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• ICL = International Cricket League?

  Arjuna Ranatunga the administrator is carrying on the mysterious ways he developed as captain. I can't begin to imagine what has possessed the man, especially given that SL's current players are still agitating for playing in the IPL next year... Posted Sep 20 2008, 06:49 AM with | with no comments Filed under: IPL, ICL, Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka, Allen Stanford

• ICL internationals in the offing

  Those busy bodies at the ICL have taken another big step in the direction of a challenge to the ICC itself, not just the BCCI. As Soulberry puts it : So there are three international teams so far in the ICL - India, Pakistan and BD. New Zealand and Sri... Posted Sep 17 2008, 06:04 AM with | with no comments Filed under: ICL, television, ratiings, ICC, Bangladesh, money

• Banning playing with ICL players

  It's a convoluted piece of logic, to be sure. Apparently the BCCI has seen fit to tell Indian players not to play for any teams that have ICL players in them: "The BCCI has advised its players to stay away from counties that have ICL players... Posted Jul 18 2008, 07:43 AM with | with no comments Filed under: BCCI, ICL, county cricket

• ICL misrecognition and Kanpur whine

  The ICL lawyers have finally sought official recognition directly from the ICC itself. Makes sense, given that India just beat the World , right? Malcolm Speed says that the BCCI has never officially unrecognized the ICL, so the whole thing is still up... Posted Apr 16 2008, 06:06 AM with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: ICL, Graeme Smith, ICC

• Pitch payments and names

  Dhoni giving money to the curator is, apparently, standard practice, not at all an extra special thank you. And Straight Point counters the Saffers' complaints about the pitch : if you collapse from 151-1 to 265 out on first day will you blame pitch... Posted Apr 14 2008, 06:26 AM with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: PCB, IPL, ICL, MS Dhoni

• Team India, politics and protesting Tendulkar

  Samir Chopra writes thoughtfully about the relationship between "ICL India" and "BCCI India" in a post on the conventions of community belonging: For as long as we've known cricket in India, it was assumed that there was only one... Posted Apr 10 2008, 05:38 AM with | with no comments Filed under: ICL, politics, India1, Sachin Tendulkar

• IPL versus ICL, the national question

  Why have some cricket players gravitated towards the ICL---particularly from New Zealand and Pakistan---and others towards the IPL? Perhaps the particular Boards have something to do with it? Do Aussies play for money or for country: Forty-nine percent... Posted Apr 09 2008, 06:45 AM with | with no comments Filed under: IPL, ICL, Graham Gooch

• West Indian victory

  Brian Carpenter celebrates a West Indian victory. Vaneisa Baksh connects cricket and culture . CaribbeanCricket points the way to Atherton on Lara . Tendulkar will miss the third Test, but don't worry he'll be ready for the IPL . Q celebrates... Posted Apr 07 2008, 07:24 AM with | with no comments Filed under: IPL, ICL, Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Rogers, Brian Lara

• Pitches, groins and third chances

  Was the pitch too blame for the draw? Meanwhile, Tendulkar's anatomy is again a hot topic as he might be out of the next Test. Will the Naved/Rana situation rework the relationship between the IPL and ICL? Q welcomes back Bazid Khan into the Pakistan... Posted Mar 30 2008, 07:30 AM with | with no comments Filed under: IPL, Tendulkar, ICL, Bazid Khan