Indian Cricket League- ICL

Cricket Unplugged- A Podcast on Cricket

English - August 02, 2020 15:52 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MB
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India's version of the controversial and path-breaking Cricket World series that happened in 1984-1985 where Kerry Packer managed to bring in the best talent from across the globe and go against the norm in all aspects was the controversial laden Indian Cricket League(ICL).

This tournament was pioneered by Subash Chandra, the head of Zee Corporation who had his own personal score to settle with the BCCI. He made BCCI and world cricket believe in the business potential of a T20 tournament that includes the best and popular players from across the globe in the two years it was in existence.

A big chunk of Indian Premier League(IPL)'s inception and idea came into fruition thanks to the ICL. In a big way, without the learning got through the ICL ensured IPL is as big a tournament as it is now.

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