A year after establishing stricter guidelines for the sanctioning of T20 and T10 leagues around the world, ICC set a major precedent by clamping down on USA's National Cricket League (NCL) for flouting playing eleven rules. In a letter written to USA Cricket (USAC) and accessed by Cricbuzz, the world governing body informed its decision to not sanction the league for future editions.
The NCL endeavoured to spark interest amongst the cricketing fraternity by roping in stars like Wasim Akram and Vivian Richards as its ambassadors. It also created a stir by attracting Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar to its ownership group. The presence of the star quotient, however, failed to address the operational inefficiencies that marred the league from the onset
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