Ian the freak Harvey has helped the Chennai taxi drivers defeat the Chandigarh IT specialists in the final of the first ICL tournament.
The freak made a 30 odd before getting out Chris Cairns and bowling the last over for less than the 23 runs required.
After winning the tournament for his team, he was also given player of the series honour for his 266 runs and 9 wickets.
The talent on show at this ICL tournament must be mind boggling if an ex international fringe player can stumble over there from his domestic cricket commitments in the evil empire and walk away with the player of the series award.
The tournament’s playing roster consists of over weight ex players, guys who were never any good, English wicketkeepers and Indians who can’t make a full time career in Bollywood.
It is clearly the way of the future.
The word around the camp fire is that the Kiwis are giving up international cricket and instead planning on just fielding a team in the ICL.
The ICL will be declining this request, they have no plans for a a second division just yet.
Very true Uncle J… couldn’t have summed it better… the situation in New Zealand with many of their players looking to leave is a serious cause of concern. I think it is time that NZ start playing more cricket with other countries… they hardly play and they hardly tour… that perhaps will get the money aspect in check. The problem is their very limited and choosy touring schedule… and they are not making much as a result… hence the detractors.
Chennai taxi drivers wasnt a very good comment in any taste…..
I don’t know whats worse, Ian Harvey winning the player of the series award or a team that wore pink going on to win the tournament!
ICL hasn’t won me yet, but I am glad that now all these wannabe cricketers have an income and can feed their kids.I haven’t played pro cricket, but I am sure it stinks hard when you wake up at 5 in the morning everyday to sweat it out on the field since you are five, only to never make it to the nationals when you grow up.One such lad, and he was quite young, jumped off the multi-storey next to the Green Park this year. Apparently, he had spent half his life at the stadium (and he was Kaif’s contemporary). It was pretty scary, and I kept thinking about it for days. Amen.
Sam, its funny you say that, it was my taxi driver, who was from dehli, who said it to me. And how come its ok to to say IT workers and not taxi drivers?
Sam, Do you think the portrayal of Apu in the Simpsons is a very good comment in any taste…..??