Shane Warne is ready to join the Indian Cricket League (ICL) provided his
conditions are met while his former team mate Glenn McGrath is likely to
follow suit, according to managers of the star Australian cricketers.
With former England captain Tony Greig acting as conduit, both the
retired players are in negotiation with the ICL, Australian media reported here
today.
Warne's manager James Erskine told 'The Australian'
that he had been meeting Greig and Himanshu Modi, Project Head of the Zee group-backed
ICL.
"They haven't offered what we have asked for, so negotiations
are proceeding," Erskine told the daily.
"Provided the terms and conditions are right, Shane
Warne will play, but it's a long way off before we get the contract signed."
The ICL authorities recently announced their first prized catch in West Indian
batting great Brian Lara on a reported remuneration of USD 500,000 a
year.
In Warne's case, the proposed pay package is reported to be
USD 2 million for the next three years.
Though Warne, also the Hampshire captain, is scheduled to play
for the county in the next two summers, it would not stop the leggie from playing
in the Twenty20 tournament scheduled later this year, Erskine said.
The progress has been rather slow with McGrath even though
his manager, Warren Craig, asserted that the lanky pacer has not ruled
out playing in the league.
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