Four And Twenty20 Blackbirds

The mess between the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League and Indian cricket's governing body, the BCCI, continues. Refusing to be snuffed out, the ICL now prepares to breach the BCCI's rigid defences against it, writes Rohit Mahajan in Outlook.

Though the ICL and the BCCI refused to discuss the matter, those familiar with the developments in the ICL camp say the BCCI's tactics are designed to tire them out and discredit Kapil. "For instance, by asking if there were allegations of match-fixing against him and not asking if he was found guilty, they wanted to establish that his credibility is questionable," says an ICL source.