Rejected by the Graham Ford, The Board of Cricket Control of India, BCCI, has advertised for position of "Team India Coach" for a two year term on the websites of few Cricket Boards. Suffered by the Greg Chappel's lack of India's culture values, BCCI has added a pre-requisites of familiarity with the country's "culture and ethos". BCCI has listed a wide range of responsibilities and skills required for the high-profile job which are given below. If you meet the criteria stated below you can apply for the job. Your CV should reach the BCCI on or before September 15. Address:Honorary Secretary, Board of Control for Cricket in India, CRICKET CENTRE, 2nd Floor, Wankhede Stadium, 'D' Road, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020 Email: ...

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has woken up to ICL's threat and decides to launch its own league Professional Cricket League(PCL) and the person most likely to head and create the format of the league will be Sunil Gavaskar. The dramatic move only heightens the ongoing tussle between the BCCI and the Subhash Chandra-promoted Indian Cricket League (ICL).  Sunil Gavaskar Vs Kapil DevWith Gavaskar backing the Board's official league, the rivalry between him and the ICL chairman Kapil Dev looks set to be renewed once again.  Nearly 23 years later, Cricket Fans are likely to get a taste of battle once again. This time, the game will be played out in boardrooms, backroom strategy sessions, and team bunkers, not on the ground. ...

In a big boost for the Indian Cricket League the West Bengal government has decided to extend its full support to the Essel group promoted twenty20 tournament. NDTV has quoted West Bengal Sports Minister Subash Chakraborty as saying that they have decided to provide all the stadiums under the government control for the league matches of the ICL.That also includes the world class Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Chakraborty has also added that the state players who had joined ICL will get full support from the government. Former India player Deep Dasgupta, Laxmi Ratan Shukla and youngster Abhishek Jhunjunwala are among the prominent cricketers from the state to join ICL. On the other hand,  it turns out that Bengal all-rounder Laxmi Ratan Shukla may pull out ...

Days of media speculation ended with the announcement of ICL's domestic and international signings. In a dramatic press conference in Mumbai on Monday, the ICL named their domestic and foreign recruits who will play in the breakaway league.The press conference was in typical combat style. Kapil was seated alongside the other officials of the ICL in Red Shirts - Himanshu Mody, the project head of ICL, Sandeep Patil, Kiran More, EAS Prasanna, Bharat Reddy, Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Madan Lal, Rajesh Chauhan and Pranab Roy. The ICL players were paraded in black shirts, they were indeed looking smart(to more glamorize the cricket). The only new face in the executive board was former India off-spinner Erapalli Prasanna. The rumour mills had been working overtime on the foreign recruits, ...

With the success of Indian Cricket League in recruiting domestic and international talents, Advertisers and markets, the lifeline of all sporting events, have also begun to look at ICL as an opportunity. On an average, international cricket matches featuring India cost between Rs 1-2 lakh for a 10-second commercial spot, depending on the channel and the team India plays. However, for the ICL's first season, the cost is expected to be half of that amount. Advertisers looking at the league include consumer durables makers Videocon and LG, fast-moving consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever and even telecom service providers. These firms have some of the biggest advertising budgets in corporate India. As everybody knows, BCCI is going to ban anyone who involves in ICL. Now the ...

The rebel Indian Cricket League has done something which the BCCI, the world's richest cricket Board, is still struggling to do -- launch its official website. ICL, the much talked about venture of Subash Chandra's Essel Group which has already sounded the alarm bells in the BCCI, today announced the launch of their website www.indiancricketleague.in to facilitate the entry of aspiring players. The website would help hundreds of aspirants to now apply directly for the twenty20 League proposed to be held in October. Business Head of ICL, Himanshu Mody, said in a press release, We have been getting thousands of mails, letters and queries from aspiring cricketers who don't know how to apply for the ICL. With the website, ...

The flip-flop of BCCI over the Indian Cricket League continues, whereas  Railway Minister and Bihar Cricket Association President Lalu Prasad on Thursday openly backed the ICL, saying the million-dollar tournament could be played on Railways stadiums. Earlier, BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah had last week threatened to impose life bans on players aligning with the rebel body and Sharad Pawar later on said there was no confrontation between the BCCI and the ICL, we did not issue any statement on banning anybody for life if he joins another organisation. But, on yesterday meeting BCCI members rebelled against Sharad Pawar and issued a statement to ban anyone who joins ICL. Lalu said at a press conference in Rail Bhawan, It is a good initiative. It ...

  The drama continues in Indian cricket. BCCI is desperate to keep its tight grip on Indian cricket whereas ICL hopes to give the six-team league a foothold in the India market. We have been hearing a lot about Indian Cricket League (ICL). BCCI bosses are not happy with ICL. They are not even ready to recognize ICL and trying their best to derail ICL.   Ponting: ICL may lure cricketers into early retirementRicky Ponting has hit out at the proposed Indian Cricket League (ICL), saying the million-dollar series threatens to tempt ageing cricketers into early retirement while luring youngsters away from national duty."It's only a concern if there is huge money involved in it. If this sort of stuff gets off the ground, these guys ...

Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath have signed in to play in the breakaway Twenty20 Indian Cricket League, the Former Captain and Chief Executive of Indian Cricket League revealed to the "The Australian" newspaper. He also said that more Australian players are on the verge of signing up to ICL. According to the Media Reports, Damien Martyn and Justin Langer had also been contacted for the ICL, but they have rejected the offers. The Australian newspaper also reported that New Zealand Test captain Stephen Fleming has been approached to captain one of the six teams in multi-million dollar rebel Twenty20 League in India later this year. Fleming is the first current Test player to be speculatively linked to the competition, all the others have retired. The Media Reports ...

The former Australian paceman, Dennis Lillee, is next on the radar of Indian Cricket League (ICL). Talks are on to get him as bowling consultant at the ICL. Lillee has been associated with the Chennai-based MRF Pace Academy for many years and has done wonders with international fast bowlers. Former Aussie greats Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath are also on a way to join ICL. The ICL spokesperson has told Mid day that Kiwi Nathan Astle and Englishman Marcus Trescothick are also likely to be approached. The ICL's real challenge would be to get the domestic players on the board where BCCI has issued a notice to all the players and affiliated units to stay away from ICL. There is ...