ICL is over?

[flamy]

Bond! :yay:

[Donny]

Bond, Vincent back for Caps ? ICL offers to release New Zealand players The New Zealand players involved in the ICL have received an e-mail from the tournament's organisers stating that they will be released from their contracts if they request for a termination, New Zealand's Sunday News has reported. Justin Vaughan, the chief executive of New Zealand Cricket (NZC), told the paper that if these players end their association with the unofficial league, they will be immediately available for selection to the New Zealand national side. Besides fast bowlers Shane Bond and Daryll Tuffey, the other active New Zealand players who are part of the ICL are allrounder Andre Adams and batsman Lou Vincent. "We wouldn't stand in the way of any players returning to the Black Caps if they aren't tied to the ICL," Vaughan said. "We've made it pretty clear from the start that while we can't select players for New Zealand who are contracted to the ICL, if they end their ties with the league they would be immediately reconsidered for the national side." http://content.cricinfo.com/icl2008/content/current/story/397257.html

[DomainK]

So what happened to the theory that NZ is licking BCCI's feet?

[Chorazin Reto]

Shane Bond is a great bowler when fit, this would really help NZ bowling attack if he came back to the side.

[Desi Cartman]

I dont think Shane bond is as good as he was 2-3 years ago.

[King]

Although they can be considered it won't happen against India.

[Gambit]

I would love to see Bond against us in the 3rd test. The world of pace bowling needs Shane Bond back.

[bharat297]

YAY ... Shane Bond is back (hopefully)... My favourite bowler of the post 2000 era. It would be great to see him back. Although based on what I saw of him in the ICL, he has some kilos to shed first.

[Sachinism]

This is the 3rd thread on this

[Ram]

Even if he is allowed back in, how effective will Shane Bond be? He is already well into his 30s isnt he?

[Mr. Wicket]

Bond will as usual manage a blistering new ball spell, a slightly less blistering second spell, then will leave the field with some injury or the other and sit out the next 6 months. Then we'll all ooh and aah at the prospect of his return next season... and watch him get through another 12 or 15 overs before breaking down once more.

[insane]

BCCI not going to let Bond and company to play in 3rd test. Well if they do , and beat the crap out of India, then somebody gonna get a hurt real bad :hysterical:

[Guest gaurav_indian]

BCCI not going to let Bond and company to play in 3rd test. Well if they do ' date=' and beat the crap out of India, then somebody gonna get a hurt real bad :hysterical:[/quote'] You are lucky that BCCI isnt here.Otherwise they wouldnt let you enter into any indian forums.:finger:

[insane]

You are lucky that BCCI isnt here.Otherwise they wouldnt let you enter into any indian forums.:finger:

When BCCI is concerned about ICL players sitting in the same commmentator's box, do you think they would let the ICL players play against them in the third test?:desiwoman:

[Guest gaurav_indian]

When BCCI is concerned about ICL players sitting in the same commmentator's box' date=' do you think they would let the ICL players play against them in the third test?:desiwoman:[/quote'] ICL is over,so if there is no ICL there is no concern.:hatsoff:

[cochise]

Is there a new category of conspiracy theorists? The BCCI is behind everything conspiracy theory? Man...I thought only Pakistanis held on to that theory...but everybody is getting in on the act now...

[King]

Bond can replace Shoaib Akthar for Kolkata in IPL, can't he?

[Kohum]

ICL offers to release New Zealand players The New Zealand players involved in the ICL have received an e-mail from the tournament's organisers stating that they will be released from their contracts if they request for a termination, New Zealand's Sunday News has reported. Justin Vaughan, the chief executive of New Zealand Cricket (NZC), told the paper that if these players end their association with the unofficial league, they will be immediately available for selection to the New Zealand national side. Besides fast bowlers Shane Bond and Daryll Tuffey, the other active New Zealand players who are part of the ICL are allrounder Andre Adams and batsman Lou Vincent. "We wouldn't stand in the way of any players returning to the Black Caps if they aren't tied to the ICL," Vaughan said. "We've made it pretty clear from the start that while we can't select players for New Zealand who are contracted to the ICL, if they end their ties with the league they would be immediately reconsidered for the national side." http://content.cricinfo.com/icl2008/content/current/story/397257.html

Black Caps Donny - Black caps. :)

[Guest gaurav_indian]

Close ICL, join IPL: BCCI told Subhash Chandra Close ICL, join IPL: BCCI told Subhash Chandra

The Indian Cricket League on Tuesday sought to quash rumours about its future, saying the Twenty20 [images] league has not gone bankrupt and will continue as scheduled. "There is no question of being bankrupt. We are committed to holding the ICL," ICL business head Himanshu Mody said in a statement. Mody also revealed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India had offered the ICL a deal, asking them to close the Twenty20 league and take up a franchise in the Indian Premier League [images]. "The BCCI has been offering a peace deal to ICL promoter Subhash Chandra asking him to take up a franchise in return for winding up the league, but this is unacceptable to the Zee boss," Mody was quoted as saying. Mody further added that the ICL is awaiting the outcome of the International Cricket Council's [images] Executive Board meeting, scheduled for April 17-18 in Dubai [images], where the resolution on granting official status to the Twenty20 league will be discussed. "We are awaiting the decision on our application to the ICC [images] on giving those playing in the league an official status. If a resolution does not come through at the next ICC Executive Board meeting, we will pursue legal options. Our stated position is that we will take ICC to court in the UK citing precedents -- Tony Grieg vs Doug Insole (England [images]) and Kapil Dev [images] and other players vs BCCI in Indian courts." The ICL chief also made it clear that the ICL is releasing players temporarily so that they can play for their countries. With news circulating that the ICL is releasing Kiwi players Shane Bond [images] and Darryl Tuffey and Pakistani players Mohd Yousuf and Rana Naved ul Hasan, Abdur Razzak, rumour mongering over the future of the league has peaked in the last few days. "Yes, we have told some of these players that they can play for their respective countries. We will give them temporary suspension letters for the same. You have to understand that they are far more valuable to us if they continue to represent their countries as well. In any case, one way or the other, the ICC has to take a stand on their status. "ICL is keen that these players are allowed to do national duty and then return to play in the ICL. We have no problem with that," said Mody. The ICL is keen on the ICC 'recognising' its players -- even if they don't register their runs, wickets and catches in the T20 tournament -- in their official records. They are clear in their stand that the 'rebel' tag should be removed from the league and the BCCI and ICC should recognise the players' official status and restore pension and other benefits. Mody clarified that the last ICL tournament was cancelled due to the pull-out by Pakistani players, which was a fall-out of the Mumbai terror attacks [images] last year. "People are spreading canards about the ICL going belly up and that due to this we are releasing players. This is all nonsense. Yes, we cancelled one event due to 26/11 but that doesn't mean the ICL is defunct. We are looking at two tournaments in October-November, a league in 8-9 cities on the round-robin format followed by the World Series," he said.

http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/mar/31/icl-ipl-subhash-chandra-himanshu-mody.htm

[graphic23]

Bond can replace Shoaib Akthar for Kolkata in IPL' date=' can't he?[/quote'] Anyone who can run upto the create and throw a ball to the guy standing at the other end 6 times in a row, at 4 occasions can replace Akhtar - because he's unable to do that.