World Premier League 2009
Franchise Icon Players named
Cricinfo Staff
31 January 2009
World Cricket Premier League have named the icon players of the each franchise. Sachin Tendulkar, Saurov Ganguly, Virender Sehwag and MS Dhoni have been named the franchise players for the Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai franchise respectively.
While Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and his deputy Michael Clarke have been named the icon players for the Melbourne and Sydney franchised respectively. Former England captain and England best player at the moment Kevin Pietersen has been given the icon status for the London franchise and South African skipper Graeme Smith will be the icon player of Johannesburg.
The icon players will earn more amount of money than the rest of the squad. They will lead the team on the pitch. Icon players cant be dropped from the side unless injured but can be sold or traded at the end of the season.