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written by Swapnil \\ tags: 2010 World Twenty20, ICC, World Twenty20

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) could waive the one-year “cooling period” proposed by the Indian board for players returning to international cricket from the unsanctioned ICL. Such a move would provide exiled pacemen Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey with added incentive to break ranks with the ICL and return to the fold for New Zealand’s next bilateral international assignment, the August tour of Sri Lanka.

A NZC board meeting in June will decide when the likes of Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey can return

While Bond responded cautiously to news of the BCCI’s amnesty to its ICL players – opening the door for them to return to first-class cricket with immediate effect, and international cricket in 12 months, provided they severed ties with the Zee Group-owned competition – NZC chief executive Justin Vaughan was hopeful the development represented the first significant step towards resolving the ICL issue.

“This is a positive move,” Vaughan told Cricinfo. “Hopefully this will lead to the ICL issue being resolved pretty quickly. If there is a mass exodus of players from the ICL, then hopefully we will all be back to being able to field our best teams, and international cricket will return to normality.”

Vaughan added that NZC would not necessarily follow the “cooling off” sanctions of the Indian board, citing that the ICC board meeting this month gave national bodies the freedom to determine what sanctions, if any, they would level against players returning from the ICL. Should the likes of Bond and Tuffey break ranks with the ICL, a NZC board meeting in June would decide whether they could return to international cricket immediately, or at a later date.

“We’ve made no secret of the fact that we would welcome players back if they were to leave the ICL,” Vaughan said. “The question is exactly when they would be available for selection, and that is something the (NZC) board will make a decision on. We’re slightly different to India in that Bond and Tuffey have already played domestic cricket with us, and if those players did decide to terminate their ICL contracts, it would be up to our board to decide when they would be available. We will watch with interest what other countries do.”

Bond, rated among the world’s elite fast bowlers at the time of his defection, said he would reconsider his position in the game if the carrot of international cricket was again dangled before him. Now 33, Bond was initially cleared to represent New Zealand by his national board when he signed with the ICL, but that decision was reversed after pressure was applied by the BCCI. He has not played an international match since 2007.

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written by Swapnil \\ tags: Cricket, ICC, ICL, Twenty20, Twenty20 Cricket

The Indian board has announced an “amnesty” for all Indian players associated with the ICL, who can return to official cricket provided they cut all ties with the unofficial league by May 31. The players who choose to return to the official fold will be eligible to play international cricket after a one-year ‘cooling period’ but can play domestic cricket from June 1, when the ICC’s new rules on official and unofficial cricket come into force.

“A lot of cricketers and support staff with the ICL met us and told us that they committed a mistake by joining the ICL and they want to return to the BCCI,” Shashank Manohar, the BCCI president, said after a meeting of the board, where the decision was taken. “They will be allowed to play domestic cricket immediately. ”

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written by Swapnil \\ tags: BCCI, Cricket, ICC, ICL, T20, Twenty20, Twenty20 Cricket

After a great response to my post on IPL 2009 Schedule in your Outlook Calendar, Here is Twenty20 Worldcup Outlook Calendar for all the cricket fans.

Don’t miss out a single match add the ICC World Twenty20 Schedule in your Outlook Calendar.

Follow the below steps:
1. Download the .ics file by clicking on the link below and selecting “Save” (Internet Explorer) or “Save to disc” (Firefox):
Download
2. Open up Microsoft Outlook and from the ‘File’ menu select ‘Import and Export’
3. From the next menu, select ‘Import an iCalendar or vCalendar file (.vcs)’
4. Select the Cricinfo calendar file and upload
5. The tournament schedule will now be sitting in your Outlook Calendar.

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Don’t miss out a single match add the IPL 2009 Schedule in your Outlook Calendar.
Follow the below steps:

1. Download the schedule form here and unzip the file.
2. Open up Microsoft Outlook and from the File menu select Import and Export.
3. From the next menu, select Import an iCalendar or vCalendar file (.vcs).
3. Select the IPL_2009.ics calendar file and upload.
4. The tournament schedule will now be available in your Outlook Calendar.

written by Swapnil \\ tags: ICC, IPL, IPL 2 Schedule, Twenty20, Twenty20 Cricket