Ahmedabad Rockets are one of the eight teams competing in the 2008 competition of the Indian Cricket League (ICL). The captain is former Australian international batsman Damien Martyn. The team represents Ahmedabad, the largest city in the state of Gujarat. The team debuted on 9 March 2008 in a Twenty20 match against Chandigarh Lions.
2007 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship: did no exist
2008 Indian Cricket League 50s: did no exist
2008 Indian Cricket League Edelweiss 20s Challenge: 8th place
2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Domestic Tournament: 7th place
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June of 2009. It will be the second World Twenty20 and will consist of 12 teams, contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
The Champions Twenty20 League, formed with the official sanction of ICC will kick off in October 2008. Eight domestic teams from four nations will participate. Cricket Australia will partner the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The champion team in the Champions Twenty20 league will get US $5 million, which is the highest ever prize money for a cricket event.
