Indian Cricket League ICL - Kapil Dev to head Indian Cricket League board

Indian Cricket League ICL: "Essel Group has announced the executive board for its India Cricket League (ICL), a body parallel to the existing Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), to promote cricketing talent in the country.

The board will consist of five members headed by former Indian captain Kapil Dev, and include cricket commentator Tony Greig, former Australian batsman Dean Jones and Kiran More, former chairman of the selection committee for the Indian team. 'It gives me great pleasure to lead the executive board of Indian Cricket League, Indian’s first professional cricket league. I will try to utilise my experience for motivating and guiding players both as captain and as coach to take the young talent to the pinnacle of success. The format, the playing conditions and most importantly, the mindset of the players will be our focus,' said Kapil Dev. "