ICL's next event to feature international sides
Cricinfo staff
The Indian Cricket League has announced that its next tournament will feature international sides, as first reported by Cricinfo. The event called ICL 20s World Series 2008 is a Twenty20 tri-series that will have a team comprising Indian players, one with Pakistan players and a World side taking each other. Previous ICL competitions have all been contests between city-based sides.
The ICL 20s World Series 2008 lasts for a week starting from April 9 and will be held at the Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium in Hyderabad. The competition, the fourth to be conducted by the ICL, involves seven matches, with each team playing against each other twice, followed by the finals.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, currently captaining the Lahore Badshahs, will lead the Pakistan team while Chris Cairns will captain the World team. Moin Khan, John Emburey and Steve Rixon will coach the Pakistan, World and India sides respectively.
Kapil Dev, chairman of the executive board of the ICL, said the Indian squad will be selected after the semi-finals of the ongoing Twenty20 tournament. The captain of the Indian team is also yet to be announced.
ICL's next event to feature international sides
Motera curator promises sporting track for 2nd Test
Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Neil McKenzie and Hashim Amla turned out to be the heroes in Chennai as runs flowed from their bats in the first of three Tests. However, there was one factor working against the bowlers – the pitch. The Chepauk track just did not have anything in it for any bowler throughout all the five days.
Both the skippers – Anil Kumble and Graeme Smith – criticised the pitch after the match and hoped for a balanced contest between the bat and the ball in the rest of the series. It is learnt that Smith has heavily criticised the strip in Chennai in his report to the match referee Roshan Mahanama.
As a result, as both the teams move to Ahmedabad for the second Test, the pitch at Motera remains the talking point. And the 22-yard strip in question bears a look exactly opposite to the one in Chennai.
When both the teams reach the stadium for training on Tuesday, the bowlers’ eyes, especially that of Ishant Sharma and Dale Steyn and Co., will light up at the sight of the grass at the centre.
On Monday afternoon, the pitch had a tinge of live grass on it, something which was missing in Chennai. And if Dhiraj Parsana, the curator, said the grass cover will remain even when both the captains walk out for toss on Thursday morning.
“I can assure you that it will be a sporting track,” Parsana told the Hindustan Times on Monday. “There have been no instructions to prepare a specific pitch and my job is to give a sporting track.”
Parsana, a former Test cricketer, explained the logic behind keeping the grass cover.
“There is a vast difference between the weather in Chennai and Ahmedabad,” Parsana, who is also heading the West Zone wing of the BCCI’s Pitch and Ground committee, said. “In Chennai, due to high humidity it feels too hot even when the temeperature is between 30 and 35 degree Celsius. But here in Ahmedabad the ground temperature has already passed the 45-degree mark and with the dry conditions, if we don’t keep grass on the wicket, it will crumble on the second day itself.”
With talks of Chennai curator K Parthasarathy being forced to take the nip out of the surface at the behest of Indian team management doing the rounds, it remains to be seen whether the Motera track will retain its present look till Thursday morning.
Motera curator promises sporting track for 2nd Test
Lollywood star Momi buys stake in Lahore Badshahs
Buying stakes in Twenty20 teams seems in vogue for the actors and after Mithun Chakraborty, it’s the turn of popular Pakistani tinsel town star Moammar Rana, also known as Momi, to jump onto the bandwagon.
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) today announced that the Pakistani actor will have a stake in ICL’s Lahore Badshahs team and would promote the side both in India and Pakistan.
Earlier, Mithun had bought stake in Kolkata Tigers.
“I am delighted to see the Lahore Badshahs perform so well and entertain millions of cricket fans. I am looking forward to be working with the Lahore Badshahs team with stalwarts like Inzamam, Moin Khan and Mushtaq Ahmed, to take the Badshahs to the next level in cricket,” the actor said in a statement.
“I am sure, that my fans will support my team Lahore Badshahs,” he added.
Incidentally, the BCCI-backed Indian Premier League (IPL) has also seen actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla (Kolkata Knight Riders), Preity Zinta (King’s XI Punjab) buying franchisees.
Kapil Dev, Chairman of ICL’s Executive Board welcomed Momi and said, “After our association with the living legend, Mithun Chakraborty, this is the latest development at ICL. The Lahore Badshahs have been a critical factor in getting an overwhelming response for the Edelweiss 20s Challenge.
“The Badshahs are arguably one of the best sides in the word and deserve all the support from their increasing home fan base. With Momis huge fan following in Pakistan, I am sure the popularity of the Lahore Badshahs will reach unprecedented levels across the sub-continent,” he said.
Momi became a popular actor after the success of ‘Deewane Tere Pyar Ke’, ‘Choorian’ and ‘Nikki Jai Haan’. His other hit movie is ‘Yeh Dil Aap Ka Hua’. His recent film ‘Koi Tujh Sa Kahan’ has also been termed successful.
The Pakistani actor also appeared in a 2004 Indo-Pak venture, ‘Dobara’, alongside Mahima Chaudhary and Jackie Shroff.
Lollywood star Momi buys stake in Lahore Badshahs
South Africans plan to target Sehwag with short balls
Still smarting from the caning their bowlers received from Virender Sehwag in the series opener at Chennai, the South Africans are planning to pepper the Indian opener with short balls into his body and cramp him for space in the second cricket Test starting in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Visiting team’s coach Micky Arthur, while maintaining that Sehwag played a fantastic innings, said the Delhi marauder, who scored the fastest triple hundred in Test history (319 off 304 balls) in the drawn match in Chennai, would be in for some chin music in the second Test.
“We had a look at Sehwag’s fantastic innings. We saw that he played his first pull shot after scoring 312. He cuts the ball very well. We plan to target him with short balls into his body and cramp him for space and see how he takes it,” Arthur told reporters after his team’s first practice session at the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium in Motera today.
Asked how his fast bowlers make the plan work if the wickets do not respond well to fast bowling, Arthur said “We will have to wait and watch for the first ball to be bowled on how the wicket is. At the moment it looks good with some grass on it. But it may be a bit slow. The heat is also dry heat and we are used to similar conditions at home, like in Cape Town and Johannesburg.”
Arthur also tried to put behind the issue of the SG brand of balls that is being used in the Test series and said since the team has been here for 15 days the players have hopefully become used to it.
“It’s a contentious issue. I can’t say whether we have got used to them. We have been here for two weeks and hopefully got used to it. It would be interesting to see how the ball behaves here on the lush green outfield, whether it reverses. Hopefully the pitch will help the seamers,” he said.
Lavishing praise on his team’s batsmen for their fine display in Chennai, Arthur said the Proteas’ line-up had gained from their previous tours to the sub-continent and was now comfortable playing spin bowling.
“We have played a lot in the sub-continent. We have kept the same top six in the batting order. We are comfortable playing spin bowling,” he said.
Arthur termed his team’s bowling attack as well balanced.
“We have a very balanced attack. We have also a very good spinner in Paul Harris who is probably the most under-rated spinner. He was a bit nervous in Chennai,” he said.
Arthur maintained that the visitors were not under any psychological pressure after the blitz from Sehwag.
“We have probably taken more positives from the first Test. The top order performed. We have bowlers who can take 20 wickets,” he said.
Arthur said in Yuvraj Singh, who was benched in Chennai, and Mohammed Kaif, brought into the squad for the Test here as replacement for the injured Sachin Tendulkar, the Indian team had enough reserve strength, but the point of interest would be whether the home team will field five frontline bowlers.
“Yuvraj Singh was waiting in the wings and Kaif, I have noted, has scored lot of runs in domestic cricket. They have lot of back-up. It will be interesting to see whether India play five bowlers with (Mahendra Singh) Dhoni and an all-rounder (Irfan Pathan) coming in at six and seven or six batsmen (like in Chennai),” he said.
South Africans plan to target Sehwag with short balls
Those banning ICL cricketers are traitors: Kapil
Kapil Dev, former captain and Indian Cricket League (ICL) executive board chief, Thursday termed functionaries of the Indian cricket board as "traitors" for banning the players who have joined the "rebel league".
"These boys want to play for their country. They are some of the finest cricketers of the country. If anyone says they can't play for the country, for me they are traitors," said the World Cup winning Indian team's skipper in an emotional outburst at the re-launch of the Kolkata Tigers team that was bought by actor Mithun Chakraborty.Kumble extends his world record | In Images: Openers give India sound start after South Africa reach 540
"If Sourav (Ganguly) had joined ICL, would he have been banned from playing for the country? I ask the people of Bengal, would they accept it? If not, how can they see this injustice done to the other sons of the soil?" he asked.
"I am becoming emotional, as sportsmen are emotional people. But I have thought time and again if I was doing anything wrong. And the answer I got was a resounding 'no'."
"We have nothing against the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) or the Indian Premier League (IPL). We want to promote the game and see everyone reap its benefits," the Haryana Hurricane added.
"Are these boys not Indians? If they are not accepted as Indian players, the ones who are trying to stop them should be ashamed of themselves. I am confident that they will serve their country one day," he added.
Asked if the ban and other restrictions imposed by the BCCI worked as a deterrent for young cricketers from joining the unauthorised league, he said: "They are trying to put up various hurdles. But we will not give up without a fight, provided they don't turn it into a boxing game."
Queried what will happen if some of the players don't play well, he said: "There will be no compromises as far as cricketing standards are concerned. If they don't play well, they don't deserve to be in the team. But they are all fine cricketers and are dying to play for the country."
Asked how he saw ICL's relation with the cricket board, he said, "BCCI is the father of the family. If we have done something wrong, the father can scold us, but cannot throw us out of the house. The father loves all his children."
On whether there could be a match between the champions of ICL and IPL, he said, "Let the IPL begin first and have its champions. Nothing is impossible."
Those banning ICL cricketers are traitors: Kapil
Indian board seeks answers over ICL rebels
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Niranjan Shah: 'We have an understanding with the other countries' boards that they can't allow players who are associated with the ICL to be allowed to play at any level' © Getty Images
The Indian board (BCCI) has told Cricinfo that it will be lodging a complaint with the ECB following confirmation that the PCB has issued No Objection Certificates to Mushtaq Ahmed and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, allowing them to play county cricket in 2008.
The two players are involved with the unauthorised Indian Cricket League and Niranjan Shah, the BCCI's secretary, told Cricinfo that "we have an understanding with the other countries' boards that they can't allow players who are associated with the ICL to be allowed to play at any level, regardless of the reason the player has a contract with his board or not.
"If the news is true that the two players have been given NOCs by the PCB then we will take up the issue with the ECB since the two counties - Sussex and Yorkshire - come under the jurisdiction of the England board."
The ECB, however, is legally powerless to take any action in the light of the NOCs being granted and is likely to pass the matter back to the Indian board to sort out directly with its Pakistan counterparts.
The situation is further muddied by confusion within the PCB about the issuing of an NOC to Naved-ul-Hasan. On Thursday, Shafqat Naghmi, the PCB's chief operating officer, told Reuters that "the factual position is that some counties had asked the PCB to issue NOC's for these players. But we've now informed them very clearly that since these players are not contracted to us nor eligible to play in Pakistan we don't come anywhere into this issue at all."
But less than a day later, Naghmi gave Cricinfo an altogether different picture. "Our board's policy on the ICL remains as it has always been and these players cannot play in Pakistan," he said. "But the board also felt that there is no legal or moral reason in stopping someone from playing cricket in another country. That is subject to their laws. So, on this basis, we have sent an NOC, which maybe wasn't as well-worded as planned, but the intention was made clear."
Stewart Regan, the Yorkshire chief executive, told Cricinfo that the NOC had in fact been received last week and was dated March 17. "We have a signed letter that is very clear in confirming they [the PCB] have no objection," he said. This was then sent to the ECB, along with the player's registration form, and was accepted by the board.
Today's news follows the revelations last week that the ECB had refused registrations for five players because of their participation in the ICL. But with Pakistan approving Mushtaq and Naved-ul-Hasan, and in so doing leaving the England board with no room for manoeuvre, there are certain to be some terse exchanges between the PCB and the BCCI in the coming days.
Indian board seeks answers over ICL rebels
ICL planning makeover with international matches
A year after its launch, the Indian Cricket League (ICL), is planning a makeover with significant changes to its structure and schedule. The revised blueprint, revealed by its business head, Himanshu Mody, includes matches between international XIs, four-day matches and opening up team ownership to minority stakeholders.
The changes are being announced weeks before the launch of the Indian Premier League, backed by the Indian board and launched as a hostile response to the ICL.
"We will soon be having matches between international teams like an India XI, a Pakistan XI, an Australia XI and even a World XI," Mody told Cricinfo. "This is a very distinct possibility that will turn into a reality in the very near future, as soon as this year."
Currently, the unauthorised ICL has eight teams representing various Indian cities and Pakistan's Lahore, with a list of 46 international players, including 16 from Pakistan, eight each from Australia and New Zealand, and seven from South Africa. Prominent among the international stars who are currently involved in the second edition of ICL are Inzamam-ul-Haq from Pakistan, Shane Bond from New Zealand, Jason Gillespie and Damien Martyn from Australia, Chris Cairns from New Zealand and Justin Kemp from South Africa.
Mody also said they were looking at four-day leagues, which will probably be aimed at the Indian players in the league, who have been barred from domestic cricket and are known to be missing the longer version of the game.
Significantly, the ICL, owned by the Essel Group, has also opened up team ownership for the first time by getting the Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty on board as co-owner and brand ambassador of Kolkata Tigers. The actor's roots are in Kolkata, and he still has an iconic presence there. The deal, Cricinfo has learnt, is worth around US$ 6-8 million.
"Mithun expressed interest in joining us some time ago," Mody said. "Everything has been tied up, and he is now the first co-owner of an ICL team. He is a celebrity in India and brings along tremendous value in terms of promotion, which is most welcome."
The decision signals the ICL's intent to spread some of the liability and move away from the single-ownership business model. That moves it closer in structure to the IPL, which is based on a franchise model with all eight teams owned by various business interests.
Mody said the ICL is in talks with other celebrities who have expressed interest in co-owning some of the other seven teams, but added that the sale of only minority stake is being considered at the moment. He clarified, though, that actors Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor are no longer in the frame though they had initially shown an interest in this option.
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) has an ace up its sleeve with the launch of its anthem song- 'Dil Pe Le Liya Re', sung by none other than the Sufi sensation Kailash Kher.
Delighted on having sung ICL's anthem, ace singer Kailash said, "It's a matter of pride to lend my voice for sport. And Cricket, at that, is a game every Indian has grown up on. I instantly liked Rajat's composition and Irfan Siddiqui's lyrics never fail to touch you. I look forward to our song becoming a rage all over."
A song that resonates with the essence of the sport and conveys the core values of the league, Dil Pe Le Liya Re is charged with passion, inspires the listener while retaining an element of fun.
Rajat Dholakia, winner of two national awards and the most sought-after jingle-maker in the industry, was brought aboard to compose the music for this zany number. The man behind over 300 jingles including the extremely popular 'Yeh Dil Mange More' for Pepsi, 'Thanda matlab Coca Cola' and 'Kar Lo Duniya Mutthi Mein' for Reliance Infocomm has delivered another six with this anthem. Ably supporting him with the composition was Rupert Fernandes, known for the Hutch 'You and I' jingle. The lyrics have been penned by Irfan Siddiqui who wrote the uplifting 'Aashaien' in Iqbal.
Adding an urban, contemporary feel to the anthem is the new rocker on the block Suraj. Kailash's distinct earthy flavour coupled with Suraj's vibrant, youthful notes, have produced a winner of a song. The Indian Cricket League is all set to shoot a fantastic video for its anthem and has some big ideas for the same.
Source - Indian Televisionpoint news
http://televisionpoint.in/2008/03/22/kailash-kher-sings-the-icl-anthem-dil-pe-le-liya-re
The Lahore Badshahs rise in the Edelweiss 20s Challenge has been mercurial. The entire Badshahs machinery, starting with their stalwarts Inzamam, Saqlian & Azhar Mahmood to talented youngsters like Farhat, Nazir having been firing all cylinders, to make the Badshahs the most dominant team at the end of the first week of the highly competitive Edelweiss 20s Challenge. The Badshahs have already beaten both the finalists of the inaugural ICL 20s tournament comprehensively.
In the forthcoming league matches of the Edelweiss 20s Challenge, the Badshahs take on the Mumbai Champs (21st March), Delhi Giants (23rd March), Kolkata Tigers (26th March) & the 2nd new team in this edition, Ahmedabad Rockets (30th March). The big question is – DO ANY OF THESE TEAMS HAVE IT IN THEM TO STOP THE IMPRESSIVE BADSHAHS???
Mumbai Champs: The Champs who are yet to register a win so far, face the toughest challenge on 21st March when they take on the Badshahs. Some how if their talented batsmen including the likes of Jadhav, Patil & Powar translate their talent into performance on the field, then one can expect the Champs to push the Badshahs on the back-foot with their impressive bowling line up led by Kasprowicz, Best & Van-Der- Wath
HYDERABAD HEROES v CHENNAI SUPERSTARS, Semi Final
Series Edelweiss 20s Challenge
Venue Lahari Cricket Ground, Hyderabad
Date Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Toss Hyderabad Heroes elected to bat
Umpires Roy Palmer (ENG), Shakeel Khan (PAK) and Alfred Burrows (IND)
Referee Ajit Wadekar (IND)
Match Details
* Analytical Scorecard
Hyderabad Heroes: 147/6 (20.0)
R/R: 7.35 Chennai Superstars: 143/9 (19.4)
R/R: 7.27
[Image] Play in Progress
[Image] Chennai Superstars need 5 runs in 2 balls with 1 wicket in hand at 15 RPO
Chennai Superstars 143/9
Batsman Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R
Ian Harvey b J Kemp 2 4 0 0 50
Ganapathi Vignesh c N Boje b A Razzaq 0 2 0 0 0
Stuart Law (C) run out (C Harris) 11 15 1 0 73.33
Russel Arnold c J Kemp b A Razzaq 16 11 3 0 145.45
Hemang Badani c Shekhar Reddy b C Harris 50 37 6 1 135.14
Vasanth Saravanan c A Rayudu b A Absolom 6 15 0 0 40
Rajagopal Sathish c J Kemp b C Harris 25 17 2 1 147.06
Syed Mohammed * Batting 17 12 1 1 141.67
T. Kumaran run out (I Khaleel) 5 2 1 0 250
Adam Parore (W) b J Kemp 0 1 0 0 0
Shabbir Ahmed Batting 7 2 0 1 350
b: 0, lb: 3, nb: 0, wd: 1, penalty: 0 extras: 4
Chennai Superstars: 143/9 in 19.4 overs, Run Rate: 7.27
Bowling (Hyderabad Heroes)
Bowler O M R W NB WD E/R
Abdul Razzaq 4 0 29 2 0 0 7.25
Justin Kemp * 3.4 0 21 2 0 1 5.73
Nicky Boje 4 0 31 0 0 0 7.75
Inder Shekhar Reddy 3 0 27 0 0 0 9
Alfred Absolom 2 0 13 1 0 0 6.5
Chris Harris 3 0 19 2 0 0 6.33
Power Play (Hyderabad Heroes)
p1: 1-6
Fall of Wickets (Chennai Superstars)
Wk. On Who fell Over
1 1 Ganapathi Vignesh 0.3
2 4 Ian Harvey 1.4
3 23 Russel Arnold 4.3
4 34 Stuart Law 6.3
5 58 Vasanth Saravanan 10.5
6 105 Hemang Badani 16
7 124 Rajagopal Sathish 17.5
8 136 T. Kumaran 19.1
9 136 Adam Parore 19.2
Hyderabad Heroes 147/6
Batsman Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R
James Maher b G Vignesh 2 9 0 0 22.22
Abdul Razzaq run out (R Arnold) 14 15 2 0 93.33
Ambati Rayudu c G Vignesh b S Mohammed 25 23 0 2 108.7
Nicky Boje c S Mohammed b T. Kumaran 47 38 6 1 123.68
Justin Kemp run out (G Vignesh) 2 5 0 0 40
Stuart Binny st A Parore b Ian Harvey 24 21 2 0 114.29
Chris Harris (C) * not out 8 7 0 0 114.29
Anirudh Singh not out 10 2 1 1 500
Ibrahim Khaleel (W)
Alfred Absolom
Inder Shekhar Reddy
b: 3, lb: 5, nb: 0, wd: 7, penalty: 0 extras: 15
Hyderabad Heroes: 147/6 in 20.0 overs, Run Rate: 7.35
Bowling (Chennai Superstars)
Bowler O M R W NB WD E/R
Shabbir Ahmed 4 1 28 0 0 3 7
Ganapathi Vignesh 4 0 24 1 0 2 6
T. Kumaran 4 0 24 1 0 0 6
Ian Harvey 3 0 28 1 0 0 9.33
Russel Arnold 1 0 18 0 0 1 18
Syed Mohammed 4 0 17 1 0 1 4.25
Power Play (Chennai Superstars)
p1: 1-6
Fall of Wickets (Hyderabad Heroes)
Wk. On Who fell Over
1 16 James Maher 3.2
2 23 Abdul Razzaq 4.2
3 78 Ambati Rayudu 11.5
4 92 Justin Kemp 13.4
5 116 Nicky Boje 17
6 137 Stuart Binny 19.4
Teams
Hyderabad Heroes: James Maher, Abdul Razzaq, Ambati Rayudu, Justin Kemp, Nicky Boje, Stuart Binny, Chris Harris (C), Anirudh Singh, Ibrahim Khaleel (W), Alfred Absolom, Inder Shekhar Reddy
Chennai Superstars: Ian Harvey, Ganapathi Vignesh, Russel Arnold, Stuart Law (C), Hemang Badani, Rajagopal Sathish, Vasanth Saravanan, Syed Mohammed, T. Kumaran, Adam Parore (W), Shabbir Ahmed
HYDERABAD HEROES vs CHENNAI SUPERSTARS, Semi Final
Series Edelweiss 20s Challenge
Venue Lahari Cricket Ground, Hyderabad
Date Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Toss Hyderabad Heroes elected to bat
Umpires Roy Palmer (ENG), Shakeel Khan (PAK) and Alfred Burrows (IND)
Referee Ajit Wadekar (IND)
Match Details
* Analytical Scorecard
Hyderabad Heroes: 147/6 (20.0)
R/R: 7.35 Chennai Superstars: 107/6 (16.2)
R/R: 6.55
[Image] Play in Progress
[Image] Chennai Superstars need 41 runs in 22 balls with 4 wickets in hand at 11.18 RPO
Chennai Superstars 107/6
Batsman Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R
Ian Harvey b J Kemp 2 4 0 0 50
Ganapathi Vignesh c N Boje b A Razzaq 0 2 0 0 0
Stuart Law (C) run out (C Harris) 11 15 1 0 73.33
Russel Arnold c J Kemp b A Razzaq 16 11 3 0 145.45
Hemang Badani c Shekhar Reddy b C Harris 50 37 6 1 135.14
Vasanth Saravanan c A Rayudu b A Absolom 6 15 0 0 40
Rajagopal Sathish * Batting 17 13 2 0 130.77
Syed Mohammed Batting 1 1 0 0 100
T. Kumaran
Adam Parore (W)
Shabbir Ahmed
b: 0, lb: 3, nb: 0, wd: 1, penalty: 0 extras: 4
Chennai Superstars: 107/6 in 16.2 overs, Run Rate: 6.55
Bowling (Hyderabad Heroes)
Bowler O M R W NB WD E/R
Abdul Razzaq 3 0 18 2 0 0 6
Justin Kemp 3 0 14 1 0 1 4.67
Nicky Boje * 3.2 0 23 0 0 0 6.9
Inder Shekhar Reddy 3 0 27 0 0 0 9
Alfred Absolom 2 0 13 1 0 0 6.5
Chris Harris 2 0 9 1 0 0 4.5
Power Play (Hyderabad Heroes)
p1: 1-6
Fall of Wickets (Chennai Superstars)
Wk. On Who fell Over
1 1 Ganapathi Vignesh 0.3
2 4 Ian Harvey 1.4
3 23 Russel Arnold 4.3
4 34 Stuart Law 6.3
5 58 Vasanth Saravanan 10.5
6 105 Hemang Badani 16
Hyderabad Heroes 147/6
Batsman Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R
James Maher b G Vignesh 2 9 0 0 22.22
Abdul Razzaq run out (R Arnold) 14 15 2 0 93.33
Ambati Rayudu c G Vignesh b S Mohammed 25 23 0 2 108.7
Nicky Boje c S Mohammed b T. Kumaran 47 38 6 1 123.68
Justin Kemp run out (G Vignesh) 2 5 0 0 40
Stuart Binny st A Parore b Ian Harvey 24 21 2 0 114.29
Chris Harris (C) * not out 8 7 0 0 114.29
Anirudh Singh not out 10 2 1 1 500
Ibrahim Khaleel (W)
Alfred Absolom
Inder Shekhar Reddy
b: 3, lb: 5, nb: 0, wd: 7, penalty: 0 extras: 15
Hyderabad Heroes: 147/6 in 20.0 overs, Run Rate: 7.35
Bowling (Chennai Superstars)
Bowler O M R W NB WD E/R
Shabbir Ahmed 4 1 28 0 0 3 7
Ganapathi Vignesh 4 0 24 1 0 2 6
T. Kumaran 4 0 24 1 0 0 6
Ian Harvey 3 0 28 1 0 0 9.33
Russel Arnold 1 0 18 0 0 1 18
Syed Mohammed 4 0 17 1 0 1 4.25
Power Play (Chennai Superstars)
p1: 1-6
Fall of Wickets (Hyderabad Heroes)
Wk. On Who fell Over
1 16 James Maher 3.2
2 23 Abdul Razzaq 4.2
3 78 Ambati Rayudu 11.5
4 92 Justin Kemp 13.4
5 116 Nicky Boje 17
6 137 Stuart Binny 19.4
Teams
Hyderabad Heroes: James Maher, Abdul Razzaq, Ambati Rayudu, Justin Kemp, Nicky Boje, Stuart Binny, Chris Harris (C), Anirudh Singh, Ibrahim Khaleel (W), Alfred Absolom, Inder Shekhar Reddy
Chennai Superstars: Ian Harvey, Ganapathi Vignesh, Russel Arnold, Stuart Law (C), Hemang Badani, Rajagopal Sathish, Vasanth Saravanan, Syed Mohammed, T. Kumaran, Adam Parore (W), Shabbir Ahmed
Led by the legendary batsman Inzamam Ul Haq & coached by the combative Moin Khan, the Badshahs are all set to induct the great India-Pakistan rivalry into the ICL. The batting line up with the explosive opening batsmen Taufeeq Umar, Imran Farhat & Imran Nazir revolving around the great Inzi makes it a world class spectacle of batting prowess on display for the ICL fans at the ICL 20s Grand Championship.
Lahore Badshahs with Inzamam ul Haq as its captain is one of the new teams that have joined the ICL (Indian Cricket League), an endeavourer by the Essel Group. Taufeeq Umer ( Pakistan ), Azhar Mahmood ( Pakistan ), Imran Farhat ( Pakistan ), Saqlain Mushtaq ( Pakistan ), Rana Naveedul Hasan ( Pakistan ), Shahid Nazir ( Pakistan ), Mushtaq Ahmed ( Pakistan ), Hasan Reza ( Pakistan ), Naveed Latif ( Pakistan ), Hummayun Farhat ( Pakistan ), Mohammed Sami ( Pakistan ), Arshad Khan ( Pakistan ), and Riaz Afridi ( Pakistan ), Imran Nazir ( Pakistan ), are amidst the other team members of this newly formed team. Moin Khan ( Pakistan ), Jason Wheadon (strength and conditioning coach), Steven Partidge (physiotherapist), Abdul Rauf (massage therapist) comprise its support staff.
Lahore Badshahs Indian Cricket League ICL
The pace attack led by the talented MD Sami & Riyaz Afridi, supported by the internationally acclaimed spin trio of Saqlain Mushtaq, Mushtaq Ahmed & Arshad Khan will present challenge for every opposition batsman. Every time the Badshahs step on the field at the ICL 20s Grand Championship, the fans will surely be treated to the great India-Pakistan rivalry at its best.
Ahmedabad Rockets is one amongst the 2 teams that have been added to the initial 6 teams of ICL, reflecting a anxious attempt to rival the IPL (that is promoted by BCCI). Ahmedabad Rockets with its list of members would a much awaited spectacle to view in the upcoming ICL matches. The Rockets represent one of the important cricketing regions (Gujarat) in the ICL. They will look to display their rich cricketing legacy on the ICL platform. The Rocket's batting will be lead by world class stylish batsman Damien Martyn ably supported by the explosive opening bat Wavell Hinds, Murray Goodwin & promising domestic batsmen like Sachin Dholpure, Sriram Sridharan & Anshu Jain.
Other team members Indian Cricket League ICL of Ahmedabad Rockets are inclusive of Murray Goodwin (Zimbabwe), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe), Jason Gillespie (Australia), Wavell Hinds (West Indies), Abhishek Tamrakar (India), Anshu Jain (India), P. Bhima Rao (India), Parviz Aziz (India), Pallav Vora (India), Reetinder Sodhi (India), Rakesh Patel (India), Sachin Dholpure (India), Sanjeev Martin (India), Baburao Yadav (India), Sriram Sridharan (India), and Sumit Kalia (India). Its support staff members comprise of John Emburey (coach/England), Angela Cadogan (physiotherapist), Andrew Gray (strength and conditioning coach), and Carl Jacobs (massage therapist).
Ahmedabad Rockets can be viewed competing with other ICL teams with its live telecast on Ten Sports and Zee Sports. The matches played by the teams that are participating in the ICL tournament would be based upon the Twenty20 cricket format.
The Pace battery with Jason Gillespie, Heath Streak & India international Rakesh Patel would surely earn the respect of any batting side. The presence of John Emburey (former England spinner) as coach of the Rocket side will help the spin duo of Abhishek Tamarkar & Sumit Kalia
The home of Indian cricket is represented by the Mumbai Champs in the Indian Cricket League (ICL). Led by the legendary Brain Lara, the Champs would look at improving their performance in comparison to their two previous outings at the Indian cricket league. The batting department for the Champs has clicked so far with some high scores in both the inaugural ICL 20s championship & the ICL 50s but it's their bowling which has led them down. The star studded team of Mumbai Champs did not deliver what was needed of them during the recently concluded ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2007-08.
Mumbai Champs includes international cricket stars like Mervin Dillon, Vikram Solanki, Nathan Astle, and JJ Van der Wath in the team. The role of coach is given to Sandeep Patil, erstwhile cricketer from India. Other players in Mumbai Champs team include players like Subhojit Paul, Avinash Yadav, Kiran Powar, Pushkaraj Joshi, Ranjeet Kirid. Though this team failed to perform when required, next time they hopefully will try to prove a point.
The Indian Cricket League ICL Team Mumbai Champs
Coach: Sandeep Patil
Captain: Brian Lara (WI)
Squad: Nathan Astle (NZ), Mervin Dillon (WI), Vikram Solanki (Eng), Nantie Hayward (SA), J Van der Wath (SA), Robin Morris, Kiran Powar, Anupam Sanklecha, Subhojit Paul, Pushkaraj Joshi, Nikhil Mandale, Rakesh Patel, Shreyas Khanolkar, Suyash Burkul, Dheeraj Jadhav, Ranjeet Kirid, Raviraj Patil, Avinash Yadav, and Sridher Iyer.
With the inclusion of the fiery West Indian pacer Tino Best and the accurate Michel Kasprowicz, the bowling looks beefed up to take on the competition. With promising all-rounders Robin Morris and Kiran Powar & the inform batsman Dheeraj Jadhav in their line up, the Champs look all set to restore their supremacy in the Indian Cricket League.
Former captain of Pakistan national side Inzamam-ul-Haq led Hyderabad Heroes.With a history of producing some of the most stylish batsmen in the game, the Hyderabad Heroes is represented at the ICL by the supremely talented prodigal batsman Ambati Raydu. The strength of the side lies in the internationally acclaimed all-rounders of the likes of Abdul Razaq, Chris Harris & Nick Boje & ideally suited for the twenty over format. The signing of South African international Justin Kemp known for his explosive batting in crunch overs in the international circuit makes him one of the most exciting players plying his trade at the ICL.
Other well-known players of this team include Abdul Razzak (Pak), Azhar Mahmood (Pak), Chris Harris (NZ), Nicky Boje (SA). Moin Khan former cricketer from Pakistan coaches Hyderabad Heroes team. He is known as a strategist who carefully plans any match and comes up with radical ideas to give a team the momentum at the right time. This team also has other known players from national circuit like Alfred Absolom, Bheema Rao, Baburao Yadav, Stuart Binny, Syed Shahbuddin etc.
The Indian Cricket League ICL Team Hyderabad Heroes
Coach: Moin Khan
Captain: Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)
Squad: Chris Harris (NZ), Abdul Razzak (Pak), Azhar Mahmood (Pak), Nicky Boje (SA), Syed Shahbuddin, PS Niranjan, Stuart Binny, Inder Shekhar Reddy, Zakaria Zuffri, Alfred Absolom, Anirudh Singh, Bhima Rao, Shashank Nag, Kaushik Reddy, Ambati Rayudu, Vinay Kumar, Ibrahim Khaleel, and Baburao Yadav.
With domestic players like left hander Shashank Nag & medium pacer Kaushik Reddy coming good in the recently concluded ICL 50s , the Heroes will prove to be tough opponents for rival sides at the Grand Championship.
Chennai Superstars have proved their mettle against the likes of teams headed by Brian Lara, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Maravan Atapattu. Stewart Law from Australia led the charge against all other teams to clinch the coveted title. Undoubtedly the Kings of league cricket in India, Chennai Superstars have defined new parameters in the twenty over format. The batting revolves around the impressive Ian Harvey, ably supported Hemang Badani, Russel Arnold & Stuart Law. With the inclusion of the internationally acclaimed wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Parore, it will further strengthen the already formidable superstar batting line up. The bowling for the Superstars has been a critical weapon for their winning the first two editions of the ICL in the inaugural ICL20's & the domestic ICL 50's.
The nitty-gritty of the game plan was devised by Chennai Superstars’ coach Micheal Bevan. The Australian magic between the coach and the captain clicked for this team in lifting the championship. Indian players like Hemang Badani, Sridharan Sriram also made their presence felt in the team. With a cap on their head, Chennai Superstars will be a team to reckon with in the next ICL championship. Hopefully they will perform like this championship in the immediate future.
The Indian Cricket League ICL Team Chennai Superstars
Coach: Michael Bevan (Aus)
Captain: Stuart Law (Aus) (Captain)
Squad: Ian Harvey (Aus), Chris Read (Eng), Russel Arnold (SRI), Shabbir Ahmed (Pak), V Devendran, R Sathish, R Jesuraj, V Sarvanan, H Badani, T Kumaran, J Hareish, Sanjeev Martin, Syed Mohammed, Tamil Kumaran, P Vivek, Hemant Kumar, Sridharan Sriram, and G Vignesh.
A success story of the ICL philosophy, the Superstars bowling firepower displays the successful paring of an international Shabbir Ahmed with the impressive Indian players T Kumran & G Vignesh. In Michael Bevan, the Superstars have a coach who arguably was the best One-Day cricketer of his time. The ICL 20's Grand Championship in March will see the Chennai Superstars trying to maintain their supremacy in the ICL.
The Delhi Giants spearheaded by Maravan Atapattu from Sri Lanka convincingly defeated the Kolkata tigers in the 3rd place playoff. Though Delhi Giants got a shaky start, they won over the remaining teams to give challenge to the finalist. Though it was quite clear that Maravan Atapattu would be the captain of the team, he joined the camp only in the final hours. The Giants boast of maximum players from their lineup in the Top rankings of the ICL stats for both the batting and bowling departments in the recently concluded ICL 50's. Their impressive performance in the previous editions makes the capital city team one of the main contenders for the March edition of the ICL 20s Grand Championship. The Delhi Giant's batting revolves around the Sri-Lankan maestro, Marvan Attapatu ably supported by the impressive JP Yadav, MD Mishra & Abhinav Bali.
That might have been the reason for the shaky start but in future Delhi Giants will prove to be a force to reckon with. Apart from the captain other notable players of this team are Dale Benkenstein (SA), Taufeeq Umar (Pak), Neil O’Brien (Ire) and Paul Nixon. Noted cricket player and former team India coach Mr. Madan Lal coached Delhi Giants team. It also included other Indian players such as JP Yadav and Ali Murtaza.
The Indian Cricket League ICL Team Delhi Giants
Coach : Madan Lal
Captain : Maravan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
Squad : Taufeeq Umar (Pak), Paul Nixon (Eng), Nial O'Brien (Ire), Dale Benkenstein (SA), Abbas Ali, Abid Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, JP Yadav, Shalabh Srivastav, Mohnish Mishra, Abhishek Tamrakar, Dishant Yagnik, Raghav Sachdev, Sachin Dholpure, Ali Murtaza, T Sudhindra, Abhinav Bali, and Dhruv Mahajan
The inclusion of attacking left hand opener Avishka Gunawardane & wicket keeper batsman Nic Pothas makes the giant batting lineup the most inform lineup leading to the tournament. Shane Bond's entry into the ICL with the Delhi Giants side will surely stir & shake a few opposition batsmen at the Grand Championship. Bond's partnership with Abid Nabi & spin sensation Ali Murtaza ably supported by the off breaks of the experienced Dale Benkenstien gives the Giant's bowling attack all the right ingredients to breakthrough any opposition batting. With the team at their disposal, the Giants would look to lay their hands on the Grand Championship trophy which they have narrowly missed in the two previous editions.
Chandigarh Lions are lead by Chris Cairns of New Zealand. Dinesh Mongia, TP Singh & Chetan Sharma ably supported by their charismatic captain Chris Cairns forms the batting backbone for the Lions. Other star performers of this team include Andrew Hall, Daryl Tuffey, Imran Farhat, and Hamish Marshall. The coach of Chandigarh Lions is Mr. Balwinder Sandhu an ex-test cricketer from India. Notable players from India in the team include Dinesh Mongia, Chetan Sharma, Gaurav Gupta, Sarabjeet Singh, and Reetinder Singh Sodhi.
The Indian Cricket League ICL Team Chandigarh Lions
Coach: Balwinder Sandhu
Captain: Chris Cairns (New Zealand)
Squad: Daryl Tuffey (NZ), Andrew Hall (SA), Imran Farhat (Pak), Hamish Marshall (NZ), Dinesh Mongia, Amit Uniyal, Love Ablish, Ishan Malhotra, Chetan Sharma, Sumit Kalia, Manish Sharma, Gaurav Gupta, Sarabjeet Singh, TP Singh, Rajesh Sharma, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Karanveer Singh, Bipul Sharma, and Harpreet Singh.
The inclusion of the solid opening Australian batsman Mathew Elliott into their batting fold is expected to bring consistency to the Lion's bating line up. The bowling led by the accurate Daryll Tuffy, Andrew Hall backed by the all round skills of Cairns & Dinesh Mongia, gives the Lions side a well balanced look.
Kolkata Tigers Indian Cricket League ICL
Labels: ICL, India Cricket, Indian Cricket League, Kolkata TigersKolkata Tigers led by former New Zealand player Craig McMillan. Team Kolkata Tigers is coached by Daryll Cullinan former South Africa player. The Tiger's batting will revolve around captain Macmillan & the two impressive domestic players, Rohan Gavaskar & the prodigal Abhishek Jhunjhunwala. Star performers in this team include the likes of Rohan Gavaskar, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Deep Dasgupta, and Mihir Diwakar. Though Kolkata Tigers did not perform up to their potential in the recently held ICL 20-20 Championship.
The Indian Cricket League ICL Team Kolkata Tigers
Coach: Darryl Cullinan (SA)
Captain: Craig Macmillan (NZ)
Squad: Lance Klusener (SA), Boyd Rankin (Ire), Nantie Hayward (SA), Upul Chandana (SL), Darren Maddy (Eng), Rohan Gavaskar, Ali H Zaidi, Parviz Aziz, Deep Dasgupta, Sayed Akhlakh Ahmed, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Mihir Diwakar, Anshu Jain, Shiv Sagar Singh, Rajiv Kumar, Subhomoy Das, Abu Nechim, Pritam Das, and Sujay Tarafdar.
Their impressive all-rounder player list with the likes of Lance Klusner & Deep Dasgupta will receive a shot in the arm with the inclusion of the hard hitting bowling all-rounder Andre Adams from New Zealand. The bowling attack for the Tigers will be lead by the pacy Nantie Hayward & spinner Upul Chandana ably supported by the impressive domestic left arm pacer Eklak Ahmid.
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) is a private cricket league that runs parallel to the existing cricket league managed by Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI). Cricket in India is a national obsession and a religion. ICL's mission is to create a pool of high quality ideal cricketers with killer instinct needed to be champions. The ICL has planned a 3D strategy to achieve this target.
ICL has 3 stages
1. 'Discovery' the first stage involves the best talent scouts traveling across the country to identify and unearth the finest of talents on offer.
2. The second stage 'Diligence' would be carried out at specially built state of the art ICL residential academies across the country.
3.The third stage 'Display' is a professional cricket competition in a league format enabling the youngsters to display their prowess along and against the giants of world cricket.
The Indian Cricket League has 6 teams. It includes some of the best national and international cricketers. These 6 teams would be competing with each other in the ICL twenty20 format matches. The prize money is $1 million. Some of the star attractions of the teams include Brian Lara, Inzamam ul Haq, Lance Kluesner and Nicky Boje. Some Indian players who have signed with the ICL are JP Yadav, Dinesh Mongia, T. Kumaran and Ambati Rayadu, who have all represented India in the past.