Indian board to meet ICL rebels (AFP)

DUBAI (AFP) - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday agreed to meet officials of the rebel Indian Cricket League, the money-spinning Twenty20 tournament which has caused a deep rift in the game. The decision was announced at the end of the first day of the International Cricket Council's two-day board meeting here. ICC president David Morgan recently met with ICL officials in London, during which he was handed an application for official approval of the tournament. At the board meeting on Tuesday, it was resolved that BCCI president Shashank Manohar will meet the representatives of the ICL, following which he will provide the ICC board with a report of those discussions. The board is then expected to take a decision on officially sanctioning the ICL which is currently into its second year and is a rival... [read full story]