Mumbai: India’s 1983-World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev hopes the despair that the country’s millions of fans felt post India’s humiliating exit from the World Cup in the West Indies would never be repeated. “I hope the low we felt after the World Cup never comes back in my lifetime,” said Kapil after launching the second edition of the ICL’s Twenty20 event. The ICL on Wednesday announced Edelweiss Capital Ltd as the title sponsor.
THE SCHEDULE: March 9 — Chandigarh Lions vs Ahmedabad Rockets; March 10 — Delhi Giants vs Mumbai Champs; March 11 — Chennai Superstars vs Lahore Badshahs; March 12 — Mumbai Champs vs Calcutta Tigers; March 13 — Hyderabad Heroes vs Lahore Badshahs — all in Chandigarh; March 15 — Delhi Giants vs Chandigarh Lions and Hyderabad Heroes vs Chennai Superstars (Hyderabad); March 16 — Ahmedabad Rockets vs Delhi Giants and Chandigarh Lions vs Lahore Badshahs. March 17 — Chennai Superstars vs Calcutta Tigers (Hyderabad); March 18 — Ahmedabad Rockets vs Mumbai Giants (Chandigarh); March 19 — Hyderabad Heroes vs Calcutta Tigers (Hyderabad); March 20 — Chennai Superstars vs Delhi Giants (Hyderabad); March 21 — Hyderabad Heroes vs Ahmedabad Rockets (Hyderabad) and Mumbai Champs vs Lahore Badshahs (Chandigarh); March 22 — Calcutta Tigers vs Ahmedabad Rockets (Hyderabad) and Chandigarh Lions vs Chennai Superstars (Chandigarh); March 23 — Mumbai Champs vs Chennai Superstars (Chandigarh) and Delhi Giants vs Lahore Badshahs (Gurgaon); March 24 — Delhi Giants vs Hyderabad Heroes (Gurgaon); March 25 — Chandigarh Lions vs Mumbai Champs (Chandigarh); March 26 — Calcutta Tigers vs Lahore Badshahs (Gurgaon); March 27 — Chandigarh Lions vs Calcutta Tigers (Gurgaon); March 28 — Chennai Superstars vs Ahmedabad Rockets (Hyderabad); March 29 — Chandigarh Lions vs Hyderabad Heroes (Hyderabad); March 30 — Ahmedabad Rockets vs Lahore Badshahs (Gurgaon) and Delhi Giants vs Calcutta Tigers (Gurgaon). April 2 — First semis (Hyderabad); April 4 — 2nd semis; First final and 3rd vs 4th (Chandigarh); April 6 —2nd final (Gurgaon); April 7: Third final (Gurgaon). (pti)
