We need new markets and Twenty20, says ICC boss

CRICKET supremo Ray Mali says Twenty20 could be the revolution that gives the sport a major foothold in the developing nations it craves – China and the US.
In a wide-ranging interview with the Herald Sun yesterday, the International Cricket Council chairman said the popular Twenty20 format could eventually reap millions of new supporters and sponsorship [...]

ICL offers $3.85 million prize money

Organisers of a rebel Twenty20 league in India on Thursday offered a massive $3.85 million in prize money, claiming it to be the biggest booty ever offered in a cricket tournament.
The Indian Cricket League (ICL), starting on Friday, will see the winner of the six-team competition pocket one million dollars alone, raising the bar for [...]

ICL matches will be telecast on 25 channels

The Indian Cricket League will carry a hefty prize-money of Rs 15 crore, by far the highest in any sport in Indian domestic circuit. “We want to change the whole look of domestic cricket and this prize-money is a step towards achieving that objective,” said Essel group vice-president Ashish Kaul.
Giving the break-up of the prize-money, [...]

ICL starts today, with biggest purse in cricket

The Indian Cricket League will carry a hefty prize-money of Rs 15 crore, by far the highest in any sport in Indian domestic circuit. “We want to change the whole look of domestic cricket and this prize-money is a step towards achieving that objective,” said Essel group vice-president Ashish Kaul.
Giving the break-up of the prize-money, [...]

ICL has it all: Money, stars. And cricket

Panchkula : Indian cricket has witnessed a disputed opinion on the Indian Cricket League (ICL) Twenty20 for quite some time now. There has been intense speculation on whether the ICL would turn into reality, with the BCCI opposing it and getting other cricket boards to oppose it too.But despite everything, ICL kicks off on Friday, November [...]

Indian Cricket League arrival welcomed strong

Like sentinels at the gate, the Shivalik foothills stood as passive observers to the frantic activity underway at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium. They must have seen the race against time to feather the bed for latest baby in the form of Indian Cricket League (ICL) to arrive on India’s cricket firmament in less than [...]

All spectators to be photographed at Eden Gardens

Kolkata: An unprecedented three-layered security ring, comprising 5,000 police personnel, new gadgets and sniffer dogs will be thrown around the Eden Gardens for the second India-Pakistan Test starting here on Friday, Police Commissioner Goutam Mohan Chakrabarty said on Wednesday.
In view of the security threat to the players and also the volatile political situation in Bengal, the [...]

Docs say Akhtar’s OK, the man says he’s not

New Delhi: “I am feeling quite sick and very weak,” said Shoaib Akhtar, speaking in an unusually feeble, raspy mumble as he was transferred back to the team hotel in Kolkata on Wednesday evening, after a 24-hour stay in hospital.

The Apollo Gleneagles Hospital spokesperson — where Akhtar was admitted on Tuesday evening with a severe [...]

England team hold firm despite bomb blasts

England’s cricket team refused to hit the panic button and alter their tour itinerary for the Test series in Sri Lanka, despite yesterday’s bomb blasts in Colombo.
Michael Vaughan’s team were travelling overland to Kandy for the opening Test on Saturday when the first, a suicide bomb, killed one and injured two others. Later a remote- [...]

Kapil Dev insists Indian league will succeed

Former India captain Kapil Dev admits he will be nervous prior to the start of tomorrow’s Indian Cricket League because, in his own words, the event is a baby he has helped father.

 

Positive: Kapil Dev feels people have the wrong impression of ICL

Since its inception the ICL has met with obstacles, most notably the Board [...]