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Indian Cricket League

ICL optimistic despite exodus threat

Apr 29, 2009: The ICL appears to be facing an exodus of players who are eager to cash in on the BCCI's new amnesty offer but the unofficial league remains confident that it will survive the latest crisis

Hyderabad Heroes v Mumbai Champs, ICL, Panchkula

Hyderabad look to secure semis spot

Nov 5, 2008: Cricinfo previews the ICL match between Hyderabad Heroes and Mumbai Champs on November 6

PCA Masters XI v South Africans, Tour match, Wormsley

Albie Morkel shows promising form

Aug 13, 2008: The South Africans began their preparations for the one-day leg of their tour with a 23-run victory against a PCA Masters XI at Wormsley

Chandigarh Lions v Mumbai Champs, ICL, Gurgaon

Champs cruise to consolation win

Mar 25, 2008: The Mumbai Champs, already out of the reckoning for a semi-final spot, cruised to a consolation 35-run victory over the Chandigarh Lions

The Wisden Cricketer - March 2008

The 30-year catfight

Feb 29, 2008: New Zealand may be in the dungeons of the Test championship, but when it comes to sniping and infighting they are world leaders

Hitting it out of the park

Feb 7, 2008: A look at 11 cricketers who enjoyed taking the aerial route

Six ICL players unlikely to be considered again

Marshall and Tuffey's New Zealand future in jeopardy

Dec 30, 2007: Hamish Marshall and Daryl Tuffey are among six New Zealand players banned from representing their country again

2007 in review: New Zealand

All black

Dec 27, 2007: Most of New Zealand's 2007 action was of the ODI variety

Kolkata Tigers v Mumbai Champs, 13th match, ICL

Mumbai Champs earn consolation win

Dec 10, 2007: The Mumbai Champs completed a close seven-run win over the Kolkata Tigers in their final league game

Mumbai Champs v Hyderabad Heroes, ICL, 3rd match

Inzamam leads Heroes to comfortable win

Dec 1, 2007: Inzamam-ul-Haq boosted the Heroes to 121 for 6 before their bowlers wrapped up a 33-run win

Former New Zealand batsman in India to kick off the ICL

Franchises are not going to work: Astle

Nov 16, 2007: Nathan Astle doesn't buy John Buchanan's idea of world cricket being turned into a franchise-based system where players could choose which country to represent and so increase the element of competition

Nathan Astle's biography

NZ's uncertain policies led to Astle retirement - Fleming

Oct 28, 2007: Stephen Fleming feels a policy to keep senior players uncertain of their place in the New Zealand side led to the retirements of Nathan Astle and Chris Cairns

Indian Cricket League

Chris Cairns and Darren Maddy among latest ICL signings

Sep 28, 2007: Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Nathan Astle, Hamish Marshal, Darren Maddy and Azhar Mahmood have signed with the Indian Cricket League

Batsman withdraws from Canterbury contract

Astle ends first-class career

Jul 17, 2007: Nathan Astle has quit first-class cricket after he had himself excluded from the list of 12 contracted players for Canterbury this season

PCA XI v West Indians, Arundel

Nick Knight to lead PCA XI against West Indies

Jun 6, 2007: The Professional Cricketers' Association have named their side to take on West Indies in a charity Twenty20 match at Arundel on June 26

Irish cricket

Ireland seek overseas cover

Jun 1, 2007: Ireland are scouting around for a replacement overseas player after Jesse Ryder's no-show for the Friends Provident match against Surrey.

Players who missed the World Cup cut

They dumped me

Feb 22, 2007: Cricinfo looks at eleven baffling omissions from the World Cup squads

Nathan Astle retires from international cricket

One of New Zealand's finest

Jan 26, 2007: Nathan Astle's career in numbers

Nathan Astle retires

An exciting and brutally effective batsman

Jan 26, 2007: The retirement of Nathan Astle will create mixed emotions among New Zealand cricket fans

Nathan Astle's career timeline

Highs, lows and a record innings

Jan 26, 2007: In a career spanning more than a decade Nathan Astle had his share of moments in the sun