'ICC will not recognise ICL until BCCI approves it'

Karachi, Jun 18 (PTI) The International Cricket Council
Wednesday made it clear that it would not recognise the Indian
Cricket League until the rebel twenty20 series gets an
approval from the B.C.C.I.

Asked whether the I.C.C. was considering I.C.L's request
for recognition, the governing body's acting chief executive
Dave Richardson said since the league was a domestic event it
had to be first cleared by the Indian board.

"We have got a request from the I.C.L. but we can't move
ahead as first the Indian board has to approve the I.C.L.
which remains a domestic event," he said at a news conference
in Lahore.

"As far as domestic events are concerned we leave it up
to the home boards to make policy decisions," he added.

Richardson said the I.C.C. had left it to the respective
boards to outline a policy on the I.C.L. and players who have
signed up for it.

The Pakistan Cricket Board, which has banned 16 of its
players for appearing in the I.C.L., has insisted that it
would not review the ban unless the I.C.C. changes its stance
on the rebel league.