The primary Indian Cricket League (ICL) match went in progress on November 30, 2007, a little more than two months after India won the debut T20 World Cup.
The main Indian Cricket League (ICL) match went in progress on November 30, 2007, a little more than two months after India won the debut T20 World Cup. ICL, subsidized by Zee Diversion Undertakings, highlighted T20 matches between six establishments in the primary release, which went by the name of ICL 20-20 Indian Title 2007-08. The groups, Kolkata Tigers (drove by Craig McMillan), Delhi Planes (Marvan Atapattu), Chandigarh Lions (Chris Cairns), Chennai Whizzes (Stuart Regulation), Hyderabad Legends (Ambati Rayudu), and Mumbai Champions (Nathan Astle), included a few major names from contemporary cricket, both global and homegrown.
All matches were played at Tau Devi Lal Cricket Arena, Panchkula. ICL likewise followed the Jayadevan Strategy rather than Duckworth-Lewis Technique. The Geniuses won the debut IPL, overcoming the Lions in the last by 16 runs. Pakistan’s Shabbir Ahmed took a full go-around in the last and was named Man of the Match, while Ian Harvey was named Man of the Competition.
Not long after the competition, similar groups took part in a competition highlighting 50-over matches called ICL 50s, 2007-08. The competition saw two scenes, the Lahari Resorts Ground (Hyderabad) and Mayajaal Sports Town (Chennai). The Whizzes won this competition also; they beat the Planes by 1 wicket in the last. Dakshinamoorthy Kumaran was named Man of the Match in the last.
The Ahmedabad Legends were added to the program for the following version, the ICL 20s Thousand Title 2007-08, supported by Edelweiss. All the more fundamentally, Lahore Badshahs, an all-Pakistan side, turned into an eighth group. The Legends won this release, beating the Badshahs 2-0 in the best-of-three finals. Abdul Razzaq was named Player of the Competition.
The last release, ICL 20s Worldwide championship 2007-08, included global sides. ICL India, ICL Pakistan, ICL Bangladesh, and ICL World took an interest. ICL India won the last by 10 runs, against ICL World. Ganapathi Vignesh was named Man of the Match in the last, while Ibrahim Khaleel was Man of the Competition.