i feel the time has come where BCCI should be only just a regulating authority in cricket affairs of the country. They should form a national team only for Test matches/ world cup and olympic/daviscup like tournaments with importance to country's honour. Rest of the tournaments like one day/20-20, the sponsored clubs like ICL or IPL should be allowed to play cricket in different formats in a typical professional fashion where the players choose to whom he wants to play and BCCI cannot threat in childish manner like the present one. ICL has done wonder in giving opportunities to many sidelined very good players.
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by sachin on Apr 16, 2008 12:03 AM Permalink
I agree. ICL has given more options to the so-far neglected cricketers to show their talent to the world. BCCI monopoly shud end somewhere.
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by alert on Apr 16, 2008 12:14 AM Permalink
The boys got exposed to players like martyn,chris cairns,inzamam,razzaq.....and these boys have proved that on a given day they could beat team with such great players. Who knows, when National team with TENDULAKAR,DHONI,HARBAJAN ... may lose to these spiritted group of players like ICL india eleven. That will really add spice to cricket.
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by abhishek on Apr 16, 2008 12:27 AM Permalink
If ICL manages one more edition successfully then there will be no fourth addition of ICL, Mr Chandra and Mr Powar will make internal deals to merge the leagues.
