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SL Cricket board lifts ban on ICL players

Twenty20 Sri Lanka

by NM (U10783832) 19 September 2008

SL cricket board has decided to life ban on ICL players and umpire. These players can now play in SL domestic competitions.

The significant decision was taken by SLC's interim committee last week and has become public two days after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) became the latest nationol body to ban its ICL cricketers from all forms of official cricket.

ICL officials have welcomed the move as "a step in the right direction".

The five cricketers who are now eligible to play for their respective clubs are Marvan Atapattu, the former Sri Lanka captain, Russel Arnold, Upul Chandana, Avishka Gunawardene and Saman Jayantha; the umpire is Ranmore Martinesz. Atapattu, Arnold and Chandana retired from international cricket to play in the ICL, and will now be seen in Sri Lanka's Premier League and the limited-overs tournament, which are scheduled to start next month.

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comment by ozgollygosh (U10700245)

posted Sep 19, 2008

Thanks for the infor Kiwi!

I think you're probably right in terms of "restraint of trade" legislation in NZ, Aus and England

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comment by NM (U10783832)

posted Sep 19, 2008

golly I can create better forum than this in 10 mins

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comment by ozgollygosh (U10700245)

posted Sep 19, 2008

Well, dont just stand there - get busy!

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comment by shivfan (U2435266)

posted Sep 19, 2008

It's just a temporary one, any way....

Good to see the ban finally lifted. This ban on ICL players was a bit ridiculous, IMHO.

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comment by Emperor_ofkings (U11301240)

posted Sep 19, 2008

Mike

What happened to the Cricket match special.

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comment by shivfan (U2435266)

posted Sep 20, 2008

I hope you got my message, guys....

NM, we need your help.

Do you think Sri Lanka made the right decision?

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comment by getinthebath (U9563463)

posted Oct 10, 2008

The ICC need to follow the lead of sports like football and rugby - there are international windows where players have to be available to play for their country. They need to enforce this on the IPL in the long run.

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