Hi Hemang,
The JIRS and Lahari Resorts grounds are the latest developments in the cricketing circuit where in private developers have taken it on them to provide truly classy facility to the upcoming youngsters.JGI boasts of Robin Uthappa and truly they have lived upto the expectations of being a sports fanatic institution. Hope you also had a stint at the horse riding camp apart from experiencing the dive off the board in the swimming pool

All the best but i would like to remind you that playing for ICL has limit your chances to make it to Indian Team Don't you think ?

Hemang
I liked your narration of your experience at the swimming pool. I could empathize how scary and thrilling at the same time it would be.
Nothing satisfies us more than our experience of handling our own fear. I m sure you must have gone through a bigger magnitude of fear when you signed up for the ICL.
I admire your guts to conquer that fear and do what you love - playing cricket. I would say it is you guys who have demonstrated true love for the game - even if it meant facing those tough actions by BCCI . It is ironic that the Board, which is supposed to develop the game is baying for the blood of players in ICL who only want to play the game.
I think the ICL represents true love for the game. Remember, your story is a very inspiring one for folks like me who just love the game.
The game is bigger than the BCCI and we watch the game simply because we love the game - not because BCCI organized it

Dhasaradhy J

all jokes aside, the terrace above our office boasts of world class facilities....but we do only test matches......wanna play?

Hi Hemang, I have been following cricket ever since indian won the cricket world cup and for some time during the late eighties I felt as if it was the prerogative of BCCI goverened ICC to organise cricket. Not realising that Cricket does not win at teh end but the treasure chest for these governing bodies are being filled up . ever since guys like you have come up, I shoudl say that cricket has become more competitive and I hav started to believe that indeed the game of cricket is is bigger that the tournaments and boards who organise it . IPL may sound a roaring success but it seems that the Modis fear that the kapils might steal their lusture and so they are playing cricket in their own backyard . In US there are masses who follow cricket and are not bothered as to who is organnising as long as it is competitive cricket. We dont feel that ICL is anyway less lustutous than IPL. Fact remains that the ICL format is copied by IPL. Long live cricket . Keep on playing. santoshmishr@gmail.

Hi Hemang,
Very descriptive. I watched ur games when u played for India ... then in the ICL and I will watch u playing cricket .. no metter whether its the IPL or ICL ... U are a class act with the bat .... I never knew u were equally classy with the pen as well ... Keep writing and All the Best in the ICL ... I hope u guys win the tournament.. as also that the ICC deems the ICL as a legal league

Hi Hemang!!
I am so excited to see your latest post.
You guys really rock!!
It is good to know that you guys can finally play without any pressures and also enjoy life!!
It must be a relief to be in this situation.
Hope you guys have fun and looking forward to meeting you.

Great to see you back into action as far as the blogs go.Its great how you have actually penned down how much excitement ICL actually provides all the players with because people need to know that it isnt only a rebel cricket League.Its much more than that.all the very best for the New ICL season.All the best to you team too.

i appreciate you commitment to the game of cricket. play the game in good spirit and mk this ICL a success. ICL teams can also travel to UK and play against some county or can bringht some UK county team to play in India during winter. all the best guys.

Hi Hemang,

I am one of the millions of cricket loving people in this country who loathe the idiots who run the BCCI placing a ban on the ICL players. It was disappointing to note the u-turn that the SL board has done after revoking this ban.I guess that's what happens when politicians and businessmen who have a cricketing IQ equal to a skunk (with due apologies to the skunk which is less stinky than these chaps) are left to run the administration of this wonderful game.

Just wanted to write here to let all the players like you to know that we just absolutely love the ICL games and follow all the games (ofcourse supporting the Super Stars-my home team) primarily because ICL was the pathbreaking trendsetter started largely with the true intentions of promoting the game and giving due recognition to all those players in the fringe who never really got their due credit. Yes, IPL was a roaring success and it did bring out some good talents out, but it would have been such a shame if it didn't do even that, considering the success of ICL inspite of the zillion constraints and considering the load of unknown talents that ICL had unearthed! Even the overall quality of cricket and the competetive nature of the matches is much better in ICL than it was in IPL! Am sure that the day is not far when this stupid ban is revoked by the ICC. They can't afford to continue the hypocrisy of allowing one board - ECB recognizing matches like Stanford T20 and another board - BCCI continuing the sham of banning ICL and the players affiliated to it.

Rock on guys..you have all our support!

Wonderful buddy..Thr r many a gripping matches of ICL i've followed in last season..We unfortunately have to contend with online scores, until Ten Sports thought otherwise. Thanks to them. If love for game is what matters, I wont mind who is offering me the goods on platter.
Keep rocking and continue to entertain us with your ICL stint.

thank God, this rebel league is banned. then every tom dick and harry can start his own league and spoil the true essence of the sport.

cool post dude, crafted elegantlyly like tht innings of yours against Mumbai in a Ranji final, i have been following ICL only for you and am an ardent fan of u, i strongly believed that nobody could have replaced Azhar in the team except for you, the rub of the green didnt go ur way lots of injuries and selection woes hve pushed u to take up ICL. according to me the final against Australia in Eden changed ur cricketing fortunes, u were on song tht day the Punter was running for cover,nd tht sweep shot of urs brought ur downfall, if u wud hve managed to see us home that day, am sure by nw u wud hve been the middle order mainstay,tht sweep whch has given u lot of runs didnt give us a chance to xperience ur many classy innings at int'l arena i seriously felt tht u wud hve made a lot of difference to Chennai SuperKings(IPL) team they missed ur service but not to forget the shabby treatment u got frm TNCA, cme up wit more classy knocks nd blogs, y not opt for county cricket like stuart law

Rock on !!!, Just want to say that " YOU ARE LIVING ARE DREAMS" keep up the great work. Please keep us posted when your matches will be telecasted on tv.

awesomeness! yup! those college days were fun...man i remember how you used to be the only guy to knock a ball out of the apartment through the terrace to the other side of the road at Arihant....haha!

yeah! rockOn was a an awesome movie and that gave a chance to relive those rocking memories again....sweet!

adios!