ICL to 'bowl first ball' with first camp tomorrow

Chennai, Aug 28 (UNI) Amidst its row with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Indian Cricket League (ICL) of the Essel Group is all set to kick off a 21-day camp at the swanky Mayajaal cricket complex, near here, its first on field activity, from tomorrow.

All the 55 players have assembled at Mayajaal, according to ICL Coordinator and former India medium pacer of the 1983 World Cup fame Balwinder Singh Sandhu and former India stumper Bharat Reddy.

Sandhu said fitness and assessment of the players would be done on the first three days of the camp. ''It will be a full-fledged camp. The nets will be held after the assessment of the players.

There will be team games, video analysis and expert coaching sessions,'' he added.

Bharat Reddy would be assisting Sandhu in the camp.

ICL Chairman Kapil Dev, former national selectors Kiran More and Madan Lal, who have also crossed over to the ICL, would join the camp later and interact with the players.

Mayajaal complex CEO Udeep said security was being provided to the camp by a private agency. Food varieties suggested by the ICL dietician would be provided to the players.

UNI