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ICL's Matchfixing Slant Gets Murkier with Withholding Pak Pay Cheques

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:16:45 +0000

The ICL has taken the match fixing a step even more seriously by withholding the payments to the Pakistan cricketers associated with the league. The Indian Cricket League’s cup of woes is brimming over. Now the match fixing allegations...

NZ, Pak May Have Better Squad if ICL Releases Players

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:02:25 +0000

New Zealand cricket received a boost in the midst of disappearing victory in the second Test in Napier with word that the ICL was planning to release some of the players, making them eligible to represent their national side once again. ...

ICL: Misses Pak Players; Calls off World Series

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:11:01 +0000

The first fall out of the absence of Pakistan players in India and the global financial meltdown is the ICL which has cancelled its World Series for April. The ICL had last year abandoned its ICL World Series midway when...

Players Raise ICL Concerns; PCB Clueless

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:44:53 +0000

These are critical times for Pakistan. The PCB has not hid its feelings about its ICL players, going all out to support them during their final match in the ICL matches. But now as ICL players fear that the terror strikes will hit their trade...

Twenty20’s New Mantra: Dumping Pak Players?

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:37:55 +0000

The mood prevailing towards Pakistan and players from Pakistan is not good. It could even spell more gloom in this financial doom. In the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, the ICL called off its World Series tournament....

Indo Pak Dreams – Only Dreams?

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:55:10 +0000

Doesn’t Misbah ul Haq’s saying, playing India would be great because they are the most improved side and then, adding that playing Sri Lanka will also be very good because they are a strong side, sound a little consolatory? Well, it has be...

Inzy Against Cutting Ties Borne out of Cricket

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:53:31 +0000

Former Pakistan captain, Inzamam-ul Haq, thinks India needs to retain faith and slams the PCB for overlooking the dearth of Tests in his own country. Inzamam-ul Haq is no longer part of the official cricket set up in...

When Rakhi Sawant Floored Kapil Dev…

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:27:27 +0000

The talk currently may be of Rakhi Sawant refusing to become a guest entry on Bigg Boss house allowing Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kisen to go back to the days of his popularity with audiences all over, but Rakhi Sawant can say, she bowled over...

Mega World Battles on the Cards

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:20:10 +0000

These are not technically ICC initiated features. But they boast of some of the best in the world. Two insatiable contests; two star studded events and one wonders how the fans are viewing the jam packed season! While the...

Pakistan: Seeing a Parallel Revival?

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:15:15 +0000

There is an oasis in the middle of the desert. Those were the images from April when Hyderabad Heroes lifted the Twenty20 tournament trophy of the ICL. But the story was very different in the winter tournament that represented ICL’s second...