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	Each team was coached by a former international cricketer and composed of 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.		Each team was coached by a former international cricketer and composed of 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 ~~Anjingsora Risora,~~ [[Tony Greig]], [[Dean Jones (cricketer)\|Dean Jones]] and [[Kiran More]] were hired as board members of the Indian Cricket League.<ref>{{cite news \|author = Cricinfo staff\|url = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/294055.html\|title = Zee Sports denies signing of stars\|publisher = Cricinfo\|date = 14 May 2007\|access-date = 2007-06-13}}</ref> The board positions were to be paid positions.<ref>{{cite news\|first = Roma\|last = Khanna\|url = http://www.cricketnext.com/news/bccis-own-now-have-a-new-job/24999-13.html\|title = BCCI's own now have a new job\|publisher = CricketNext\|date = 14 May 2007\|access-date = 2007-06-13\|archive-date = 16 June 2007\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070616085039/http://www.cricketnext.com/news/bccis-own-now-have-a-new-job/24999-13.html\|url-status = dead}}</ref>		Former international cricketers including [[Tony Greig]], [[Dean Jones (cricketer)\|Dean Jones]] and [[Kiran More]] were hired as board members of the Indian Cricket League.<ref>{{cite news \|author = Cricinfo staff\|url = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/294055.html\|title = Zee Sports denies signing of stars\|publisher = Cricinfo\|date = 14 May 2007\|access-date = 2007-06-13}}</ref> The board positions were to be paid positions.<ref>{{cite news\|first = Roma\|last = Khanna\|url = http://www.cricketnext.com/news/bccis-own-now-have-a-new-job/24999-13.html\|title = BCCI's own now have a new job\|publisher = CricketNext\|date = 14 May 2007\|access-date = 2007-06-13\|archive-date = 16 June 2007\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070616085039/http://www.cricketnext.com/news/bccis-own-now-have-a-new-job/24999-13.html\|url-status = dead}}</ref>

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{{Infobox sports league
|tournament name = Indian Cricket League
|Native-name = इंडियन क्रिकेट लीग
|logo =
|pixels=
|sport= [[Cricket]]
|founded= 2007
|folded= 2009
|teams=9 city teams, 4 international teams
|divisions=9
|country={{flagicon|IND}} [[India]] <br /> {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Pakistan]] <br /> {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Bangladesh]] <br /> World XI
|champion= LAHORE BADSHAHS, 2008/09
}}
[[File:SRH fans while an ipl match.jpg|thumb|SRH fans while an ipl match]]

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 nine domestic teams notionally located in major Indian cities as well as [[Lahore]], Pakistan and Dhaka Warriors based in [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh. The matches were played in the [[Twenty20]] format. There was also a planned domestic [[Limited overs cricket|50-over]] tournament, but this did not eventuate. While its establishment pre-dated the [[Indian Premier League]], the ICL folded in 2009. Aside from commercial factors, the ICL lacked the support of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] and [[International Cricket Council]].

In 2008, following the ICL tradition, [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] launched [[Indian Premier League]] [[Twenty20]] format, that killed the existence of ICL.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ajita Shashidhar |first1=Suveen Sinha and |title=League of Notions |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/biggest-india-innovation-indian-premier-league/story/205821.html |access-date=12 July 2020 |publisher=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |date=25 May 2014}}</ref>

==History==
After the Indian Premier League The second season, which added [[Ahmedabad]] as a venue, commenced in the last quarter of 2008, with the [[Lahore Badshahs]] from Pakistan winning.

Many international cricketers played in it like [[Imran Nazir (cricketer)|Imran Nazir]], [[Abdur Razzaq (cricketer)|Abdur Razzaq]], [[Shane Bond]]. [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] and [[Moin Khan]] was coach of Lahore Badshahs.

==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 Anjingsora Risora, [[Tony Greig]], [[Dean Jones (cricketer)|Dean Jones]] and [[Kiran More]] were hired as board members of the Indian Cricket League.<ref>{{cite news |author = Cricinfo staff|url = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/294055.html|title = Zee Sports denies signing of stars|publisher = Cricinfo|date = 14 May 2007|access-date = 2007-06-13}}</ref> The board positions were to be paid positions.<ref>{{cite news |first = Roma|last = Khanna|url = http://www.cricketnext.com/news/bccis-own-now-have-a-new-job/24999-13.html|title = BCCI's own now have a new job|publisher = CricketNext|date = 14 May 2007|access-date = 2007-06-13}}</ref>

* Nine teams of private clubs :
**[[Mumbai Champs]]
**[[Chennai Superstars]]
**[[Chandigarh Lions]]
**[[Hyderabad Heroes]]
**[[Royal Bengal Tigers (sports team)|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#India|Ombudsman]] is available to look into grievances of players

===ICL World teams===
'''World XI'''

*[[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]]
*[[Damien Martyn]]
*[[Chris Cairns]] – Captain
*[[Ian Harvey]]
*[[Jimmy Maher]]
*[[Johan van der Wath]]
*[[Lou Vincent]] – wicketkeeper
*[[Marvan Atapattu]]
*[[Matthew Elliott (cricketer)|Matthew Elliot]]
*[[Michael Kasprowicz]]
*[[Russel Arnold]]

'''India'''

*[[Steve Rixon]] – Coach
*[[Rajagopal Satish]] – Captain
*[[Abbas Ali (cricketer)|Abbas Ali]]
*[[Abhishek Jhunjhunwala]]
*[[Abu Nacheem]]
*[[Ali Murtaza]]
*[[Ambati Rayudu]]
*[[Ganapathi Vignesh]]
*[[Ibrahim Khaleel]] – wicketkeeper
*[[Love Ablish]]
*Ravi Raj Patil
*[[Rohan Gavaskar]]
*[[Stuart Binny]]
*[[Syed Mohammed]]
*[[Thiru Kumaran]]
*[[TP Sudhindra]]
*Sarbjit Singh
*[[Sumit Kumar]] – wicketkeeper
*[[Tejinder Pal Singh]]
*V. Sarvanan
*A. Ansuman

'''Pakistan'''

*[[Moin Khan]] – Coach
*[[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] – Captain
*[[Azhar Mahmood]]
*[[Taufeeq Umar]]
*[[Imran Farhat]]
*[[Rana Naved-ul-Hasan]]
*[[Abdul Razzaq (Pakistani cricket player)|Abdul Razzaq]]
*[[Naved Latif]]
*[[Humayun Farhat]]
*[[Shahid Nazir]]
*[[Hasan Raza (cricketer, born 1982)|Hasan Raza]]
*[[Mohammad Sami]]
*[[Imran Nazir (cricketer)|Imran Nazir]]
*[[Riaz Afridi]]
*[[Shabbir Ahmed (cricketer)|Shabbir Ahmed]]

'''Bangladesh'''

* [[Balwinder Sandhu]] – Coach
* [[Habibul Bashar]] – Captain
* [[Aftab Ahmed (Bangladeshi cricketer)|Aftab Ahmed]]
* [[Alok Kapali]]
* [[Dhiman Ghosh]]
* [[Farhad Reza]]
* [[Mohammad Manjural Islam|Manjural Islam]]
* Golam Mabud
* [[Mahbubul Karim]]
* [[Mohammad Rafique (cricketer)|Mohammad Rafique]]
* [[Mohammad Sharif (cricketer)|Mohammad Sharif]]
* [[Mosharraf Hossain (cricketer)|Mosharraf Hossain]]
* [[Shahriar Nafees]]
* [[Tapash Baisya]]

===ICL Domestic teams===

{{main|Chandigarh Lions|Chennai Superstars|Delhi Giants|Hyderabad Heroes|Kolkata Tigers|Mumbai Champs|Ahmedabad Rockets|Lahore Badshahs|Dhaka Warriors}}

==Tournaments==

===First season===
{{main|ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2007/08|ICL 50s 2007/08|ICL 20s Grand Championship 2007/08|ICL 20s World Series 2007/08}}

===Second season===
{{main|ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2008/09|ICL 20s World Series 2008/09}}

==Reasons for creation==
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2008}}
Several factors have played a role in formulation of a cricket league and which may run in parallel to the current official Indian cricket control body, BCCI.

=== The "Inverted Pyramid" cricket structure ===

There is a wide disparity between the facilities enjoyed by the national team and the regional ones. This makes the regional players far from finished products when they are called to represent their country, preventing a huge country like India from having adequate reserve strength in the national squad when key players are injured or retire. Also, the regional cricket boards depend on the BCCI for hand-out of funds for infrastructure and grassroot development. The players who are entrenched at the top have strong backing from sports management firms and also can afford the best in personal trainers, physiotherapists and technical consultants, which are well beyond the scope of the average player.

===Zee Telefilms desire to create sports content===

The Essel group has expressed a keen desire to help India develop cricketing talent, as well as provide lucrative sports programming for Zee Telefilms, which lost out on the rights to broadcast all BCCI-sanctioned cricket matches in India until 2011.

Essel Group had originally launched [[Zee Sports]] earlier with the anticipation of securing at least some of the BCCI telecast rights in 2006. This was followed by Zee acquiring 50 percent in [[TEN Sports]] in November 2006 for Rs. 2.57 billion. This gave the company a few international cricket rights – West Indies, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Cricket played in India generates Rs. 10 billion in advertising and subscription revenue and Subhash Chandra has been acutely aware of his company missing out on this lucrative cricket pie.

During his battle with BCCI and [[ESPN Star Sports]] for the five-year telecast rights in August–September 2004 in the [[Bombay High Court]], Chandra was present every day for the hearings. Despite Zee bidding the highest at $307 million, BCCI and its then president [[Jagmohan Dalmiya]] denied him the rights.

The pain of denial has been with Chandra since 2000 when the ICC World Cup rights were sold to [[NewsCorp]]'s Global Cricket Corporation (GCC) for $550 million despite Zee bidding the highest at $650 million citing Zee's insufficient sports marketing experience.

In August 2005, Zee again emerged as a forerunner with a pitch of over $340 million while ESPN Star Sports, the other principal contender, is believed to have offered around $325 million. BCCI took the stance that Zee was not qualified as a specialist broadcaster and refused to consider Zee's proposal. The matter expectedly went to court and [[Doordarshan]] emerged the beneficiary.

Chandra then tried the political route too and supported [[Sharad Pawar]]'s candidature as BCCI president against Dalmiya. Pawar emerged victorious but not Chandra. In the last round of bidding in February 2006, it was [[NEO Cricket|Nimbus]] who bagged BCCI's telecast rights till 2011 for $613 million with Zee trailing at $513 million.

Since there was a Zee-Nimbus alliance before the bidding, media pundits thought Nimbus' bid was a Zee front. But Nimbus chose to go its own way and launched its own sports network – [[NEO Sports]]. In 2012, Star Sports bought broadcasting rights for international and domestic matches in India for more than $550 million.

==Support for the league==

The ICL received some support from unexpected quarters. There was a fear that lack of access to infrastructure, like the premier cricket stadiums, would limit the success of the operation of the league, but support from various government bodies boosted the league. Camps were held at [[Mayajaal]] in [[Chennai]], a private resort with adequate cricket facilities.<ref>{{cite news |first = Anand|last = Vasu|url = http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/307932.html|title = ICL to hold camp at Mayajaal in Chennai|publisher = cricinfo.com|date = 22 August 2007|access-date = 2007-08-23}}</ref> The then head of Indian Railways [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] <nowiki/>showed his backing by opening all the cricket stadiums controlled by the Indian Railways to the league. Describing the ICL as a "good initiative", Prasad issued a statement saying that the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] and ICL should each come up with a cricket team and play against each other to show who's the best.<ref>[http://cricket.indiatimes.com/Lalu_to_BCCI__ICL_Compete_on_field/articleshow/2310807.cms Cricket on Times of India | Live Cricket Score, Cricket News, India Cricket]. Cricket.indiatimes.com (1 January 1970). Retrieved on 2013-12-23.</ref> The state government of [[West Bengal]] also agreed to rent its cricket grounds, notably [[Eden Gardens]], to the league.<ref>{{cite news |author = Press Trust of India |url = http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/icl/content/story/308020.html|title = State minister allows ICL use of Eden Gardens|publisher = cricinfo.com|date = 23 August 2007|access-date = 2007-08-23}}</ref> In Ahmedabad, [[Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation]] provided its [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad|Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium]] for matches.

==Controversy==

===BCCI Response===

The BCCI refused to recognise the ICL as a cricket league, and criticised [[Kiran More]] and [[Kapil Dev]] for joining the ICL.<ref>{{cite news |author = Press Trust of India |url = http://inhome.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jun/13icl.htm|title = BCCI shoots down ICL| publisher = Rediff.com|date = 13 June 2007|access-date = 2007-06-13}}</ref> Kapil Dev's association with ICL was seen by the establishment as a conflict of interest as he was also the chairman of [[National Cricket Academy]], a BCCI owned cricket facility.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sudhakar|last=Shanbhag|url = http://www.cricketworldcuplatest.com/news/bcci-not-to-recognise-zee-promoted-indian-cricket--113086.html|title = BCCI Not To Recognise Zee-Promoted Indian Cricket League| publisher = Worldcuplatest.com|date = 13 June 2007|access-date = 2007-06-13}}</ref> On 21 August 2007 Kapil Dev was sacked from his NCA post.<ref>{{cite news |author = Press Trust of India |url = http://in.rediff.com/cricket/2007/aug/21kapil.htm|title = Kapil sacked as NCA Chairman| publisher = Rediff.com|date = 21 August 2007|access-date = 2007-08-21}}</ref> Subhash Chandra had earlier stated that the ICL will go ahead regardless of the BCCI's stance. The [[International Cricket Council]] gave a statement through its chief executive, [[Malcolm Speed]], that the ICC would not recognize the ICL unless the BCCI chooses to recognise it. The ICC looks at the ICL as an issue to be sorted out by the BCCI. On 25 July 2012 Kapil Dev informed BCCI that he had resigned from the ICL.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/kapil-dev-resigns-from-icl-returns-to-bcci/16172| title=Kapil Dev resigns from ICL, returns to BCCI| publisher=Wisden India| access-date=25 July 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314201217/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/kapil-dev-resigns-from-icl-returns-to-bcci/16172| archive-date=14 March 2013| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Faced with the threat of young players joining the ICL, the BCCI jacked up prize money for winners, runners-up and losing semi-finalists across all tournaments. An average domestic cricketer can hope to make around Rs 35,000 per match day from the season of 2007–08: more than double the Rs 16,000 they got in 2005–06. The BCCI has also planned to do away with honorary selectors, who will be paid professionals from September 2008 onwards.<ref>{{cite news |author = Press Trust of India |url = http://www.rediff.com/cms/print.jsp?docpath=/cricket/2007/aug/21hike.htm|title = BCCI hikes domestic match fees| publisher = Rediff.com|date = 21 June 2007|access-date = 2007-08-22}}</ref>

The BCCI started its own international Twenty20 league. The official league, which launched in April 2008, is called the [[Indian Premier League]] Twenty20 cricket. The league model is based on the franchise model of the [[National Football League]] and [[Major League Baseball]] in the US.<ref>{{cite news |author = Jamie Alter |url = http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/310809.html|title = International Twenty20 league launched| publisher = Cricinfo.com|date = 13 September 2007|access-date = 2007-09-13}}</ref>

====ICL takes BCCI to court====
{{Refimprove section|date=May 2010}}
In August 2007, the ICL filed a petition against the BCCI in the Delhi High Court accusing the BCCI of threatening and intimidating them and other state organisations, and asked the court to stop BCCI from interfering with its attempts to sign up players for its tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-08-25|title=ICL moves court against BCCI|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/262924/icl-moves-court-against-bcci|access-date=2021-04-19|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> It also petitioned that the BCCI stop trying to "out-hire" cricket stadiums in India that are owned by the state governments, in anti-competitive attempts to stop the ICL from using them to play matches.

On 27 August 2007, the Delhi High Court ruled in favour of the ICL. In its ruling, the Delhi High Court said that players should not suffer in the battle between corporate giants. The court has issued notices to all corporate sponsors, the state cricket associations & the BCCI against terminating valid contracts of players joining the ICL.<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-29170020070827
| title = Delhi HC orders companies to let players join ICL
| work=Reuters
| date=27 August 2007
}}</ref>

The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) of India had asked its Director-General of Investigation to do an initial investigation into the BCCI's action against players who had joined the ICL. The investigation was based on media reports of the BCCI giving an open statement that it will ban players who join ICL. It was also reported in the media that all state associations, under direction from the BCCI, have cancelled contracts with players.<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/09/07/stories/2007090752610100.htm
| title = Cricket row under MRTPC scanner
}}</ref>

==Pressure on players from other national organisations==

In considering rejoining the ICL former England wicketkeeper Paul Nixon was said to have put his career in jeopardy because any player that signs up with the ICL, which does not have official status from the International Cricket Council, risks losing their registration.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/3114957/Paul-Nixon-puts-county-career-in-jeopardy-by-rejoining-rebel-Indian-Cricket-League.html | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=Paul Nixon may put county career in jeopardy by rejoining 'rebel' Indian Cricket League | first=Nick | last=Hoult | date=1 October 2008 | access-date=5 May 2010}}</ref>

The addition of a new team from [[Dhaka]] in Bangladesh, consisting largely of Bangladesh internationals caused more controversy as the cricket board of that country banned the players for 10 years for joining the 'rebel' ICL.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/bangladesh/7621276.stm | work=BBC News | title=Bangladesh vow to ban ICL rebels | date=17 September 2008 | access-date=5 May 2010}}</ref> Faced with the departure of so many players the board appealed to other Bangladeshi players to reject the new ICL team, stay loyal to the board and embrace the opportunity to play for their country.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080916215554/http://sify.com/sports/fullstory.php?id=14759551 Dhaka tries to stop more cricketers from joining ICL]. Sify.com (16 September 2008). Retrieved on 2013-12-23.</ref>

==Downfall of the ICL==
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The future of ICL became uncertain when BCCI banned ICL players from playing international matches. Since then many ICL players have returned to their national team including famous players like [[Shane Bond]] (now retired) and [[Abdul Razzaq (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]] (also retired).

BCCI after seeing the success of ICL wanted to start their own league called "[[Indian_Premier_League|IPL]]". So, BCCI didn't miss any chance to stop the league by banning players and stadiums associated with ICL.

Shortly before the conclusion of the inaugural tournament, the ICL announced its plans for expansion, which include a fifty over tournament in February 2008, and the expansion of the ICL Indian Championship to eight teams for the second tournament, due to be held in September and October 2008.<ref>[https://iplt20.live/ Indian premier league live score 2020]. iplt20.live (February 2020). Retrieved on 2020-02-27.</ref>

A similar initiative has been launched in United States by the PayAutoMata group but details have yet to emerge.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.indiancricketleague.com|title = Indian Cricket League invades the Americas|publisher = http://www.mmdnewswire.com/the-indian-cricket-league-invades-the-americas-2626.html|date = 4 December 2007|access-date = 2007-12-04|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071207134053/http://www.indiancricketleague.com/|archive-date = 7 December 2007|url-status = dead}}</ref>

In October 2008, the promoters of the ICL, Zee and its parent company Essel Sports Pvt. Ltd, had applied for trademark registration of T20 under Class 28 of the Trade Mark Rules, 2002.<ref>[http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/23000301/2008/09/17232516/2008/10/03005121/Zee-Twenty20-cricket-league-se.html?d=2 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222054330/http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/23000301/2008/09/17232516/2008/10/03005121/Zee-Twenty20-cricket-league-se.html?d=2 |date=22 February 2012 }}</ref>
<ref>[http://thecricketingleague.blogspot.com/2008/10/zee-promoted-icl-planning-to-patent-t20.html All about T20 cricket: Zee promoted ICL planning to patent T20 as its brand]. Thecricketingleague.blogspot.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.</ref>

=== Transparency issues ===
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2010}}
Independent analysts have had difficulty gauging the financial viability of the ICL due to the lack of transparency of the league's operations. Terms of contracts are hidden and advertising revenue from match telecasts – considered to be a major contributor to revenues – have never been disclosed. Because they are unsanctioned by the ICC, the teams do not have access to the best facilities across the whole country or access to the best players, limiting their ability to generate high gate revenues. This lack of transparency leads to questions regarding the overall viability of the ICL's business model.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}}

==The end of ICL==
The ICL has now come to an end after all its players dropped out. This was because of the offer of amnesty given by BCCI to players choosing to leave the ICL.

==Broadcasting of ICL==
Since the ICL was conducted by Zee Telefilms, the ICL was broadcast in most domains on the Zee network.<ref>http://www.indiancricketleague.in/news/inner-news.aspx?xfile=data/news/2008/October/news_20081007_20.xml{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"
|-
! style="width:20%;"| '''Broadcaster'''
! style="width:60%;"| '''Regional broadcast rights'''
|-
! [[Zee Sports]]
| Global Rights, India—Hindi, Bangladesh & US
|-
! [[Ten Sports]]
| India—English, Bangladesh, Pakistan & Middle East
|-

|-
! [[ATN Bangla]]
| Bangladesh
|-
! [[Gateway Television|Gateway]]
| North Africa
|-
! [[Telkom-Malaysia]]
| Malaysia
|-
! [[Astro TVIQ]]
| Malaysia
|-
! [[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]
| Australia
|-
! [[Zee Music]]
| UK
|-
! [[Zee Smile]]
| Asia{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}
|-
! [[Zee TV]]
| Africa
|-
! [[Caribbean Media Corporation]]
| [[British West Indies|Caribbean]]
|}

=== Broadcasting ban ===
In November 2008, the Bangladeshi government set a ban on the broadcasting of live matches of the ICL on the privately held Diganta TV channel in the country. This would extend to the ICL World Series featuring the country's national team.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=8f2e6595-6447-4110-b354-d3d1595530d0 Bangladesh govt bans ICL coverage]. Hindustan Times (1 November 2008). Retrieved on 2013-12-23.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071027140019/http://www.indiancricketleague.in/ Official site of the Indian Cricket League]
*[http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/nov/29guest.htm Diktat ideas for BCCI to crush ICL]

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