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ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2008–09
The ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2008/09 was the second tournament of the second ICL season, it was also the second 20-20 Indian Championship. The tournament commenced on 10 October 2008, with the final match to be held on 16 November 2008. Both the opening and closing fixtures were played in Hyderabad, India. The league consisted of nine teams. Each team playing each other once. 2008/09 season The 2008/09 season saw the introduction of a new team, the Dhaka Warriors. The season opener consisted of this calendar year's Edelweiss 20s Challenge finalists the Lahore Badshahs and the Hyderabad Heroes. Each winning teams gets 2,500,000 Rupees; while each Man of the match receives 200,000 Rupees, a trophy and an electric motobike. Venues All the games were played at one of the following stadiums: Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Telangana Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon, Haryana Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Cricket League
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India. Its two seasons included tournaments between four international teams (World XI, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) and separate tournaments between nine domestic teams notionally located in major Indian cities as well as Lahore, Pakistan and Dhaka, Bangladesh. The matches were played in the Twenty20 format, and was the first domestic Twenty20 league in India. There was also a planned domestic 50-over tournament, but this did not happen. The ICL lacked the support of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and International Cricket Council, which placed it at a major disadvantage when compared to other cricket competitions. In 2008 the Board of Control for Cricket in India launched the their own Indian Premier League. ICL was an unsanctioned league. It is dubbed as "rebel league" by Indian media due to its fights with BCCI. BCCI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahore Badshahs
Lahore Badshahs ( ur, ) was one of the nine teams that competed in the 2008 and 2008/09 competition of the defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL). The captain was former Pakistani captain and batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq. The team made its ICL debut on 11 March 2008 in a match against the winners of the previous version, the Chennai Superstars. The Lahore Badshahs team was unique within the ICL as it was solely composed of Pakistani players who have previously played for their National team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam .... " Badshah" is a Persian word, also used in Urdu, which translates to ''King'' or ''Emperor'' Previous performance They are only Pakistani club team to win any international club tournament since the International 20:20 Club Championship, won by Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarabjit Singh
Sarabjit Singh Attwal (also spelled Sarabjeet Singh; 1963 or 1964 – 2 May 2013) (alleged to be Manjit Singh Rattu by Pakistan) was an Indian national convicted of terrorism and spying by a Pakistani court. He was tried and convicted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan for a series of bomb attacks in Lahore and Faisalabad that killed 14 bystanders in 1990. However, according to India, Sarabjit was a farmer who strayed into Pakistan from his village located on the border, three months after the bombings. After a brief trial in the Lahore High Court (later directed to the Supreme Court), he was condemned and sentenced to death in 1991, but the sentence was repeatedly postponed by the Government of Pakistan. While in prison at Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore in April 2013, he was attacked by fellow inmates and died six days later at the Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Background and family Singh was born in Bhikhiwind, located along the Indo-Pakistani border in the Tarn Taran distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai Champs
Mumbai Champs was one of the nine teams that played in the defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL). The team was based in Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ..., India and its captain was New Zealand batsman Nathan Astle. Previous performance References Indian Cricket League teams Cricket clubs established in 2007 Cricket in Mumbai 2007 establishments in Maharashtra Former senior cricket clubs of India {{India-cricket-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandigarh Lions
Chandigarh Lions was one of the nine teams in the defunct Indian Cricket League. They were one of the six founding teams and were the runners-up in the inaugural Twenty20 Championship, which was won by Chennai Superstars. The team represented Chandigarh, and the captain was Chris Cairns, the former New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... all-rounder. Season performances References Indian Cricket League teams Cricket clubs established in 2007 Sport in Chandigarh Former senior cricket clubs of India 2007 establishments in Chandigarh {{India-cricket-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamish Marshall
Hamish John Hamilton Marshall (born 15 February 1979) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played all formats of the game for New Zealand. He is the identical twin brother of James Marshall. Hamish and James became the second pair of twins (after Mark and Steve Waugh) to play Test cricket, and are the first identical pair. Marshall, a middle-order batsman, made his Test debut against South Africa in December 2000. Batting at No. 7, he made an unbeaten 40. Marshall has also played for Northland in the Hawke Cup. Domestic career Indian Cricket League He played for the Royal Bengal Tigers in the Indian Cricket League until the ICL collapsed in mid-2009. In February 2009, Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Dinesh Karthik had to withdraw from playing in a friendly T20 cricket match between Australian Cricketers' Association and New Zealand Cricket Players Association, because of Marshall's involvement in the match. Due to the rivalry between the IPL and the ICL, the BCCI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Bengal Tigers (sports Team)
The Royal Bengal Tigers, formerly the Kolkata Tigers until the 2008 Edelweiss 20s Challenge, was one of the nine teams that played in the West Bengal Cup. The team was based in Kolkata, India and was captained by New Zealander Brendon McCullum. The coach was former South African batsman Daryll Cullinan Daryll John Cullinan (born 4 March 1967) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played Test cricket and One Day Internationals for South Africa as a specialist batsman. He was regarded as the most gifted batsman of his generation .... Performance References Indian Cricket League teams Cricket clubs established in 2007 Sport in Kolkata Former senior cricket clubs of India 2007 establishments in West Bengal {{India-cricket-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Nixon
Paul Andrew Nixon (born 21 October 1970) is an English cricket coach and former professional cricketer who played for Leicestershire, England, England A, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Kent. He is a wicket-keeper and left-handed batsman. Nixon played in twenty international matches for the England cricket team, all within a four-month spell in 2007. Style and personality Since playing international cricket, Nixon has been known for his contributions from behind the stumps. On the matter, Nixon remarked, "I've been doing it for 19 years and no one ever noticed before! It's not sledging mind. It's banter – like playing golf with a mate. I'm just trying to get 'em away from their concentration really." On the last day of the 2006 season, Nixon was used as a declaration bowler against Essex. He was clubbed for 69 off five overs, whilst Darren Robinson, bowling at the other end, was hit for 117 off just 4.4 overs. Mark Pettini smashed 114 off just 29 deliveries, a knock i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi Giants
Delhi Giants (''formerly'' Delhi Jets until the 2008 Edelweiss 20's Challenge) was one of the nine teams played in the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL). This team represented the Indian capital city, New Delhi, and its captain was Marvan Atapattu, former skipper of Sri Lanka. Players The squad announced for the inaugural tournament comprises five international cricketers. Delhi Giants had a well-balanced team with international-level players such as Atapattu as captain and experienced players like Paul Nixon and Taufeeq Umar; and local talent from various parts of India. Former team Coach - Madan Lal * Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) * Mohnish Mishra (Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) * Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan) * Abbas Ali (Madhya Pradesh) * Paul Nixon (England) * Dale Benkenstein (South Africa) * Jai Prakash Yadav (Railways) * Ali Murtaza (Uttar Pradesh) * TP Sudhindra (Madhya Pradesh) * Anand Pratap Singh (Madhya Pradesh) * Abid Nabi (Jammu and Kashmir) * Sachin Dholpure (M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmedabad Rockets
Ahmedabad Rockets was one of the nine teams played in the defunct Indian Cricket League. It was captained by former Australian international batsman Damien Martyn. The team represents Ahmedabad, the largest city in the state of Gujarat. The team debuted on 9 March 2008 in a Twenty20 match against Chandigarh Lions. The Indian Cricket League The Indian Cricket League (ICL) was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India. Its two seasons included tournaments between four international teams (World XI, India, Pakistan ... and its membership teams are now defunct due to lack of public interest, monetary insufficiencies, and corporate mismanagement. Previous performance References Indian Cricket League teams Cricket clubs established in 2008 Cricket in Gujarat Former senior cricket clubs of India Sports clubs disestablished in 2008 Cricket in Ahmedabad 2008 establishments in Gujarat {{India-cricke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Mohammed
Jamaluddin Syed Mohammed (born 3 June 1983) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Assam as a specialist slow left arm orthodox Left-arm orthodox spin, Left-arm off spin also known as slow left-arm orthodox spin bowling, is a type of left-arm finger spin bowling in the sport of cricket. Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left-arm bowler using the fingers to spin ... bowler. He is one who can hit sixes in death overs. Syed External links 1983 births Living people Indian cricketers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai Superstars
Chennai Superstars was one of the nine teams played in the defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL) founded in 2007. The team is based in Chennai, coached by Michael Bevan and captained by Stuart Law, both reputed Australian cricketers. The team had the distinction of winning the first two championships of Indian Cricket League, the ICL Inaugural T20 held in 2007 and the ICL 50 Overs Tournament held in 2008. They earned the third place in the third ICL tournament, ICL Edelweiss 20s held in 2008 and the runners place in ICL Domestic 20s 2008. Etymology The team is named after the popular movie star of Tamil Nadu, Rajnikanth who is popularly referred to as 'Superstar'. Coaches and support staff * Coach – Michael Bevan * Assistant Coach & Mentor – Kharsan Ghavri * Physiotherapist – Anthony Smith * Strength & Conditioning Coach – Corey Bocking * Massage-therapist – Julia Russel, Flavier Lia Players Overseas Players * Ian Harvey (Australia) * Stuart Law (Australia) (Capta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |