New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming may abruptly end his international career to join the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), according to a media report here.
Fleming has been approached by the ICL officials and the lucrative offer might prompt the Kiwi skipper to quit international cricket and join the league, according to The Australian newspaper.
The report quoted unnamed sources as saying that Fleming had been offered a deal worth $440,000 a year to skipper any one of the six teams in the proposed league.
“Why is that awkward if you are planning retirement?” asked a source close to the ICL negotiations.
Fleming retired from one-day cricket after leading the side to the semifinals of the World Cup in the West Indies, and is expected to lead New Zealand in the tour of South Africa which, incidentally, coincides with the first ICL Twenty20 league.
Though the ICL staged a major coup of sort by roping in West Indies batting great Brian Lara while there were reprots that Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath are also ready to jump on the bandwagon.
However, Warne and McGrath’s managers have denied that the two cricketers are close to joining the ICL.
Meanwhile, former Australian batsman Dean Jones, part of the ICL Executive Board, said  he was in touch with some Australian players, who are all set to join the league.