The cash-rich Indian Premier League has lost much of its sheen before it has started as foreign stars are being forced to drop out due to injuries and Test commitments.
Team owners will save millions of dollars in player fees since Australians and New Zealanders will only make a two-week appearance in the 44-day, 59-match multi-billion […]

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Fast bowler Shane Bond left New Zealand to play in the rebel Indian Cricket League, clinging to hope the ICL will eventually be officially recognized and that his international career may resume.
“I’m sure the restraint of trade things will eventually be tested and who knows what will open up. The landscape is changing all the […]

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Former New Zealand wicketkeeper Adam Parore has signed with the Indian Cricket League.
The 37-year-old has come out retirement to pen a two-year deal with the Chennai franchise, joining Lancashire’s Stuart Law and former Australia internationals Michael Bevan and Ian Harvey.
He told The New Zealand Herald: “I’ve always wanted to play but I realised I wanted […]

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New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori could delay his arrival in England in April because of commitments to the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The Black Caps’ tour to England starts on April 27 while the IPL runs from the middle of April until the beginning of June.
Vettori, Jacob Oram and Brendon McCullum are all due to […]

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New Zealand could begin their tour of England in April without three leading players, who will be competing in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL), New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has admitted.
Vettori, who has signed with the Delhi side in the eight-team Twenty20 competition, said he was in discussions with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) about […]

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