Bangladesh cricketers eye rebel Indian league

DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh's struggling cricket team faced a major threat to its future on Sunday after the head of the sport's governing body said several players would join a rebel Indian Twenty20 league.

Bangladesh Cricket Board director Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu said the players had informed the board about they would take part in the Indian Cricket League (ICL).

The ICL, owned by an Indian media giant, is not sanctioned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and players joining the league have been banned by their respective cricket boards.