New Zealand Cricket is facing a challenge as leading players look to follow the lead of fast bowler Shane Bond and consider the lure of lucrative contracts in India.
As chief executive Justin Vaughan battles to keep Bond, its biggest name player, in New Zealand other players arealso considering switching to the rebel Indian Cricket League.
Six New Zealanders, including Chris Cairns, Darryl Tuffey and Nathan Astle, played in the ICL's recently completed Twenty20 competition and are planning to line up in more events this year.
Players turning out for the ICL are banned, but former Black Cap Adam Parore says the controversy threatens to land the national body in a legal nightmare. "Given the NZC restraints are for life, they have almost zero chance of succeeding."
