Kolkata Knight Riders target ICL players by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:

SC Ganguly

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DateLine: 14th August 2009

 

Sourav Ganguly has revealed that former KKR has some former ICL players on the radar for the third season of Indian Premier League next year. The third edition of the IPL will be held from March 12-April 25 next year.

 

Talking to reporters after the conclusion of Knight Riders five-day camp at Eden Gardens here, Ganguly said, "We will try and get ICL players but there are other teams who will also be pitching for them."

 

Ganguly donned the mentor's role during the camp and gave away ball-by-ball tips to all the players, but the left-hander didn't attempt to gain any extra mileage from his efforts, saying, "I just helped them out."

 

"Obviously, the Knight Riders will have a coach. I don't know who it is, but I am sure we will get to know shortly. We had a camp as physio Andrew Leipus was here, and we needed to assess the players' fitness and being one of the senior players, I was just helping them out," he said.

 

"It is just a beginning. These sort of camps will keep on happening whenever players are free. So far, it has been a good camp," Ganguly added.

 

Asked about the possible date for the next camp, Ganguly said, "Let's see when these guys are free from Ranji Trophy. Whenever they have seven days off, we will try and bring them together for three-four days."

 

Ganguly also called in few inexperienced players, including little known Pawan Sharma from Agra but the former India captain said it was a routine exercise.

 

Ganguly, however, declined to comment on the contentious 'whereabout' clause of WADA that had raised a storm in the sporting fraternity with 11 Indian cricketers refusing to sign it, terming it is an infringement to their privacy.

 

The Knight Riders had a disastrous IPL II in South Africa, finishing last with the franchise mired in controversy especially after Buchanan floated his multiple captaincy theory. The World Cup winning Australian was sacked immediately after the season with the post lying vacant till date.