‘Rebel league’ hits where it hurts most
Posted on Sep 18, 2008 at 07:29 | Updated Sep 19, 2008 at 07:26
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Alok Kapali, who slammed a century against India in the Asia Cup not very long ago, Shahriar Nafees, Tapash Baisya and Manjural Islam are all players with considerable experience and their going out of the system is an irreparable loss because so much has been invested in them. That they could not be consistent enough over the years was a disappointment, but what will be of concern now is that such players will not be around to pass on their experience.
As for the ICL, it has hurt the ICC where it hurts most. World cricket is struggling with dilution of the game and things won’t get any better on that front the way things have been going.
One is also hearing of a Sri Lankan XI in the ICL, which though could be more a benefit for the Zee backed competitions than a loss for the former world champions. The ICL may very soon be able to put up teams representing countries and the threat of the parallel league looks so much more a possibility if it is not already so.
Pakistan and New Zealand have already suffered because of the ICL and with the health of teams like Zimbabwe and even the West Indies anywhere near the ideal, cricket faces a challenge that is fast taking dangerous proportions.
In fact, the ICL’s latest signings have not been as much a gain for the rebel league as a loss for Bangladesh, and therein lays a perspective on the standard of international cricket.
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Posted By Tahir jamal
Icl is just a show of wealth i watch it last time the quality of cricket was quite low its
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Posted By deepak
after seeing the first leg of icl i was of the opinion that icl is the league for retired and
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Posted By deepak
i watched the first leg of icl and is of the opinion that icl is the league for retired and
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Posted By SMART INTELLIGENT 2007
It is more important that PAWAR & MODI corrupt combination must be kicked out of BCCI so that Cricket world
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Posted By rahul kaul
ICC is a spineless outfit which has constantly bowed to the dictats of BCCI and IPL honchos. Players who play
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