Shane Warne, Anil Kumble and Romesh Kaluwitharana and now Craig McMillan have signed up for the iSixes Word Series competition. It will be a six-a-side affair, involving all nine test-playing nations. There are two other team, probably the left-overs called the Wild Card and then a select team called All Star Team participating.
Prize money of US$ 1 million awaits the winning team and the whisper is Singapore Dubai, and
Since ICC is yet to approve it, Anil Kumble's participation is surprising. Does it mean his retirement is just around the corner?
7 comments:
This is quite usual towards the beginning and end of one's career. We saw that in the Hong Kong sixes...Mahela and Agarkar were in one such tournament together (the first Hong Kong Sixes which was telecast in India) just before they broke through....Agarkar a little ahead of Mahela. Now it is almost a pre-retirement protocol.
Kumble is due before long.
Cant imagine how the players u have mentioned can play six a side when they gasp in 10 a side. It really beats me.Now they want to milk the cow elsewhere
There was one all rounder who did well, now with ICl , Rohan Gavaskar.
Whether sanctioned by the ICC or not, players playing the iSixes will not be treated like players in the ICL cos its not competition for anything that happens in India. Its just an exhibition tournament and cricketers will take part.
The HK Sixes an event that has been played annually since 1994 is not sanctioned. Current cricketers play freely.
In fact Pakistan won the 1st 3 tournaments with players like Wasim Akram, Moin Khan, Inzi, Ijaz, Mushtaq, etc.
Soulberry,
True. Playing in these instant format brings in the moolah without much strain.
R,
can play six a side when they gasp in 10 a side.- good one.:)
q,
O.K. what you are saying is if it doesn't directly hit BCCI's revenue stream then it is legal. :)
Thats right Ott ;-)
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