ICL's second season to start October 10

The second season of the ICL, comprising 41 matches across four venues, will start with an opening ceremony in Hyderabad on October 10. The nine teams will play each other once across the Indian venues of Hyderabad, Panchkula, Gurgaon and Ahmedabad, a new edition this year.

"ICL's first season produced some high quality cricket all-round, very impressive domestic young players have showcased some outstanding cricket," said Kapil Dev, the ICL chairman. "With the new challenge emerging in the form of the Dhaka Warriors team, I am sure ICL's season two will produce some nail-biting and heart-stopping moments."

During the opening weekend of matches, defending champions Hyderabad Heroes will take on runners-up Lahore Badshahs. The best-of-three finals will be played between November 13-16.