Fears of new split in world cricket after rival boards are registered By Subhash Chandra led Essel Group

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The*International Cricket Council*has launched an urgent investigation after Essel Group, the company behind the now-defunct Indian Cricket League, began registering companies with names that appear to be rival national cricket boards, raising fears of a future split in world cricket. The matter was discussed during last week’s ICC board meeting in Dubai, as was the recent registration of website domain names, including worldcricketcouncil.co.in, by an employee of the broadcaster Ten Sports, which is a subsidiary of the Essel-owned Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Cricket Australia was the first body to be alerted to the issue last December and has subsequently objected to the registration of Australia Cricket Control Limited by the subsidiary Essel Corporation Mauritius. New Zealand Cricket has also issued similar proceedings against the establishment of New Zealand Cricket Limited, Kiwi Cricket limited and Aotearoa*Cricket*Limited (after the Maori name for the country) by the same company.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/24/fears-split-world-cricket-rival-boards-registered-icc-essel-group Wow!! Very interesting times ahead...

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Is Subhash Chandra turning a rebel again to challenge cricket’s existing power structure? Chandra, whose rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) ended its innings in 2009 after starting in 2007, is said to have teamed up with the architect of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Lalit Modi to start a cricket project the contours of which are not known Read more at:*http://www.televisionpost.com/television/is-subhash-chandra-turning-a-rebel-again-to-challenge-crickets-existing-power-structure/ | TelevisionPost.com

[bulbul]

Unless new group gets BCCI support nothing is going to happen..at max we may see ICL type league.

[Sachin=GOD]

Chandra has one big advantage, at least in India, of being quite close to the top leadership in BJP while BCCI has lost some of its clout because of the crook Srini. But if he is going with Lalit Modi that might not go well with BJP as Modi has been speaking very badly of many BJP leaders, especially Jaitley.

[bulbul]

Chandra has one big advantage' date=' at least in India, of being quite close to the top leadership in BJP while BCCI has lost some of its clout because of the crook Srini. But if he is going with Lalit Modi that might not go well with BJP as Modi has been speaking very badly of many BJP leaders, especially Jaitley.[/quote'] I don't think BJP will interfere in such matters..mots of the BCCI is controlled by BJP any way. May be they will ask BCCI to throw some telecast rights to Chandra.

[Sachin=GOD]

I don't think BJP will interfere in such matters..mots of the BCCI is controlled by BJP any way. May be they will ask BCCI to throw some telecast rights to Chandra.

Star bought rights for all cricket in India, apart from IPL, for 2012-18 - this includes tv, internet and mobile. BCCI can't just give away those rights.

[BlueBee]

I literally thought this thread's related to earthquake :((

[G_B_]

well thats the element of surprise gone....

[Malcolm Merlyn]

People like Shah/Jaitley/Thakur of BJP are with BCCI. The likes of Shukla/Scindia and Pawar are with BCCI,Zee will hardly get any political support. Plus Zee doesnt have the financial clout to match upto Star,which is owned by Newscorp.

[kosingh]

And just which top players do they think they'd be able to attract? Soon to be IPL rejects like Sehwag and Yuvraj? Retirees like Afridi and Jayasuriya? No one cares for that kind of league. Haven't they learned their lesson? Lalit Modi needs needs to get over the fact that BCCI destroyed him, and he needs to forget delusions of revenge

[CoverDrive]

Is Zee even making any money. it has fallen behind a lot of other media houses.

[swatpulla]

Zee ki kundli mein safalta ka yog nahi hai... trust me.

[Ironhide]

Another Ego-driven trip of Subhaash Chandra, will destroy few more careers and future of few young Internationals in low paid countries. Chandra should move on now after so many years but he will take his ego and anger against BCCI to his grave.

[jalebi_bhai]

This rival group can only succeed if they can set up domestic infrastructure. If they can't, they shouldn't bother trying.

[Scarves]

Keen. Please work. I want to see who goes where.

[kosingh]

You can take down men in the BCCI. But you can never take down the BCCI.

[Iconoclast]

This better than a saas bahu serial

[Ironhide]

This better than a saas bahu serial

Why are you Pakis happy with this development? Last time Subhash Chandra tried something like this, he destroyed the careers of many Paki cricketers and did't even pay them :hysterical: Pakis are still crying over pending 2 Million Dollars which they will never get from Chandra, fortunately the few Indian discards who took part in the ICL sued Subhash Chandra and got the money :finger:

[kosingh]

Why are you Pakis happy with this development? Last time Subhash Chandra tried something like this, he destroyed the careers of many Paki cricketers and did't even pay them :hysterical: Pakis are still crying over pending 2 Million Dollars which they will never get from Chandra, fortunately the few Indian discards who took part in the ICL sued Subhash Chandra and got the money :finger:

exactly. Pakis are the main ones who are going to fall for Chandra's tricks. Pakis + over the hill guys from other countries

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Essel planned to lure Clarke, Warner with $50m contracts: Reports http://m.wisdenindia.com/full-story.php?category=News&id=162190 That's a ridiculously high amount for Clarke/Warner... Subhash Chandra looks very serious this time. Expecting big things and interesting times ahead for cricket.