium,
Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad – 01.21 Mar, Fri
Badshahs beat Champs by 50 runs

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.22 Mar, Sat
Tigers beat Rockets by 8 wickets

Lal Bahadur Stadium,
Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad – 01.22 Mar, Sat
Lions beat Superstars by 4 runs

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.23 Mar, Sun
Superstars beat Champs by 9 wickets

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.23 Mar, Sun
Badshahs beat Giants by 8 wickets

Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon, Haryana.24 Mar, Mon
Giants beat Heroes by 7 runs

Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon, Haryana.25 Mar, Tue
Champs beat Lions by 35 runs

Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon, Haryana.26 Mar, Wed
Tigers beat Lions by 22 runs

Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon, Haryana.27 Mar, Thu
Superstars beat Rockets by 22 runs

Lal Bahadur Stadium,Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad .28 Mar, Fri
Badshahs beat Tigers by 22 runs

Lal Bahadur Stadium,
Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad – 01.29 Mar, Sat
Lions vs Heroes
Match begins at 19:00 (IST) Hyderabad

Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon, Haryana.30 Mar, Sun
Giants vs Tigers
Match begins at 13:30 (IST) Gurgaon

Lal Bahadur Stadium, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad – 30 Mar, Sun
Rockets vs Badshahs
Match begins at 19:00 (IST) Hyderabad

Lal Bahadur Stadium,
Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad – 01.31 Mar, Mon
Heroes vs Champs
Match begins at 19:00 (IST) Hyderabad

Lal Bahadur Stadium,
Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad – 01.02 Apr, Wed

SEMI FINAL # 1

Heroes beat Superstars by 4 runs

Match begins at 1900 IST Hyderabad

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula – 01.03 Apr, Thurs

SEMI FINAL # 2

Badshahs beat Tigers by 7 runs

Match begins at 1900 IST Chandigarh (Panchkula)

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.04 Apr, Fri

3rd vs 4th place
Match begins at 1330 IST Chandigarh (Panchkula)

Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Sector-3, Panchkula.04 Apr, Fri
FINAL # 1
Match begins at 1900 IST Chandigarh (Panchkula)

Lal Bahadur Stadium,
Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad.06 Apr, Sun
FINAL # 2
Match begins at 1900 IST Hyderabad

Lal Bahadur Stadium,
Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad.07 Apr, Mon
FINAL # 3
Match begins at 1900 IST Hyderabad

Read More about ICL at the official website of ICL at

http://indiancricketleague.in

ICL Twenty20 Tournament Live Streaming Sites

maverick12210 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:31:46 +0000

Catch all the Live Action from the 1st ICL Twenty20 Championship via live streaming at the following links

**UPDATE** Click The New Link Below for ICL Season 2 Twenty20 Live Streaming Online**

ICL Twenty20 Season 2 Grand Indian Championship Live Streaming Online

ICL Twenty20 Indian Championship Live Online Free Streaming

ICL Twenty20 Tournament Fixtures

maverick12210 — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:46:58 +0000

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.

A 20:20 game is completed in about three hours. Each innings lasts approximately 75 minutes. This format brings a cricket match closer to the time span of other immensely popular team sports such as football.

The Venue for the 1st ICL 20:20 Championship

PANCHKULA – CHANDIGARH

The Tau Devi Lal Stadium located in Sector -3 Panchkula is a picturesque cricket ground. The ground will have state of the art facilities for spectators including concession stands and other modern amenities, New lights have been added to the ground adding to its existing beauty. A special carnival area has been created within the stadium complex to offer multiple entertainment options.

Fixtures

30 Nov, Fri
Chandigarh Lions vs Delhi Jets
Match begins at 1800 IST

01 Dec, Sat
Chennai Superstars vs Kolkata Tigers
Match begins at 1230 IST

Mumbai Champs vs Hyderabad Heroes
Match begins at 1800 IST

02 Dec, Sun
Delhi Jets vs Hyderabad Heroes
Match begins at 1230 IST

Chandigarh Lions vs Kolkata Tigers
Match begins at 1800 IST

03 Dec, Mon
Mumbai Champs vs Chennai Superstars
Match begins at 1230 IST

05 Dec, Wed
Hyderabad Heroes vs Chandigarh Lions
Match begins at 1800 IST

07 Dec, Fri
Mumbai Champs vs Delhi Jets
Match begins at 1800 IST

08 Dec, Sat
Chennai Superstars vs Chandigarh Lions
Match begins at 1230 IST

Delhi Jets vs Kolkata Tigers
Match begins at 1800 IST

09 Dec, Sun
Hyderabad Heroes vs Chennai Superstars
Match begins at 1230 IST

Mumbai Champs vs Chandigarh Lions
Match begins at 1800 IST

10 Dec, Mon
Mumbai Champs vs Kolkata Tigers
Match begins at 1800 IST

12 Dec, Wed
Chennai Superstars vs Delhi Jets
Match begins at 1230 IST

Hyderabad Heroes vs Kolkata Tigers
Match begins at 1800 IST

14 Dec, Fri
Semi Final 1 – Kolkata Tigers vs Chennai Superstars

15 Dec, Sat
5 / 6 Classification – Hyderabad Heroes vs Mumbai Champs

Semi Final 2 – Chandigarh Lions vs Delhi Jets

16 Dec, Sun
3 / 4 Classification

Final

More Info at

http://www.indiancricketleague.in/fixtures/fixtures.html

An Unofficial Guide of the Indian Cricket League – ICL

maverick12210 — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:57:51 +0000

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.

What is the Essel Group?
Essel is one of India’s leading business houses, with interests in media, packaging, entertainment, education, and infrastructure development among other areas. It had an estimated turnover of $2.1 billion for the last financial year. Zee TV, with a range of specialist channels – news to entertainment to sport – has a strong presence in the Indian electronic media market, and the group’s DNA is a new entrant in the English-language newspaper market.

How is the ICL different from other leagues, like, say, the Kanga League?
Unlike other leagues that are run or funded by the BCCI or other parties, the ICL involves television coverage, which is the BCCI¹s main source of revenue.

Who will play in the league?
The ICL currently comprises six teams: Mumbai Champs, Chandigarh Lions, Chennai Super Stars, Delhi Jets, Hyderabad Heroes and Kolkata Tigers. The ICL, with its talent scouts -Balwinder Sandhu, Pranab Roy, Erapalli Prasanna, Bharat Reddy, and Rajesh Chauhan, all former India players at various levels – has managed to assemble a core of overseas players who have either retired from international cricket or are disgruntled with their respective boards (or are simply in it for the money) , sidelined Indian internationals who have little hope of making it back into the national team, and domestic players, most of whom are nowhere close to national selection.

The biggest draws for the ICL at present are Brian Lara, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Lance Klusener, Chris Cairns, Nathan Astle, Chris Harris, Abdul Razzaq, Azhar Mahmood, Imran Farhat, Nicky Boje, Vikram Solanki, Paul Nixon, Hamish Marshall, Dinesh Mongia and Deep Dasgupta.

After a lull in recruitment, several England cricketers – including Paul Nixon, Chris Read and Vikram Solanki – and South African cricketers such as Dale Benkenstein signed up fir the ICL In the fortnight before the teams for the tournament were announced.

Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf was one of the ICL’s star recruits but he later cancelled his contract and joined the officially sanctioned Twenty20 tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL). Several other marquee names such as Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Stephen Fleming were initially reported to be interested in the ICL, but are now associated with the IPL.

What is the lure for players to join the ICL?
Although there are no official figures, it is speculated that on the lower end of the scale a player stands to earn as much as Rs 30 lakh ($72,600 approximately) a year, irrespective of how many matches he plays.

The ICL’s fees for ex-internationals are said to be substantially higher. Players from the English counties will earn, it is believed, £50,000 for a three-week stint.

The league has promised $1 million in prize money in the first season, half of which goes to the champion team. The Ranji Trophy champions last season took away Rs 50 lakh (US$127,000) by comparison.

Essel has promised to invest Rs 100 crore (US$ 25 million approximately) on the ICL to start with. It also claims it will look after the players better than the BCCI does and provide them job security.

While the prize money for the ICL seemed enormous at the time of the announcement, the wind was taken out of its sails by the IPL which offered US$ 3million as prize money. Also, in a move widely seen as a reaction to the ICL, the BCCI increased both the pay and the prize money on offer in domestic cricket.

What is the format of the tournament?
The inaugural tournament of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) will be held between November 30 and December 16 at the Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium in Panchkula, Chandigarh (four hours from Delhi). The tournament will comprise 20 Twenty20 matches, with the final on December 16. The dates for the tournament clash with India’s home Test series against Pakistan.

What is the standing of the ICL in international cricket?
The BCCI has not recognised the league, in consequence to which the ICC and most national cricket boards have refused to recognise it.

Indian players, current or former, who associate with the ICL in any capacity have been barred from availing any BCCI benefits – which also implies they will not be eligible for selection to the national team. The ICL, though, has moved court, contesting the BCCI’s right to represent “India”.

Several national boards have also threatened to ban their players for aligning with the ICL. However, the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA), which is the representative body of first-class cricketers in England and Wales, has come out in support of the cricketers who have joined the ICL.

Where does the ICL go from here?
Not entirely clear. It’s still a surprise to some that the ICL has made it so far, got so many players on board and found a ground on which to hold the tournament. Indian television channels – and not just those owned by the Zee group – are running promos. There is even talk of a repeat tournament six months down the line.

Much will depend on the success – always a relative word, in this case even more so – of the first tournament. If Lara, Inzamam and the other big names land up and catch fire, if the concurrent India-Pakistan series starts to drift, the public will be more likely to watch. Meanwhile, the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission’s (MRTPC) investigative wing is looking into the BCCI¹s refusal to share infrastructure with the ICL. If the courts conclude that the BCCI is indulging in monopolistic practices, they can intervene, much like they did when they fined the board for barring players from writing for newspapers and magazines. The coming months promise to be interesting, not necessarily in purely cricketing terms.

Brian Lara and Inzamam to Captain ICL Teams

maverick12210 — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:51:17 +0000

Brian Lara and Inzamam-ul-Haq headlined the list of players as the Indian Cricket League (ICL) announced its teams for the inaugural tournament. Lara has been named in the Mumbai Champs side while Inzamam will play for Hyderabad Heroes.

Inzamam and Lara, along with Stuart Law, Chris Cairns, Marvan Atapattu and Craig McMillan will lead the teams.

The other international players include Abdul Razzaq, Taufeeq Umar and Shabbir Ahmed of Pakistan, Australia’s Ian Harvey, South Africa’s Johan Van der Wath, Lance Klusener, Nicky Boje and Andrew Hall, New Zealand’s Nathan Astle, Chris Harris and Daryl Tuffey and England’s Vikram Solanki. Sri Lankan players Marvan Atapattu, Russel Arnold and Upul Chandana are also on board.

The overseas players have been spread among the six teams – Mumbai Champs, Hyderabad Heroes, Chandigarh Lions, Chennai Superstars, Delhi Jets and Kolkata Tigers. The coaches for these teams are Sandeep Patil, Madan Lal, Balwinder Sandhu, Moin Khan, Daryll Cullinan and Michael Bevan.

“We have ensured the teams are balanced in every way and receive the best facilities in terms of coaching, showcasing their talent and exposure to international cricket,” Kapil Dev, the chairman of the ICL’s executive board, said. “I wish all the players best of luck for the tournament.”

The teams will be taking part in a practice camp in their respective cities.

The tournament begins on November 30 in Panchkula, a town near Chandigarh.

Teams:

Chennai Superstars:

Stuart Law (captain), Ian Harvey, Hemang Badani, Chris Read (wk), Russell Arnold, Sridharan Sriram, Shabbir Ahmed, V Devendran, R Sathish, Dakshinamoorthy Kumaran, Hemanth Kumar, Jamaluddin Syed Mohammed, Thiru Kumaran, J Hareish, V Sarvanan, R Jesuraj, Sanjeev Martin, G Vignesh, P Vivek.
Coach: Michael Bevan

Hyderabad Heroes:

Inzamam-ul-Haq (captain), Chris Harris, Nicky Boje, Abdul Razzaq, Azhar Mahmood, Anirudh Singh, Ambati Rayudu, S Shahubuddin, Stuart Binny, IS Reddy, Vinay Kumar, Ibrahim Khaleel, Kaushik Reddy, Bheema Rao, Alfred Absolem, Shashank Nag, PS Niranjan, Baburao Yadav, Zakaria Zuffri.
Coach: Moin Khan

Kolkata Tigers:

Craig McMillan (captain), Lance Klusener, Darren Maddy, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Rohan Gavaskar, Upul Chandana, Deep Dasgupta, Abu Nechim, Parviz Aziz, Shiv Sagar Singh, Boyd Rankin, Mihir Diwakar, Rajiv Kumar, Sayed Akhlakh, Subhomoy Das, Sujay Tarafdar, Pritam Das, Anshu Jain, Ali H Zaidi.
Coach: Daryll Cullinan

Delhi Jets:

Marvan Atapattu (captain), Taufeeq Umar, Niall O’Brien, Paul Nixon, Dale Benkenstein, JP Yadav, Mohnish Mishra, Abbas Ali, Ali Murtaza, T Sudhindra, Abid Nabi, Sachin Dholpure, Abhishek Tamrakar, Dishant Yagnik, Dhruv Mahajan, Abhinav Bali, Raghav Sachdev.
Coach: Madan Lal

Mumbai Champs:

Brian Lara (captain), Vikram Solanki, Robin Morris, Nathan Astle, Kiran Powar, Shreyas Khanolkar, Johan Van der Wath, Rakesh Patel, Avinash Yadav, Nantie Hayward, Subhojit Paul, Dheeraj Jadhav, A Sanklecha, Ranjeet Kirid, Pushkaraj Joshi, Suyash Burkul, Raviraj Patil, Nikhil Mandale, Sridher Iyer.
Coach: Sandeep Patil

Chandigarh Lions:

Chris Cairns (captain), Imran Farhat, Dinesh Mongia, Hamish Marshall, Andrew Hall, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Rajesh Sharma, TP Singh, Sarabjeet Singh, Ishan Malhotra, Daryl Tuffey, Sumit Kalia, Chetan Sharma, Manish Sharma, Luv Ablish, Bipul Sharma, Karanveer Singh, Amit Uniyal, Gaurav Gupta, Harpreet Singh.
Coach: Balwinder Sandhu