ICL begins pre-season camp

Steve Rixon, the former Australian wicketkeeper and now an Indian Cricket League (ICL) coach, will coordinate a pre-season camp for ICL players in Bangalore starting today. While Rixon will focus on developing young domestic players, Jock Campbell, ICL's high performance director, will supervise the overall proceedings.

The two-week camp will include specialised training in throwing and sprinting for which the ICL hired international expeerts Zane Allan Campbell and Matthew James Buckley. Kiran More said the objective of the camp was to cover fitness and cricket skills.

"The camp will operate under the astute leadership of Jock Campbell & Steve Rixon, who in addition to conditioning the boys to the nuances of the game; will also acquaint them with the anti-doping guidelines," More said. "I assure the cricketing fraternity & fans of the game that the forthcoming ICL season will set new benchmarks for domestic Indian cricket."

Jock Campbell, Australia's former strength and conditioning coach, said players will be educated on the international doping policy and drug tests will be carried on players across the eight ICL teams.