ICL owes players “millions of dollars” 02/12/2009 |
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The Indian Cricket League (ICL) owes “millions of dollars” to players, officials and support staff, according to chief executive of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) Tim May.
The ICL recently served notice on the ICC and the English and Indian cricket boards over what it claimed was the unlawful ban on players associated with the unofficial league.
But Cricinfo reports that the league could now be facing a legal action of its own over the outstanding payments.
May said: “For a number of months, FICA [on behalf of a number of players from numerous countries] has been in discussions with the ICL in relation to outstanding payments to players, officials and support staff, relating as far back as 2008. These outstanding monies amount to millions of dollars.
“FICA and the players have constantly been informed by the ICL that they will meet these obligations on specified dates. Unfortunately these dates continually pass without any sign of payment.
“The players are sick and tired of the broken commitments from the ICL and the evasiveness of various ICL officials and now after exhausting all reasonable efforts to settle the issue amicably, they believe they have no other option than to contemplate legal action against the ICL for the recovery of these payments.”
The ICL was formed in 2007 – a year before the official IPL Twenty20 tournament was launched – but was never recognised. The league went ahead for two years but suspended operations earlier this year after its players decided to take up a worldwide amnesty offered by the various official national boards.
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