Reasons for Formation of Indian Cricket League (ICL)

Why ICL or Indian Cricket League was created is the question which might boggle your mind. We, at ICL Information could lend a helping hand in solving this mystery.

Several factors were working behind the formation of ICL:

• Inverted Pyramid structure, which indicated the filtration of amenities constituted the most significant factor that worked for the creation of ICL. It was only the national team players that receive state-of-the-art amenities like trained physiotherapists amid others. However, the regional associations do not have enough funds to get access to these amenities. More so, these regional entities are dependent on the apex organisation for handing down of funds. The end result is that well-prepared players who can India in the international arena can’t be developed.  

• Deteriorating Performance of Indian Team, is yet another factor that worked behind the formation of ICL (Indian Cricket League). In the last couple of years the poor performance of Indian cricket team has disappointed its fans as well its advertisers, and tours and travel operators amid others. In an endeavour to capitalise the cricket scenario and improve the standard of cricket amidst the aspiring young players, Essel Group decided to take an initiative in the form of Indian Cricket League (ICL).  

• Lucrative Prospects of Essel Group for Zee Telefilms forms the basic reason as to why ICL was created. The denial of the rights of telecasts of the World Cup in 2000 by the BCCI despite being the highest bidder, was the major turning point which led towards the formation of the now most talked about Indian Cricket League.

All these factors contributed as to why ICL was created. This private cricket league is a Rs. 100 croce enterprise involving cricket players of repute from national and international arena. It took its form in April 2007 with Mumbai as its headquarters. This league works parallel to the traditional cricket sporting organisation, BCCI.