No Pakistanis in IPL III 2010 - All related News/Views/Opinions

[patriot]

http://cricket.ndtv.com/storypage/ndtv/id/spoen20100126812/story20012010_185300.html

"This is an over-reaction to what happened yesterday. People need to understand that this is a serious issue and there's too much risk associated with these players," Modi said. "People are looking at past records. And see what happened last year. They weren't allowed to play last year because of 26/11. What if something like this happens again," he said.

Beautiful. Kicking the Pak terrorist establishments where it hurts most. Pak players would be rueing the fact that they were born in such a country.

[achilles]

I love NDTV, Modi and your avatar :two_thumbs_up:

[Raj_Royal]

Inside story: All IPL teams agreed to shun Pak players NEW DELHI: What was suspected after Tuesday’s auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is now confirmed - there was indeed a consensus among IPL auction Underlying this consensus were ambiguous signals from officialdom. Union sports minister MS Gill went on record on Wednesday insisting that neither his ministry nor the government had in any way nudged IPL teams to treat Pakistani players as untouchables. However, sources in the Indian cricket board (BCCI) gave TOI details of what transpired in the run-up to the auction, which suggest a more nuanced reality. According to the sources, the BCCI initially told the franchisees that they could bid for Pakistani players and treat them just like cricketers from any other part of the world. Around the middle of December, the board also assured the teams that it would chip in with help for visas and other diplomatic clearances from the government. However, when team owners asked the board "what guarantee will the franchisees have?", the board spoke to some government officials in the last week of December and reverted with the message that the government - understandably - couldn’t give "any guarantee". The prospects of possible terror attacks clearly contributed to this message. Hence the IPL teams ignored the Pakistan players in auction as there was "no guarantee" from the government that these players would get visas and other clearances. Also adding to the jitters of the IPL teams were apprehensions of possible disruption of IPL matches by parties like the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Shiv Sena in the event of Pakistani players participating. With Mumbai slated to host a major chunk of IPL matches in the forthcoming season - including seven home matches of the Mumbai Indians in the league and some knock-out matches - this became a major concern. In fact, team managements said they were already getting calls from Australian players asking how seriously they should treat the threat by the Shiv Sena that it would not allow Australians to play in India in retaliation for the racist attacks on Indians Down Under. "Security is a huge factor and it’s only the team owners who will have to take up the responsibility. BCCI is not responsible for internal security in the IPL. The board had asked the government if the Pakistanis would be safe in a place like Mumbai. The answer wasn’t too convincing with a senior state government functionary pointing out that barely a year had elapsed since the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai," a BCCI insider told TOI on Wednesday. "There was no direction from the board. The indication from the board was that the Pakistani players are shortlisted and you guys can bid for them. But they may not be welcomed in a place like Mumbai," a team official added. That, it appears, was enough to spook the franchisees into steering clear of Pakistani players. The reputation of some of the Pakistani cricketers who had participated in the first season of the IPL in 2008 didn’t help either. The Delhi Daredevils were put off by Mohd Asif’s antics, while Shahid Afridi did not have a great relationship with Deccan Chargers. The sources also said the ‘boycott’ of Pakistani players was likely to continue for similar reasons till such time as India and Pakistan resume bilateral cricketing ties. In other words, despite the homilies often trotted out about separating sports and politics, this is one case where politics will remain a determining factor.

[Mamu]

NEW DELHI: What was suspected after Tuesday’s auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is now confirmed - there was indeed a consensus among IPL auction Underlying this consensus were ambiguous signals from officialdom. Union sports minister MS Gill went on record on Wednesday insisting that neither his ministry nor the government had in any way nudged IPL teams to treat Pakistani players as untouchables. However, sources in the Indian cricket board (BCCI) gave TOI details of what transpired in the run-up to the auction, which suggest a more nuanced reality. According to the sources, the BCCI initially told the franchisees that they could bid for Pakistani players and treat them just like cricketers from any other part of the world. Around the middle of December, the board also assured the teams that it would chip in with help for visas and other diplomatic clearances from the government. However, when team owners asked the board "what guarantee will the franchisees have?", the board spoke to some government officials in the last week of December and reverted with the message that the government - understandably - couldn’t give "any guarantee". The prospects of possible terror attacks clearly contributed to this message. Hence the IPL teams ignored the Pakistan players in auction as there was "no guarantee" from the government that these players would get visas and other clearances. Also adding to the jitters of the IPL teams were apprehensions of possible disruption of IPL matches by parties like the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Shiv Sena in the event of Pakistani players participating. With Mumbai slated to host a major chunk of IPL matches in the forthcoming season - including seven home matches of the Mumbai Indians in the league and some knock-out matches - this became a major concern. In fact, team managements said they were already getting calls from Australian players asking how seriously they should treat the threat by the Shiv Sena that it would not allow Australians to play in India in retaliation for the racist attacks on Indians Down Under. "Security is a huge factor and it’s only the team owners who will have to take up the responsibility. BCCI is not responsible for internal security in the IPL. The board had asked the government if the Pakistanis would be safe in a place like Mumbai. The answer wasn’t too convincing with a senior state government functionary pointing out that barely a year had elapsed since the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai," a BCCI insider told TOI on Wednesday. "There was no direction from the board. The indication from the board was that the Pakistani players are shortlisted and you guys can bid for them. But they may not be welcomed in a place like Mumbai," a team official added. That, it appears, was enough to spook the franchisees into steering clear of Pakistani players. The reputation of some of the Pakistani cricketers who had participated in the first season of the IPL in 2008 didn’t help either. The Delhi Daredevils were put off by Mohd Asif’s antics, while Shahid Afridi did not have a great relationship with Deccan Chargers. The sources also said the ‘boycott’ of Pakistani players was likely to continue for similar reasons till such time as India and Pakistan resume bilateral cricketing ties. In other words, despite the homilies often trotted out about separating sports and politics, this is one case where politics will remain a determining factor.

Something similar I had mentioned as my reasons. It was not because Govt or IPL wanted to insult the Paki Players, but because there was not guarantee for them.

[ESPN]

PCB welcomes govt's decision PCB welcomes govt's decision The PCB chief Ejaz Butt welcomed the National Assembly speaker's decision of not sending any parliamentary delegation to India. The treatment meted out to Pakistani cricketers in the IPL III auction has ignited a wild spread reaction from across the nation. “No parliamentary delegations to India†"I thank the Speaker and the August house for the solidarity shown with our players," Butt said in a statement. "This decision will show the world that we support our national heroes and we stand together as a nation," he said. The decision by the National Assembly speaker Fehmida Mirza came after opposition leader of the house Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan had also demanded that the government suspend all sporting ties with India in protest against what has transpired in Tuesday's Indian Premier League auction. PCB angry over IPL snub In Tuesday's IPL III auction, none of the 11 Pakistani cricketers up for bidding got a buyer because of the uncertainty regarding their participation in the March 12-April 25 Twenty20 event. Nisar also called for an immediate suspension of screening of Indian movies in the country to send out a message to the neighbouring government that Pakistani people were not happy with the way their national cricketers were treated in the IPL III auction.

[achilles]

This is really childish. Whosoever's EVER had a soft-corner for them is getting one right on the face.

[coffee_rules]

[someone]

I did not hear any bollywood people crying when Pakistan banned our films there. This is so similar. They are just crying for pure money

[achilles]

I really like the stand taken by our franchises. At the end of the day, we maybe businessmen, but we are Indians FIRST. And no Indian was happy with the rubbish handling of the 26/11 trials across the border

[achilles]

Exactly. :--D

[spectre]

Pak players to 'avoid' IPL in future

Hurt Pakistani cricketers have decided to "avoid" the Indian Premier League [ Images ] (IPL) until Indo-Pak diplomatic ties don't normalise, sources in the team revealed on Thursday. The players, who didn't find a buyer in the third IPL auction on Tuesday, held a meeting in Brisbane [ Images ], where the team will play an ODI series against Australia [ Images ]. They decided it was best to ignore the event at least for the time being. "The players unanimously decided to avoid playing in the IPL in future and until at least relations between the two countries normalised," one source said. "The players were pretty upset that no franchise was willing to bid for them and they all felt this was a planned move by the IPL and franchises to humiliate them publicly," the source said. The source said the players agreed to not play in the IPL until bilateral cricket ties resume between the two countries. He said the players are also concerned about the non-payment of their dues for the one-day series they played against New Zealand [ Images ] in Abu Dhabi despite the passage of two months. "The players have not received their match and tour fees for the three one day matches and two Twenty20 [ Images ] internationals," one source confirmed. Players in the A category of the central contracts get paid Rs 300,000 per ODI and Rs 125,000 for the Twenty20s similarly those in the B category get Rs 250,000 and Rs 100,000 respectively. "The players had issues with the delay in distribution of their money and have decided to talk to the chairman on returning to Pakistan over the inordinate delays in payments," the source added. .

http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/21/pak-players-to-avoid-ipl-in-future-sources.htm :fear::fear: :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[Sachinism]

The phrase "good riddance" comes to mind

[Karan114]

Whatever.

[DomainK]

And how long is that? One year?

[Zap_Brannigan]

Not really, The players unanimously decided to avoid playing in the IPL in future and until at least relations between the two countries normalised

[Shane]

Let Modi dangle his carrot once again, sab bheekmange aayenge dhuum hila ke! :winky:

[achilles]

Intelligence finally makes an appearance in their heads? :hysterical:

[coffee_rules]

There is a operative word 'until'. They are still hopeful IPL will accept them in future and they will forgive this year's insult. zillat ki bhi hadh hoti hain!

[ViruRulez]

good riddance but take my words the beggars will again come begging for the IPL alms :giggle:

[straight.drive]

Our neighbours are always on look for issues to demonize us . Perhaps one of the strongest forces of national integration in pakistan must be hatred towards India.