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ICL comprises of both international and Indian cricket players of repute.
Amongst the international players who have joined ICL includes
Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf Abdul Razzaq, Imran Farhat, Lance
Klusener and Nicky Boje amid others. Some of the
Indian players who signed with the ICL include Dinesh Mongia, Reetinder
Singh Sodhi, JP Yadav, Deep Dasgupta, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, T Kumaran and
Ambati Rayudu, all of whom have represented India in the past.
This confluence of cricket players of such caliber and enthusiasm in the very
first edition of Indian Cricket League is a remarkable feat.
The ICL cricket players would be divided into 6 teams depending upon the
geographical lines with a specialist coach in charge on each side. These teams
would compete with each other in the upcoming tournament scheduled for
mid-November, 2007.
At present, about 51 young cricket players are being trained in the camp
organised at Chennai. The training of these young cricket players is being done
by mentors, who have proved their metal in the past. The long waited tournament
by ICL in October, in accordance to a recent announcement by the chairman, of
the executive board of ICL Kapil Dev has been postponed to mid-November 2007.
This private cricket league founded by the Essel Group, aims to train young
players in academies which would facilitate them to reach international level.
The young talent of cricket players is collected from all over India. These
hand-picked young talents is then divided amongst teams and further tutored by
professionals in the field to achieve world class cricket.
The inaugural cricket tournament is would be held for these players,
somewhere in mid-November at Mayajaal, which is a private resort equipped with
all amenities required for the sport. If you are an aspiring young cricket
player or a great fan of the sport, then this would be a must to look forward to
event.
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