ICL put off to November

After the BCCI’s multi-million dollar Twenty20 championship stole the thunder from the Indian Cricket League, “teething problems” have forced the rebel series to be postponed until mid-November. ICL Executive Board chairman Kapil Dev said the tournament, originally scheduled for October, has been moved to November as cricketers would be free from international duty by that time.

“We all sat together and felt mid-November is the right date, because at that time international cricketers should also be free to play,” Kapil told a television channel in an interview.

“I can give you specifically — November 17 is the target date but still let us wait till it is officially announced,” he added. The former skipper admitted that there were “teething problems” but denied that money had anything to do with the postponement. “I think if there was no money they would not have started. I think business people know and I hope they have a deep pocket and I hope they are ready to spend and they are spending the way we are expecting,” he said.