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Harris not worried by delay in ICL payments

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Harris, the Hyderabad Heroes captain, is not worried by the ICL's decision to hold payments to players and cancel the World Series, scheduled for March, in the face of growing recession in the global markets

ICL cancels World Series in March

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ICL World Series Twenty20 tournament, scheduled for March, now stands cancelled, and payments to players have been put on hold

Rugby league coach considers cricket move

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Twenty20 is always looking for new ideas and there is a chance a Sydney rugby league coach could end up passing on his methods

Franchises to decide on ICL players' return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The South African Cricketers Association is planning to allow those who played in the unofficial ICL a chance at domestic cricket, if the respective franchises consent

ICL follows up official recognition request

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian Cricket League (ICL) has sent a reminder to the ICC seeking a response to its request last month for official recognition of their unsanctioned venture

English umpires face same sanctions as players

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jeff Evans and Trevor Jesty, the two English umpires who are officiating in matches in the unauthorised Indian Cricket League, will need to stop umpiring in the competition by April 1 or risk having their contracts with the ECB terminated

Indian board miffed with Tuffey's Auckland deal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Daryl Tuffey was one of the overseas players in the recently concluded ICL and the BCCI has objected to him representing his new state side in first-class cricket

Three Hyderabad Heroes injured

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Three players from the Hyderabad Heroes, who finished fifth in the recently-concluded Indian Cricket League (ICL), were involved in an accident in the north Indian hill station of Shimla

Shabbir hat-trick seals win for Superstars

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chennai Superstars became the champions of the inaugural ICL tournament

ICL announces four more tournaments for 2008

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian Cricket League (ICL) will conduct four additional tournaments in its second edition in 2008

Atapattu stars as Jets take third place

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Marvan Atapattu hit an unbeaten 76 from 56 balls to lead Delhi Jets to a five-wicket victory over Kolkata Tigers

Superstars enter Lions' den

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nagraj Gollapudi previews the ICL final between Chandigarh Lions and Chennai Superstars

Jets crash out after thriller

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chandigarh Lions crashed Delhi Jets by four wickets, in a pulsating clash, on a misty evening, to set up a million-dollar ICL final clash with Chennai Superstars on Sunday evening

Razzaq and Harris help Heroes seal fifth spot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A 120-run stand between Abdul Razzaq and Chris Harris helped set up a 25-run victory for the Hyderabad Heroes over the Mumbai Champs in the fifth-place playoff match

Sathish heroics power Superstars to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chennai Superstars steamrolled past Kolkata Tigers by 93 runs to book their place in the final

Bowlers seal semi-final slot for Tigers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A good opening burst from Nantie Hayward and Sujay Tarafdar was enough for the Tigers to seal a 53-run win

Atapattu stars as Jets triumph

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Delhi Jets captain Marvan Atapattu's unbeaten innings guided his side to a six-wicket win over Chennai Superstars

Mumbai Champs earn consolation win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Mumbai Champs completed a close seven-run win over the Kolkata Tigers in their final league game

Mumbai Champs succumb to Cairns' belligerence

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Cairns pummelled the Mumbai Champs to a 38-run defeat

Inzamam and Razzaq steer Heroes to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Inzamam-ul-Haq and Abdul Razzaq made light work of a stiff target to lead the Heroes to a seven-wicket win

McMillan onslaught overwhelms Jets

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Craig McMillan's blistering 31-ball 58 steered the Kolkata Tigers to a four-wicket win over the Jets

Harvey shines in Superstars win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Harvey played anchor for nearly the entire innings as Chennai Superstars chased down 147 with one ball to spare

Jets triumph with all-round performance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After raking up the highest total of the tournament, Delhi Jets came up with a disciplined bowling performance to complete a 24-run win

Boje ready to cooperate in match-fixing probe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nicky Boje has said he's prepared to help the Delhi police in the investigation into the match-fixing scandal of 2000

Imran Farhat blitz destroys Heroes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Imran Farhat clobbered a 48-ball 74 to help the Chandigarh Lions run roughshod over the Hyderabad Heroes and share top place in the table

Kumaran bowls Superstars to 38-run win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mumbai Champs lost their second match in a row after T Kumaran struck with 6 for 21 to hand Chennai Superstars a 38-run win

Maddy takes four as Tigers maul Lions

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darren Maddy's four wickets made a mess of the Chandigarh Lions chase and allowed the Kolkata Tigers to pull off their first win of the tournament

Taufeeq Umar guides Jets to easy win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Taufeeq Umar powered Delhi Jets to their first win of the tournament

Boje finally plays in India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nicky Boje ended his seven-year itch when he finally played a game in India

Inzamam leads Heroes to comfortable win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

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

Chennai Superstars complete six-run victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

R Sathish and V Saravanan blasted 44 runs in 4.4 overs to boost the Superstars before Shabbir Ahmed and Ian Harvey sealed the six-run win against Kolkata Tigers

Chandigarh Lions clinch ICL opener

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Daryl Tuffey claimed three wickets and Andrew Hall two, apart from bowling a tight final over to kick off the Indian Cricket League in Panchkula

Mohammad Yousuf to face arbitration hearing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mohammad Yousuf is set to face an arbitration hearing in Mumbai on December 15 for failing to fulfil his contractual obligations with the ICL

Stage set for ICL kick off

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The next few days may see boundaries between sport and entertainment blur considerably

ICL camp upbeat ahead of launch

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Modi says the BCCI's actions only endorse the good work that the ICL is doing. "It's almost like they're saying, 'What they do, we will also follow'. We did ICL, they did IPL

Lara disappointed with boards' ICL reaction

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The speculation regarding Brian Lara's participation in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) has ended after he arrived in India for the inaugural edition

ICL announces 20-match tournament schedule

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian Cricket League (ICL) has announced the schedule for its inaugural Twenty20 tournament, which will kick off with Delhi Jets taking on Chandigarh Lions on November 30

Lara's arrival still up in the air

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The speculation over whether Brian Lara will turn up to play in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) continues

Umpires Evans and Jesty join ICL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Two English county umpires, Jeff Evans and Trevor Jesty, have signed contracts to stand in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) which begins next week

Ajit Wadekar joins ICL as match referee

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ajit Wadekar, the former India captain, has joined the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and has been appointed match referee along with Erapalli Prasanna, his former team-mate

ICL organisers insist Lara is still on board

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Organisers of the Indian Cricket League played down Brian Lara's absence from practice sessions, insisting that he was never scheduled to arrive in India until later this week.

Maddy confident ICL will not harm his prospects

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darren Maddy has said that he is confident his participation in the Indian Cricket League will not harm his future career.

Pietersen snubs rebel tournament

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England batsman, Kevin Pietersen, has revealed he turned down the lucrative opportunity to participate in the Indian Cricket League (ICL)

Franchises are not going to work: Astle

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

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

Lara and Inzamam named in ICL teams

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brian Lara and Inzamam-ul-Haq were among the players named in the six teams for the inaugural edition of the Indian Cricket League

Kapil insists ICL to go on despite problems

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ICL has been facing a slew of problems since its launch, from the active opposition of the Indian board to the massive wage bill incurred by promising dozens of players' hefty packages that start at Rs30 lakhs (US$ 80,000 approx)

Read joins unofficial Indian league

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Speculation is growing that the Indian Cricket League is poised to sign more English players as the row over sanctions likely to be taken against them also escalates

Solanki joins Indian Cricket League

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Vikram Solanki, the Worcestershire and former England batsman, has signed for the Indian Cricket League

England 'rebels' refuse to bow to pressure

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Despite coming under pressure from the England and Indian boards, the UK-based players who have signed up to the Indian Cricket League have insisted that they will not renege on their contracts

Farhat and Razzaq to uphold ICL contracts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Imran Farhat and Abdul Razzaq have said they will play in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and accordingly leave for India on November 17 to join the other players

ICL still part of Atapattu's plans

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Marvan Atapattu accepted an invitation from Sri Lanka's sports minister to tour Australia only after checking his diary to make sure the trip didn't interrupt his plans for November

Nixon joins Indian Cricket League

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Paul Nixon, the 37-year-old former England wicketkeeper, has signed for the Indian Cricket League

Loots Bosman rejects ICL contract

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Loots Bosman, the South African opener, has rejected a contract with the Indian Cricket League, and instead signed with the Indian Premier League

Ashok Malhotra joins Indian Cricket League

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ashok Malhotra, the former India batsman, has announced that he has joined the Indian Cricket League (ICL) in a coaching role, though his official capacity hasn't yet been decided

ICL to begin on November 30

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The inaugural tournament of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) will be held between November 30th and December 16th

Tuffey linked to Indian Cricket League

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Daryl Tuffey, the New Zealand fast bowler, has been linked to the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and is ready to sign on the dotted line for an 'attractive offer'

Arnald Konwar quits ICL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arnald Konwar, the Assam offspinner, who had signed for the Indian Cricket League (ICL), has announced his return to the fold of the BCCI

ICL serves legal notice on Yousuf

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian Cricket League (ICL) has sent a legal notice to Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf for canceling his contract and signing up with the Indian Premier League (IPL) instead

Cricket South Africa to ban ICL recruits

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricket South Africa has warned players joining the Indian Cricket League (ICL) that it will not only ban them from playing for South Africa but will also keep them out of domestic cricket as well

Yousuf backs out of first Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mohammad Yousuf surprisingly pulled out of the first Test against South Africa in Karachi at the very last minute, citing a lack of batting practice as the cause

Harris keen to continue domestic career

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Harris hopes he can still play domestic matches for Canterbury this season despite signing with the Indian Cricket League

I am willing to do anything for Pakistan - Yousuf

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mohammad Yousuf has agreed to cancel his contract with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and opted instead to represent Pakistan

Cairns 'far from signing' with ICL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Cairns has been approached by the Indian Cricket League but he says he is "far from signing up with them"

ICL postponed until mid-November: Kapil Dev

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kapil Dev, chairman of the ICL's board, says that the tournament will be postponed to November

Rafique expresses interest in ICL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mohammad Rafique, the Bangladesh left-arm spinner, has expressed an interest in joining the Indian Cricket League (ICL) but only after he has taken 100 wickets in Test cricket

Trans-Tasman Twenty20 tournament likely

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand teams could compete in Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition as soon as 2008-09

Franchises for board's new Twenty20 league

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The BCCI's new league will have franchises owning teams and a system of player transfers and salary caps

International Twenty20 league launched

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The boards of India, England, Australia and South Africa have launched a Twenty20 'Champions League' that will be held next October

International Twenty20 league launched

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian board launched a new international Twenty20 competition called the BCCI Indian Premier League. Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne have confirmed their association with the league and BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi was named as its convenor

Kapil welcomes BCCI's proposed league

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kapil said the ICL was not trying to fight the BCCI and its aim was simply to improve the standard of cricket in the country

Warne declines ICL offer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shane Warne will not play in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) but has not ruled out taking part in a proposed Twenty20 tournament sanctioned by the game's governing bodies

Gilchrist hints at future ICL interest

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Adam Gilchrist has indicated he might be interested in joining the Indian Cricket League when he eventually retires from international cricket

Gavaskar and Binny's sons join ICL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rohan Gavaskar, the former Bengal captain and India international, and Stuart Binny, the Karnataka allrounder, have joined the Indian Cricket League

Bindra shouldn't go around telling lies - Kapil

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The battle of verbals between Kapil Dev and the Indian board officials has intensified further with Kapil hitting out against IS Bindra

BCCI faces monopoly investigation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission has initiated an investigation against the BCCI for threatening players with a life-term ban for joining the Indian Cricket League

Jhunjhunwala still hopes to play for India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, the Bengal batsman who signed with the Indian Cricket League, still nurtures the hope of playing for India despite the Indian board having made it clear that players had to choose between the two

Patil and Mongia hit out against Indian board

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sandeep Patil, the former coach, and Dinesh Mongia, the former India batsman, have cited ill treatment from the Indian board and the selectors respectively for their decision to join the Indian Cricket League

Chris Harris rejects Canterbury deal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Harris appears almost certain to sign with the Indian Cricket League after officially rejecting a new contract with Canterbury

Sarwan denies Indian Cricket League rumours

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ramnaresh Sarwan, the West Indies captain, has distanced himself from rumours linking him to the Indian Cricket League

Pakistan board gets tough on Farhat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Pakistan Cricket Board has served a legal notice on Imran Farhat for his stinging remarks on the selectors after his omission from the Twenty20 squad

BCCI to reveal Twenty20 league plans soon - Pawar

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Indian board president Sharad Pawar has said that plans for an international Twenty20 tournament would be unveiled within the next "10 to 15 days"

Damien Martyn joins Indian Cricket League

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Damien Martyn has become the first Australian to sign up for the Indian Cricket League, according to the Sunday Telegraph

Andrew Hall quits international cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Hall, the South African allrounder, has quit international cricket. He could become the latest prominent player to join the Indian Cricket League (ICL)

Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors backs ICL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ashantha de Mel, Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors, has backed the Indian Cricket League, urging Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), which has hitherto threatened players with bans if they participate in the ICL, to soften its stance

McCullum and Martin back NZC stand on ICL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Martin and Brendon McCullum have backed New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on its tough stance against the Indian Cricket League

Kapil was consulted before sacking - Bindra

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

IS Bindra, the president of the Punjab Cricket Association(PCA), has come out with a strongly-worded rejoinder against Kapil Dev's remarks that the Indian board(BCCI) did not inform him of its intention to sack him as the director of the National Cricket

New Zealand ban players from ICL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian Cricket League's plans to sign current New Zealand players have been ruined after the country's board decided it would not release its stars

Ponting fears for Twenty20 player grab

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting is worried by the "danger" of private Twenty20 tournaments taking away players from international cricket

ICL will benefit the game - Gilchrist

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Adam Gilchrist, the Australia vice-captain, says the Indian Cricket League could be good for the game in the long run

We won't recognise ICL unless BCCI does: ICC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ICC threw its weight behind the Indian board in the latter's stand-off with the Indian Cricket League (ICL), saying the BCCI was its "only recognised body" to administer the sport in India.

Players can't lose jobs for joining ICL, says court

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Delhi High Court has said the BCCI cannot terminate the services of players who join the ICL

Bond reported to be on ICL radar

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shane Bond has reportedly being made a "staggering" offer to join the ICL

Prasanna joined ICL after being 'under-utilised' by BCCI

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Erapalli Prasanna, the former India offspinner, has criticised the Indian board for not utilising his services enough at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore and stated that as his reason for joining the Indian Cricket League's executive board

Badani signs up for ICL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hemang Badani, the former India player, has signed with the Indian Cricket League

Shukla backs out of ICL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Laxmi Shukla, the Bengal allrounder, has confirmed the news that he will not be signing up with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and will remain with his state side

ICL files petition against BCCI

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian Cricket League has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court to restrain the Indian board (BCCI) from "claiming to the public that they represent India"

State minister allows ICL use of Eden Gardens

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ICL can use grounds in West Bengal as they are owned by the state government and not the Cricket Association of Bengal

Shukla hints at ICL pull-out

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bengal allrounder Laxmi Rattan Shukla has indicated to the Indian Cricket League that he will not be signing his contract

Hyderabad rebels cite selection flaws for switch

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After risking their careers by joining the Indian Cricket League, a few Hyderabad cricketers defended their decision to turn their backs on their home state

Miandad urges Pakistan board to recognise ICL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Javed Miandad wants the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to recognise the Indian Cricket League (ICL) before it escalates into the magnitude of Kerry Packer's parallel World Series 30 years ago