Indian Cricket League's Chairman Kapil Dev confirmed that the ICL hasn't received anything in written from the Delhi Police about their intentions to question former South African left-arm spinner Nicky Boje, who is part of Hyderabad Heroes', on his involvement in the match-fixing scandal.
"We haven't received any intimation from them yet. But if they do intend to have any conversations with him, we won't have any objections. They are doing their job, and if they want our help, we will definitely oblige," Kapil told reporters here.
Kapil, however, was elated with the way the first attempt at the breakaway professional league has been received.
"I'm extremely proud of the way the ICL has shaped up. We might not have had teams blazing away to big totals so far, but in hindsight the Twenty20 World Championship, too, saw the 150-mark being breached only eight times," the World Cup winning former captain said, adding that the organisers haven't got any reaction from the top bosses at the BCCI yet.
Kapil, who was also the coach of the Indian cricket team, said he was relieved when the Tau Devi Lal Stadium opened its doors for ICL's inaugural Twenty20 tournament.
"We thought we might have to play in open fields somewhere because everyone seemed to shut the door on us. I'm disappointed that Chandigarh didn't give us the (Sector-16 Stadium) ground even after pleading with them so many times."
Kapil also shed some light on the BCCI's run-ins with Chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar. "He (Vengsarkar) is a respected man in the cricketing circle. I wish him good luck. But if he has a problem with the BCCI, he should look to sort it out amicably," he said, adding that players will never have anyone to speak for them against the governing body if it kept playing the "divide and rule game."
The former India captain, however, came back to his own venture saying that senior international players have been wonderful with the young Indian players, and one should not look into Brian Lara's Mumbai Champs failing to register a win so far.
"Results don't come overnight. If you look around, the likes of Chris Cairns and Inzamam have been brilliant with the young boys, and the standard of fielding in the tournament has been breathtaking. The seniors look as keen as youngsters," he said.
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