Marvan Atapattu: ICL should not be blocked
November 27, 2007 • Indian Cricket League
Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu said that the Indian Cricket League (ICL) should be looked upon as an employment opportunity rather than a challenge to the existing set-up. He said that boards around the world should not bar players from earning a living through the Indian Cricket League(ICL).
“I don’t think ICL should be blocked in any way. In fact, we need more such initiatives to groom talent. It should be treated as a career chosen by a cricketer. They (the boards) are not doing any good by putting sanctions,” told Atapattu.
Atapattu will be Leading the Delhi Jets team, in the six team Twenty20 format league scheduled to start on 30th November. Talking about the BCCI’s version of Twenty20 League the Indian Premier League (IPL), “IPL has dragged in all the current players but ICL also has fresh talent on display. That is where the difference lies.”