| The lawsuit filed by the ICL sought a direction to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to allow the ICL to use stadia across the country for its tournaments. |
| It said the pensions given by the BCCI to former players should not be stopped in the event of their joining the ICL. The ICL has also sought that the BCCI should be restrained from using Indian flag and name of the country as it was accepted by the Board before the Supreme Court that it was a private body. |
| The newly-formed cricket body by the Essel Group wanted that no players should be intimidated by the BCCI for playing with the ICL. |
| BS reporter adds: Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra today issued a media statement saying the ongoing battle between the BCCI and the ICL would not dent his relationship with the BCCI chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar. |
| He said, "Both of us understand that the ongoing standoff is between the BCCI, a collective body of 30 odd associations and their representatives, and Essel Sports, Chandra's company managing ICL. Each organisation is free to pursue its own interests as it sees fit and is doing exactly that. Therefore, the decision of BCCI not to collaborate with the ICL is a joint decision of the collective BCCI members rather than that of any individual. |
| The statement, issued to Chandra's "colleagues and friends in the media", said: "I have been travelling overseas for the past couple of weeks and I have noticed the media reports regarding ICL. It seems to me that in a span of few recent weeks the ongoing standoff between the BCCI and the ICL is being painted as a personal tussle between myself and Sharad Pawar." |
| Numerous media stories are portraying this issue to be an ego clash and/or personal rivalry between us." |
| Recently, the ICL roped in 51 cricketer to play for the league starting in November. |
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