Negatives

1. Quality of bowling was not a very high standard, though it was above general FC level. Though in mitigation one must admit that in the Twenty20 format, even the best of bowlers often become cannon fodder, just ask Shaun Pollock.  However, the ICL should make it a point to identify better quality bowlers (both domestic and overseas) while signing up new players for the next tournament.

2. The ground was not in the best shape. The organizers did their level best to bring the ground into shape, but the refusal of the various local stadia owners under threat from BCCI to lease regular grounds to the ICL means that the ICL needs to find out a way to get around this.  They may need to go to court if necessary, but in any case with some 3 months to go before the next ICL tournament, I hope the organizers focus on getting the ground to international standards.

3. I really think they should do away with the dances and performances. Cheerleaders and background music (with DJ, etc) is fine, but they should stop with that. Ultimately the success of their venture depends on the quality of cricket being played. And I thought the quality was promising, definitely better than I expected for the first tournament. People will come to watch the cricket. If they want to watch some B-Grade Bollywood star performing, they will go to some live show. So instead of wasting time and money on this, the ICL organizers should focus on improving the cricket related activities.

Overall, from this tournament, I can sense that the ICL does have a future and a fairly bright one, if they play their cards properly.  However they also have immense challenges, the least of which is not the extreme hostility of the BCCI who want to wipe them out.  It is going to be a very interesting period in Indian cricket.  I for one wish them all the best for the future.