The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned the American National Cricket League (NLC). The ICC has written a letter to the United States of America Cricket (USAC) informing it of its decision not to sanction future editions of the league. It was written in the letter that the rules of the eleven-a-side game were not respected in the league. 6-7 foreign players played in this T-10 format tournament.
The first season of the NCL ran from October 4 to 14. Chicago CC, led by Robin Uthappa, won the title by defeating the Atlanta Kings by 43 points. Cricket god Sachin Tendulkar presented him with the trophy.
Veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar presented the trophy to Chicago CC captain Robin Uthappa.
What rules were violated?
According to ICC rules, every team playing in the league should have at least 7 American players in their playing XI, but in many matches 6-7 foreign players were used in the matches which was very bad. . The pitches were so bad that Wahab Riaz and Tymal Mills had to spin the bowl to avoid injuring the batsmen. League officials also violated U.S. immigration rules to give opportunities to foreign players. For a sports category visa in America, it costs at least 2 lakh US dollars for 6 teams. Many players did not come on a sports visa to save money.
Raina, Karthik and Afridi participated in this league. Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik and veteran Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi participated.
Names like Tendulkar, Gavaskar and Akram associated with the league: NCL had made former cricketers like Wasim Akram and Vivian Richards as brand ambassadors. It included Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar in its ownership group.
NCL became trending in Google After ICC ban, NCL (National Cricket League) is searched a lot in Google. See the Google trend below…
Source – Google Trends
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Double performance from Shami, Bengal beats Chandigarh
Mohammed Shami scored 32 points. He also took 1 wicket.
In the first pre-quarter-final match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Bengal defeated Chandigarh by 3 runs. Mohammed Shami scored 32 runs and also took a wicket. In the second pre-quarter-final, Uttar Pradesh defeated Andhra Pradesh by 4 wickets. Rinku Singh played a 27-run, no-out inning.