posted Nov 30, 2007

Nick IOM, the US is a good example.

The current NFL was created by merging the AFL and NFL, which up until the 1960's had been rival leagues, not dis-similar to the current IPL / ICL situation.

Of course it's difficult to say what effect this had on standards as no other countries play the game.

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posted Nov 30, 2007

ICL gives a lot of young and budding cricketers an opportunity to earn a good living which they deserve. When we see a handful of cricketers making millions, we feel happy about that but nobody wants to look on the other side of the picture where thousands budding cricketers don't even have a modest earning to support their family and give their children a good life because they can not make to the highly competitive national team. Whats wrong with them giving this opportunity to earn a good life. The crab indian mentality which is clearly evident with BCCI threatning cricketers of banning them to play for the country is not going to do any good to the cricket and the nation. Shame on BCCI.

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posted Nov 30, 2007

Please Please Please for 'God shake'....STOP calling ICL a rebel league. It is very good for cricket and many other young cricketers. Anyone calling ICL a rebel league should also call the club level game in football as a rebel football league. Atleast BBC should not use this word....

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posted Nov 30, 2007

You missed out a blind ump! Cricket moves on, this is just a side-show enjoy it for what it is, on this cold winter's day!

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posted Nov 30, 2007

This is good for Cricket and will bring more youngsters into Cricket. How many Professional cricket players making good money? This will boost their salary and demand. At last Cricket is will become like Football/Hockey/Basketball in terms of generating money for the players, clubs, city and great feast for the fans.

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posted Nov 30, 2007

ICL is good for World cricket, especially young cricketers from all over the world. I agree with Manish_6031, don't call it as a rebel league.
BCCI doing all these nasty things(stopping player's to join) for money, shame on BCCI.
BCCI should learn from European soccer league's.
Best of luck for ICL

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posted Nov 30, 2007

Indian Cricket League is a boost to the level of domestic cricket in India. Indians have always focussed on International Cricket and only a handful of Indian Players have been able to make a living out of cricket. With spending power increasing in India and the need for new avenues of entertainment, ICL cricket would be a blessing for Indian Domestic cricketers and an enormous amount of entertainment for the viewers. BCCI realizes this and since it doesnt want to compromize its monopoly and big bucks, its trying to fiercely oppose ICL. But I think ICL will emerge victorious.

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posted Dec 1, 2007

It's on again on sky 789, wow some stars on view today. This is good stuff. Why are people crying down this league and this idea! It's not on the BBC but what Cricket is!

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posted Dec 2, 2007

banning something like this will never work. History has proven this time and time again. I think ICL will slowly but surly win over the fans and attract more crowds, especially since they seem to have the money to carry this forward.

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