League Structure
Each team was coached by a former international cricketer and comprised four international, two Indian and eight budding domestic players. Essel Group also planned to set up cricket academies all over the country. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was assured that it was free to draw from ICL's talent pool. The league became active in November 2007 with matches in the Twenty20 format.
Former international cricketers including Kapil Dev, Tony Greig, Dean Jones and Kiran More were hired as board members of the Indian Cricket League. The board positions will be paid positions.
- Nine teams of private clubs :
- Mumbai Champs
- Chennai Superstars
- Chandigarh Lions
- Hyderabad Heroes
- Royal Bengal Tigers (Kolkata)
- Delhi Giants
- Ahmedabad Rockets
- Lahore Badshahs
- Dhaka Warriors
- Each team had a paid mentor, media manager, psychologist and physiotherapist
- There was a US$ 1 million prize for the winning club team
- An Ombudsman is available to look into grievances of players
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