Rebel Indian Cricekt League

The Indian Cricket League ICL, a now defunct cricket tournament, was initiated in the year 2007 and earned the tag of being a 'rebel' league. This was because it was privately-owned and had

John Inverdale, writing in The Daily Telegraph, says that the Indian Cricket League has restored the word quotrebelquot to the cricket world after a 30-year absence. And he thinks that the ICL might

Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, has ruled out the possibility of official sanction to the rebel Indian Cricket League ICL as it fails to meet the norms of 'authorised unofficial cricket'

The Indian Cricket League ICL was a short-lived cricket league that ran from 2007 to 2009. It was sponsored by Zee Entertainment Enterprises, 'Rebel' cricket leagues and fixtures played without backing from international boards and the International Cricket Council had been attempted before.

However, many still don't understand why in the peak of his career, Kemp decided to join the rebel Indian Cricket League as right after that just like other cricketers Kemp too was banned. In 2009, the ban on Kemp was lifted, but then the rainbow nations had options like Albie Morkel therefore, Kemp could never make a comeback in the national

India had a busy international cricket calendar that filled Board of Control for Cricket in India's BCCI coffers with money from selling broadcast rights. TV channels in India were going into a frenzy to secure these rights for cricket, the only marketable sport in the country with the potential to earn even more than it was doing at present.

His statement comes on the back of the Essel Group, who were behind the Indian Cricket League in 2007, outlining the possibility of another rebel tournament in May.Reports said they had approached

The all-rounder's career took a tumultuous turn after he joined the rebel Indian Cricket League, post which BCB handed him a ten-year-ban. And, even though, he made his way back into the team

The Indian Cricket League ICL was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India. Its two seasons included tournaments between four international teams The World, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh and nine domestic teams notionally located in major Indian cities as well as the champions Lahore Badshahs who were based in Lahore

Called the ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2007-08, it featured six teams, with Chennai Superstars captained by Stuart Law and coached by Michael Bevan becoming the first-ever winner. The prospect of losing out, finally got the BCCI to act. It refused to recognise the rebel league and banned all the players who chose to play for ICL.