The potential presence of nine overseas players per team in the UAE-based ILT20 has ruffled the feathers of several Full Members, who fear it has the potential to disrupt global cricket’s ecosystem.
Their concerns were raised at the recent ICC AGM in Birmingham, but have acquired urgency since it became clear the amount of money that was on offer for foreign players in the League, and its direct clash with leagues in South Africa, Australia, and Bangladesh and the bilateral international cricket calendar.