Players warned against joining rebel US league

I don't understand Why ICC and BCCI are trying to crush cricket when it is just starting to mushroom from everywhere around the world. FIFA's approach towards football was rather more constructive and result of this is that now most of the nations in the world play football but... cricket... huh it will takes ages to grow with this attitude of ICC and BCCI.

I agree with milepost. See if players are allowed to participate in these mickey mouse cricket tournaments then they won't be available for national duty. Look what happens in football. National side and club managers have a dual regarding the release of a player before an international match. Remember Messi incident before last Olympic games? 1 IPL in a year is ok. Cricket needs money. But that doesn't mean that we need to arrange countless t20 tournaments. Because that will produce a generation of players having less heart for the country and more prone to betting.

As far as I am concerned, the USACA is simply no longer a factor in any issue of substance in US cricket today. The USACA Executive has consistently failed to meet any of the requirements of maintaining its Associate Member status in the ICC, and can't even get its act together to hold the USA vs Canada annual match with which international cricket began in 1844. Even its own national tournament, which every ICC Associate member is required to hold, seems to be a non-starter at this point. We Junior Cricketers have managed quite well on our own without USACA, and that is fine with me. So, forget the USACA, let's go play cricket, and-- Chak De, USA!

Unbelievable. The ICC has been trying for years to get cricket in the US, and when an opportunity like this comes along, what do they do? They blacklist it to keep the BCCI and their IPL happy. The ICC's mandate, (last I checked) was to grow and develop the game worldwide, NOT heavily appease one of their member countries at all costs. IF Mr Mir is sucessful with the venture, I hope he uses it well, to market the game BEYOND the USA's "traditional" cricketing circles, and makes a good attempt to introduce the game to the mainstream American population as a whole. Lastly, I agree with most of the comments here, particularly "NicoliD" "RichB" "cricpolitics" "Sandsie" and the first comment by "HowZatbro"

BCCI and Poor ICC is destroying cricket worldwide, these T20 events have prove to be very successful in promoting cricket worldwide, from IPL only local indian players are earning well but what about domestic players in other nation, ICC should grow up, and they really wants to follow european football league format, than players like flintoff shouldnt be allowed to play for lancashire and Chennai Super king at the same, Imagine christiano Ronaldo playing for Man U and Sporting at the same time...

I disagree with snowsnake's comments. I'm not sure that the idea that salaries that may be available in the US would be the sole factor in a Cricketer's descision. I certainly disagree that 'regular cricket could be irrelevant'. As per the last IPL I watched I was mildly interested in the beginning but after a week my interest has waned. 'regular cricket' doesn't need time outs, fire works, dancing girls, constant TV shots of franchise owners and a sickly amount of product placement and advertising (IPL maximum? - it's a six surely!)etc etc etc. May be snowsnake should come watch a tense days test cricket at eden gardens, the MCG or lords and find out what regular cricket is to fans of the game.I'm not at all opposed to shorter forms of the game nor do I support the ICC's proven track record of blunders but I'll be truly, truly sad for a game I have loved since was a little boy if I have to accept modernising the sport means continuing to commercialise it until I no longer recognise it

ICC is banning these tournament in the sense that player who'd join these leagues won't be selected for national sides. If someone wants to play for personal interest and not for the country then let them play in these leagues. Who bothers? I wonder what makes US guys suddenly fall for cricket; cause it's a good business now? Where you were in time of good old day's cricket? Cricket isn't football yet. In football players are more of their clubs than their national sides. How many international matches Messi plays compared to club matches? Cricket is still playing for the homeland. If you don't care for playing for the country go there.

I feel ashame of IPL, who not only stolen the idea from ICL, but they are also sick.It seems that IPL- is emotionally sufferings Well, this is America, the ICC and BCCI, can do nothing except watching and keeping their anger

I don't bat for the ICC. Infact more often than not I am their biggest critique, given their total inability to handle any decision of consequence - its been over six years since a couple of brave guys took a stand against the oppressive dictatorship in Zimbabwe, and while they paid for it by being tossed out of their own country, the great ICC still hasn't developed a clear charter…I digress. However, I don't agree with the vast majority of the comments posted here. Its amazing how all the folks who are vehemently opposed to the idea that ICC should not wield its powers to allow another rebel league to form, conveniently forget about that little body called the NFL, who's reach extends way beyond the games itself. All that empty bravado about who can dictate what sounds a little hollow if you can't even use the term Super Bowl beyond NFLs jurisdiction. I also believe another league would just add to the chaos, and result in further diluting the thrills this format has to offer.

ICC should be careful about banning T20 cricket leagues because as leagues prop up all over the world, it is the ICC that stands of being irrelevant. We Americans don't give a damn of any outside agency dictating what is leagal or not. These protectionist/socialist policies only work in Europe, Asia and Australia. If successful in US, leagues in US will pay so high and attract so much talent that regular cricket itself stand of being irrelevant.