ICC is not threatened by Subhash Chandra's ICL, yet. The ICC on Friday allayed fears that the proposed Twenty20 series by Indian Cricket League would take some gloss of the inaugural world championships to be staged at Johannesburg in September.
ICC cricket manager Dave Richardson termed ICL as a minor local event "It's a local thing, it's not a threat. It doesn't conflict with what we are trying to do in South Africa. It is not an international tournament"
The ICL, has roped in Brian Lara and has approached New Zealand's Stephen Fleming and Australians Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath.
With a winner's purse of USD 1 million, the proposed league would feature six teams, with a mix of International and Indian players, which would play Twenty20 matches across India.
Kapil Dev is the Chairman of its Executive Board, where he is joined by Tony Greig, Australian cricketer-turned-commentator Dean Jones and former India stumper Kiran More.
Former players like Sandeep Patil, Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Madan Lal, Rajesh Chauhan and Pranab Roy have also joined the rebel league in some capacity or the other. Most of the India rejects, who have a lot of cricket left in them are expected to join the League, as it promises them secured contract over a long term.
Friday, July 27, 2007
ICC is not threatened by ICL
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