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Comment RSSNZC a touch peeved with Hadlee’s US affiliation
May 4, 2009 # 9:20 am # General # No CommentNew Zealand Cricket has taken Sir Richard Hadlee’s APL connection with a pinch of salt. It is learnt that ICC and ECB have already shown resentment towards yet another unsanctioned league. (Read Rebel League-ICL). Cricket
Australia is not going to be an APL zealot anyways. This casts a dubious shadow over the brainchild of Jay Mir.
To gain some credibility, Jay Mir, CEO of American Sports and Entertainment Group. Inc. has appointed Richie Richardson as the chief recruiter and Sir Richard Hadlee as the Executive consultant. His designation as the board member might give a semblance of respectability to yet another rebel league but it would still have to fight many cases with the various country cricketing councils.
Jay Mir is ferociously recruiting ostracized players of the day and also those past their prime. The idea is to create another mega circus of cricket. Staten Island, NY, might not be abuzz yet but the South Asian contingent has certainly woken up to the game. Already, a 10000-seater baseball-converted stadium is being created.
NZC chief executive feels that a player and ambassador of Hadlee’s caliber should not have got aligned to a rebel outfit yet this is the way of the world and even Hadlee has a “ life to lead” he feels.
Despite what the cricket boards have to say, Jay Mir might be able to bring some sanity into the scene as the man is a talented entrepreneur and knows where he is investing his money. For the uninitiated, another rebel league, the ICL, has scrapped this year’s venture owing to paucity of funds.
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