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Pak captain Malik sign up for IPL

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Posted online: Friday, October 19, 2007 at 0000 hrs IST

Mumbai, October 18:
Indian Premier League, the BCCI-promoted multi-million dollar venture, has signed up into its growing fold Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik along with two of his teammates and New Zealand's Brendon McCullum.

"Yesterday, Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan, Mohd Asif and New Zealand's Brendon McCullum signed up with the IPL, taking the number of international cricketers who have signed up so far to 29," said IPL's Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi.

"We are close to signing up more players in a week's time for the IPL which will start around April 16 after the completion of South Africa's visit to India (for a three-Test series)," said Modi after the IPL's first governing council meeting.

Modi also rubbished reports from the New Zealand players Council stating IPL was offering the worst contracts ever by saying ‘no one has complained about the contracts when signing them’.

The BCCI vice-president said the tournament would run for 44 days with a total of 59 matches, including two semi- finals and a final.

"Two matches will be held per day, at 5 and 8 pm, at different centres. The eight franchisee teams will have the option of playing with four foreign players on the ground but can sign up more if they want," Modi said.

Modi, refusing to divulge financial details of the venture or about the names of the companies who have shown interest to be franchisee partners of the IPL, said a lot of interest has been generated towards this end.

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Pak captain Malik sign up for IPL Agencies Posted online: Friday, October 19, 2007 at 0000 hrs IST Mumbai, October 18: Indian Premier League, the BCCI-promoted multi-million dollar venture, has signed up into its growing fold Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik along with two of his teammates and New Zealand's Brendon McCullum. "Yesterday, Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan, Mohd Asif and New Zealand's Brendon McCullum signed up with the IPL, taking the number of international cricketers who have signed up so far to 29," said IPL's Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi. "We are close to signing up more players in a week's time for the IPL which will start around April 16 after the completion of South Africa's visit to India (for a three-Test series)," said Modi after the IPL's first governing council meeting. Modi also rubbished reports from the New Zealand players Council stating IPL was offering the worst contracts ever by saying ‘no one has complained about the contracts when signing them’. The BCCI vice-president said the tournament would run for 44 days with a total of 59 matches, including two semi- finals and a final. "Two matches will be held per day, at 5 and 8 pm, at different centres. The eight franchisee teams will have the option of playing with four foreign players on the ground but can sign up more if they want," Modi said. Modi, refusing to divulge financial details of the venture or about the names of the companies who have shown interest to be franchisee partners of the IPL, said a lot of interest has been generated towards this end.