The recent decision by the Sri Lanka Cricket Board chief and the Former Sri Lanka Captain Arjuna Ranatunga to allow the former players of the country to play in the Indian Cricket League has given a first official stamp from a ICC full member to its players to play in the un-official ICL, thus breaking the monopoly of the BCCI, ICC, PCB and CA which were pressuring up players who would participate in the un-official ICL.
It is a pity that a league who were the first to launch a tournament have been looked at as untouchables for this long. I think Cricket will benefit if there is opening of the stance from the Cricket's official bodies to recognise the league and it will be in the interests of all. Definitely, the credibility of the official boards is at stake, but then the Official bodies were behind the ICL in launching a Tournament and that's where it has given some people with ideas to take the lead.
Mushtaq Ahmed the former Pakistan Test Cricketer and the ICL player for the Lahore Badshahs team sheds some more light on the ICL standards, he says Cricket played at ICL is of a highly competitive nature and he regards it higher than the IPL. Mushtaq Ahmed is one of the finest leg spinners in the world to have played the game along with Shane Warne and helped win Pakistan many matches. And he is regarded very high in Cricketing circles for his immense talent.
And is of the view that BCCI should open up its narrow stance and include ICL in the Champions Trophy edition this year and allow more such tournaments in the future. This would be another block-buster of sorts if the existing rivalry between the clubs is given a utilised in a practical manner.
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