John Emburey was never known for spinning the ball too much a la Shane Warne. But his arm balls were hugely deceptive and often spelt death for the batsmen. Hugely built, when he bowled spin, batsmen got onfused.

He also had a very acute mind, which ensured  that Gatting and Gower regularly took advise from him to get rid of players. Very soft spoken and a thorough gentleman, he lasted 10 years but did not have that effect at the end of his career.

He has been coaching kids and counties ever since and has made quite an impression. He was also once in a list of probables to coach the Indian team.

Now the APL has contracted him to coach the Premium World Team.  The rebel player, who was associated with two rebel tours to the Apartheid-struck South African team in the eighties, has again got the license to rebel.

Come October 6th and America will be ignited with the splinters of a new sport. Yes, the South Asian community is hooked to cricket but by and large, the sport that has caught the imagination of commonwealth countries since long will be running on a virgin territory here. Staten Island in New York is all decked up. Already, a minor-league baseball ground is being converted. 10000 seats have been arranged. If all goes according to the plan, Jay Mir, the man behind the show, would find the stadium packed on the inaugural day.

The stadium has a picturesque setting with the Statue of Liberty peeping over it and mighty Hudson flowing beneath it. It is a rare sight and something along the lines has hardly been witnessed even in countries where cricket is an extravaganza. Accelerated recruitment is underway and already many legends of the game have been hired in some capacity or another.

If there is Richard Hadlee as the executive consultant and Richie Richardson as chief recruiter, there is also a strong coach line-up boasting of former greats like John Emburey and Richardson once again. Players are being siphoned off from the ICL fold with lucrative offers. Many retirees are also going to make their presence felt. APL is brightening up with the presence of players like Martyn, Gillespie, Astle, Parore, Harris, Boje, Klusener, Hall, Hollioake, Hicks, Saqlain and Inzamam.

Here is wishing the American cricketing revolution all the success that it deserves.

Players have got to move though. If a deal is not lucrative and they deserve one, then they certainly look for greener pastures. This has made the latest turn of events quite in tune with the script.

News from the center is that most of ICL recruits are turning towards APL- another rebel league. American Premier League has been giving lucrative offers to the players and they are certainly looking for some security in these trying times. Also, most of them have either retired from international cricket or already banned from the international arena.

In such circumstances, it is only logical that they will look for their fodder elsewhere and APL has come as a timely savior. Players like Nicky Boje, Lance Klusener, Andrew Hall, Chris Harris, Adam Parore and Nathan Astle have been confirmed and reports suggest that England county stars like Graeme Hick and Adam Hollioake will cut the knife sometime soon too. This is quite in contrariety to the wish of ECB though.

John Emburey, an ICL coach is also being taken out of the ICL fold and served a lucrative contract. Jay Mir has clearly suggested that APL is a noble aim with an objective of revolutionizing cricket in America and it shall set on its task with or without the go-ahead of ICC.