ICL is a big cricketing success

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ICL is a big cricketing success

The Zee TV backed Indian cricket league's second edition was a stunner!!

The participating teams palyed their hearts out and the cricketing abilities were on full display. The mix of foreign players and the home grown greenhorns from all parts of India provided the ideal platform of cricketing kaleidoscope.
Indian players like Jhunjhunwala,Khirid,Gavaskar,Raviraj,Vignesh,only to name a few were outstanding and could possibly solve some of Indian team's need for some big hitters and allrounders in the twenty-twenty format.

The foreign cricketers turned up not only for cricket but also the hefty pay-checks that were dished out after the completion of every game.

No doubt,Subhash Chandra shall go down as a cricketing visionary from India in the years to come.
 
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Isn't the difference between the ICL and the IPL is that the ICL isn't a backed league by the BCCI or the ICC? More of a rebel's league?

It might be large in India but it isn't generating nearly as much interest as the IPL is. The IPL is getting current all-stars of the world game to pull on the pads for this while the ICL was stuck with retired or ageing champions (bar a couple Shane Bond comes to mind) and Indians that are 2nd teer behind the likes of Tendulkar and Sehwag etc
 
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I see it this way:

ICL: retired ex superstars (some who haven't played for a few years), unknown young Indian players who now cannot play anything else other than ICL (at this stage in time anyway), former Indian players who couldn't get a game with the National team after "failing" at the highest level, generally speaking unknown outside of India - ESPECIALLY because of no television coverage outside of India/Pakistan.

IPL: CURRENT superstars of the game and ex-superstars of course, unknown young Indian players who still have a chance of playing at a high(er) levels, current Indian players, other players who can still play at high(er) levels. League is known outside of India, WORLD television coverage, given official status by ICC, BCCI, etc. etc.


i honestly believe that once the IPL gets underway it will almost push the ICL into oblivion (as such). They both won't be able to work together. And because the IPL is recognised by the world it will take a stronger hold.

each to their own though
 
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aussieman;216441 said:
I see it this way:

ICL: retired ex superstars (some who haven't played for a few years), unknown young Indian players who now cannot play anything else other than ICL (at this stage in time anyway), former Indian players who couldn't get a game with the National team after "failing" at the highest level, generally speaking unknown outside of India - ESPECIALLY because of no television coverage outside of India/Pakistan.

IPL: CURRENT superstars of the game and ex-superstars of course, unknown young Indian players who still have a chance of playing at a high(er) levels, current Indian players, other players who can still play at high(er) levels. League is known outside of India, WORLD television coverage, given official status by ICC, BCCI, etc. etc.


i honestly believe that once the IPL gets underway it will almost push the ICL into oblivion (as such). They both won't be able to work together. And because the IPL is recognised by the world it will take a stronger hold.

each to their own though
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Pretty much summed it up there. IPL will be so much bigger than ICL, simply because of the worldwide coverage it will get plus the amopunt of star and up and coming players the tournament possesses. ICL could become very irrelevent if the IPL becomes an out and out success which it probably will be.
 
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The ICL is not a rebel league as it is made out to be by its detractors.

The motto of the ICL is to create more cricketing superstars.

It has already led the way in terms of providing top quality stadiums to the fans, sporting pitches for the cricketers and backed up excellent coaching and support staff.

I reckon that for the IPL to be a huge hit, ICL has to thrive so that the IPL bosses do not become complacent.

The only plausible way for Indian cricket to move forward in the right direction is the dual success of IPL and ICL.

ICL and IPL need to form a symbiotic relationship so that India become a cricketing powerhouse, both in terms of cricket quality and money.

The BCCI for all its bullish attitude in terms of making money has never provided top class facilities to the Indian fans who form the oxygen of Indian cricket. I have been to Mumbai's Wankhede stadium which is not only pathetic in terms of seating arrangements but also in terms of providing good food, water and toilet facilities.

The 8 IPL team bosses need to rectify this loophole by putting pressure on the BCCI bigwigs.

IPL already is struggling with injured cricketers even before a ball has been bowled. With IPL pouring lots of money, it would not be a surprise if the national teams start losing their star cricketers to the magnetic effect that the IPL money is going to generate.
 
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but the ICL still only includes retired players, unknown young Indian players who can't get a game for anyone or anything else, and guys who DID play at the top level who weren't superstars and were no longer going to play for the national team (as an example: Rohan Gavaskar)


not knocking the competition, some of it seems to be very good, but you have to look at where it is all going. The ICL is stuck as being the aforementioned ways, where as the IPL includes the current players and the like. Yes, the IPL has had a couple of pull-outs - but why is that? Because players are going to be off playing at the HIGHEST level (international cricket) something that the ICL isn't ever going to have because no-one is allowed to play anything other than Twenty20 ICL cricket.

I love the idea of the ICL to create Cricketing Superstars: all very well and good, but these superstars won't be seen anywhere other than in India, we here in Australia, and in South Africa, New Zealand, the Windies would not have a clue as to who is doing what in the ICL - but i can assure you next weekend we will know exactly what is happening in the IPL.


we all have our own thoughts on the subject.
 
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you are absolutly correct .but for example seee adam gilchrist
he retired from his cricket team because he wanted to play for
ICL.that means he gets more paid in ICL that in australia .thatis very unfair to the team.so the players who like to play for their own team but are craving for money go for this .so i think distroys world cricket.
 
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