Friday, January 29, 2010

Do you think Indian govt prompted the boycott of Pak players in IPL3?

Pakistan are the current T20 world champions. Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Mohammed Aamer, Saeed Ajmal and company played some enthralling cricket to claim the trophy last year. But nobody wanted to buy any of the 11 Pakistani players in the IPL 3 auction on Tuesday. Why? There are many theories. Some team owners have said that the Pakistani players had a problem of availability. However, a look at Pakistan’s international cricket calendar suggests otherwise. Another view goes that Pakistanis missed out because this was a short auction and only a few players were bought. Yet another reasoning being offered is that the franchisees felt that there was uncertainty involving the participation of Pakistani players since the relationship between the two countries was already edgy and could always get worse. In that case, the Pakistani players might go back. So why take the trouble? It is also being suggested that Indian authorities had hinted that it would be prudent for franchisees to keep Pakistani players out. Do you think the Indian government prompted the boycott of Pakistani players in IPL3?

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