Undaunted by the Cricket Board's constant browbeating and putting
behind all speculation, the Indian Cricket League (ICL) finally rolls off the
block with Delhi Jets taking on Chandigarh Lions in the inaugural match at the
Tau Devi Lal Stadium here tomorrow.
Spread over two weeks, the
The BCCI-backed Indian Premier League may have the best of current players
on its roster but the Indian Cricket League recruit Chris Cairns feels
the so-called rebel venture would be a bigger hit with the fans as it has more
local youngsters.
"The IPL will have a lot of current player
India's young brigade may have been exceptional in the Twenty20 World Cup but
the side will have to fall back on veterans like Sachin Tendulkar and
Rahul Dravid once it returns to playing "serious cricket", feels former
New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns.
"Of course the yo
Indian Cricket League were targetting New Zealand express fast bowler Shane Bond,
a report said today.
The ICL, who have already been looking to sign up Test captain Stephen Fleming,
were offering the pace ace a "staggering" sum to play in the unauthorised
Twenty-20 tournament in
Sitting on piles of runs in both forms of cricket and with virtually every batting
record in his pocket, Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman of the modern
era, according to former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns.
Enjoying every bit of his stint with the Lashings World XI after