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The ICL gathering its own supporters

Mar 2nd, 2008 | By Aditya | Category: News

Despite all the hype and hoopla around the IPL, the rebel, break-away league is quietly gathering its own supporters. Earlier in the week Jason Gillespie came out in support of the of the ICL, saying that unless the ICC also supports the ICL, there is a large risk of the deep-pocketed leagues tearing the cricketing [...]

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Leftist parties angry with IPL

Feb 28th, 2008 | By Aditya | Category: News

The Socialists and Marxists are having a lot of trouble swallowing the IPL. The Astronomical sums that are suddenly being poured on the surprised cricketers must be making Marx turn in his grave (if he was buried properly). This article in the Economic times compares cricket today to various types of booze (hilarious!).
It is quite [...]

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The Inevitable IPL Controversies

Feb 27th, 2008 | By Aditya | Category: Top Stories

Isn’t it funny how the controversies have started to erupt around the IPL right after the player auctions? First it was Cricket Australia complaining about the security in India. Then it was the ICC which can’t decide if it likes the IPL or hates it. There were a whole bunch of issues with Ponting and [...]

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