IPL and ICL
Posted at 3:22pm on Saturday, July 26th, 2008We all know that the ECB was secretly hoping for an Essex - Middlesex final today. Looks extremely likely now that it’s going to be Durham v Kent. Here’s wondering what they’re going to do about the Champion’s League now….
For the uninitiated the BCCI (the Indian cricket governing body) has said that any teams fielding players who had played in the unsanctioned ICL won’t be eligible for the Champion’s League. Neither Essex nor Middlesex had been “guilty” of such action, while both Kent and Durham have refused to bow to the pressure. Theoretically the two finalists from today’s Twenty20 fandango should be going to the Champions’ League. If Essex and Middlesex had done their bit there wouldn’t be a problem; now, however, it’s going to be conflict between the ECB and the BCCI all over again.
