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MUMBAI:
With the inaugural edition of the Essel Group's Indian Cricket
League (ICL) coming to a conclusion, the company's chairman
Subhash Chandra, along with ICL chairman executive board Kapil
Dev, have announced the calendar for 2008.
ICL
will be having five tournaments next year.
In
February, there will be a 50-over tournament called Domestic
Championship. This will be followed by a triangular 20/20
series which will field an ICL XI, after which will come up
the ICL Grand Championship. The 20/20 tournament will have
eight sides take part compared to the six, which participated
in the recently concluded event.
In
the April-May 2008 period, ICL will open academies in different
cities. From September till October, there will be another
20/20 event called ICL Invitation Cup
From November-December, ICL will hold the second edition of
the ICL 20/20 Indian Championships.
Chandra said, "It is indeed heartening to see the response
Indian Cricket League (ICL) has been able to generate in India
and across the globe. After a successful launch in keeping
with the promise made, ICL is proud to announce its cricket
calendar for the coming season."
The
first ICL 20/20 Championship took place at the newly built
cricket stadium at Panchkula, Chandigarh from 30 November
till 16 December. The production facilities included a 30-camera
set-up and other higher technical specifications such as the
inclusion of fly cam, hawk eye, zoomer, snickometer, speedgun
and third umpire.
Dev
said, "We are overwhelmed to see the enthusiasm that
ICL has been able to generate amongst fans, not only in India
but world over. With such a great response, we are happy to
announce the way forward for the league in the coming year.
The season will ensure an immensely enjoyable cricket carnival.
I would like to thank all who have made ICL a success."
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