Date:14/02/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/02/14/stories/2008021456912100.htm

Sport - Cricket

Sami, Saqlain headed for ICL

Karachi: Pakistan cricket has received a big jolt with 10 players, including fast bowler Mohammad Sami, reportedly joining the rebel Indian Cricket League.

Apart from Sami, spinners Saqlain Mushtaq and Mushtaq Ahmed are among those who have signed their contracts but an announcement will come from the ICL soon.

The decision by the 10 players to join the ICL despite PCB imposing a domestic as well as international ban on the six players who had earlier joined the league last year is sure to cause worry within the establishment. The authorities had hoped the ban would serve as a deterrent to players approached by the ICL. — PTI