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Bond to play in Indian rebel league
Fast bowler Shane Bond cut his ties with New Zealand cricket on Monday to play in the rebel Indian Cricket League.
- AP
- Published: 00:22 January 29, 2008
Wellington, New Zealand: Fast bowler Shane Bond cut his ties with New Zealand cricket on Monday to play in the rebel Indian Cricket League.
New Zealand Cricket confirmed that Bond had terminated his contact after failing to reach an agreement which would have allowed him to continue his international career while playing in the Indian competition.
"Bond has been sympathetic to NZC's situation," New Zealand Cricket said in a statement. "Despite his playing agreements allowing him to continue playing for (New Zealand) and the ICL agreement only requiring his services when international commitments allow, he has decided in the best interests of NZC to terminate his playing agreement by mutual consent."
Bond sought to strike a deal with New Zealand Cricket which would allow him to continue to play Tests and one-day internationals, while playing for three years in India. New Zealand Cricket refused to sanction such a deal, holding to its agreement with other Test playing nations to reject for selection any player who joins the rebel competition.
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