Thursday, April 16, 2009

ICL launches Season III, seeks recognition

Mumbai: Just two days before the ICC executive board meets in Dubai to discuss Indian Cricket League's fate, chairman of the Essel Group that bankrolls ICL, Subhash Chandra, on Wednesday threatened to take legal action against the ICC if official recognition was not awarded to the T20 league.

The ICL is fighting a lone battle to get official status since its launch two years back after the International Cricket Council, on Indian Cricket Board's pressure, deemed the Twenty20 league as unofficial.

"ICL has emerged as a true global sports brand. We have successfully conducted seven tournaments through our pioneering league. Every edition has seen new innovations, additional sports facilities and a larger talent base to entertain the sports consumer," Chandra said.

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