Asim Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Any cricketing news which involve Pakistan in some way or other, is always the top discussed news here :) I enjoy it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Ok...nothing to see here. Both sides have expressed their happiness on the event. Thread purpose has been a fruitful venture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block hole Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 IPL may not feature many England players - Sean Morris Sean Morris, who took over as the chief executive of the Rajasthan Royals franchise on Monday, has said he does not expect many more England players to feature in the third edition of the IPL. Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen were the two big England signings last year, joining Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore respectively for US$1.55 million each. However, conflicting schedules this year could affect the chances of newer players from England being recruited, Morris said. "I don't think there will be that many more England players involved," Morris was quoted as saying in the Daily Telegraph. "I think teams have worked out that consistency in selection throughout the tournament is key and to have Australian or English players coming and going doesn't necessarily make for the best structure of a side." England's Test players will miss the first 12 days of the IPL due to their tour of Bangladesh, and those selected for the ICC World Twenty20 will assemble in the West Indies on April 25, the date of the final of the IPL. "It is pretty difficult for the English guys to go for the maximum amount of money at the auction [uS$750,000] and it will be interesting to see how their availability is reflected in the auction prices," Morris said. "There will be a fair number that don't go for as much as they thought because they can't commit for the full time." Morris, a former chief executive of England's Professional Cricketers' Association, has been handed the responsibility of broadening the franchise's base outside India, which could also mean more matches abroad, thereby increasing the players' workloads. The financial gains of Twenty20 cricket could, Morris felt, prompt players to retire much earlier and cash in. "There is quite a lot of desire for the Royals to go and play, and in two days I have already had two invitations to play in tournaments in other parts of the world," Morris said. "But it is going to be hard for us because we have not got the window that people have been banging on about. It makes the player who has just retired a bit more valuable and sides will become more attracted to players like Andrew Flintoff. Those players who are now aged 30 or 31 are thinking quite hard about it [retiring]. "But we have to work out how to work together because if there is conflict I know who will win. The players have worked out where the better rewards are in the shorter time frame. "Towards the end of my time at the PCA I started to get the feeling that at ICC level people were beginning to appreciate that we had to work together on this." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 There aren't many good England players anyway. Only one I'd like to see is Morgan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gult Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 http://www.mynews.in/News/IPL_III_matches_to_have_4_strategy_breaks_N32296.html# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 The third season of the high profile Indian Premier League (IPL) will see another change in the format with an increase in the number of strategy breaks. Revealing this here yesterday, IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi informed that the strategy breaks, which took place halfway through each innings during IPL II, has been increased to four per match. :wall: Another reason not to watch this sh!te Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 wtf bastards :mad: EPIC FAIL! He will feck his goose. And because he shoots blanks, it wont be laying anymore golden eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggot_brain Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 There aren't many good England players anyway. Only one I'd like to see is Morgan He's Irish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 He's Irish. Yeh but England have hijacked him, so he is English now :(( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99.94 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Are there any English players left? Just Saffers really.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wicket Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Are there any English players left? Just Saffers really.. Don't forget the poached Irishmen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 :wall: Another reason not to watch this sh!te :WTF: 4 strategy breaks from 2 :wall: really this time it will be really boring .. 4 strategy break is just too much .. I thought Modi would have scrapped all the strategy break in IPL 3 after return to India but really this is pissing off news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99.94 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Don't forget the poached Irishmen! Do we count Monty and Ravi from India too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Pakistan visas not denied, being processed - India High Commission The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has said it had not denied the Pakistan players the visas needed to participate in IPL 2010 and that their applications were being processed. The High Commission also said it had not been informed of any deadline for issuing the visas, either by the Pakistan board or the IPL. "The High Commission was approached by the Pakistan Cricket Board for issuance of visa to only one player [sohail Tanvir], while three other players submitted visa applications to the High Commission of India in Wellington. These visa applications are being processed," it said in a statement. "The High Commission of India was not advised about any deadline for issuing visas to Pakistani players either by the IPL organising committee or the Pakistan Cricket Board." Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, had ruled out the participation of Pakistan's players in the third season of the league after they failed to obtain visas by December 7. Modi said the deadline had already been extended twice for Pakistan and another delay would handicap franchise planning and team-building for the next season, due to begin in March. It had seemed that the Pakistan players would be in next year's IPL after Pakistan's foreign ministry and interior ministry cleared them to play. That meant the PCB could issue the NOCs necessary for Pakistan's players to be eligible for the tournament. Pakistan are the reigning World Twenty20 champions, and several franchises had expressed interest in signing the country's cricketers. Five Pakistan players - Kamran Akmal, Misbah ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gul and Sohail Tanvir - are already on contract with IPL teams. Pakistan's players were absent from IPL's second season, held earlier this year in South Africa, after their government did not allow them to travel to India - where the tournament was originally to be held - for security reasons. The decision came in the wake of the Mumbai attacks last year, after which relations between India and Pakistan deteriorated considerably. Eleven players from Pakistan had taken part in the first IPL, though after the Mumbai attacks, only four were retained by their franchises, though their contracts were suspended until further resolution. Razzaq was signed recently by Kolkata Knight Riders. http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/438746.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 The Pakistani foreign ministry cleared the players for IPL as late as 2nd Dec. The first deadline for obtaining visas was 20th Nov which had been extended till 7th Dec for PCB. So assuming they immediately applied for the visas after getting the clearance, the applications were submitted on 3rd Dec. And then neither PCB nor the players bothered to inform the Indian high commission that there is a deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 The Pakistani foreign ministry cleared the players for IPL as late as 2nd Dec. The first deadline for obtaining visas was 20th Nov which had been extended till 7th Dec for PCB. So assuming they immediately applied for the visas after getting the clearance' date=' the applications were submitted on 3rd Dec. And then neither PCB nor the players bothered to inform the Indian high commission that there is a deadline.[/quote'] Agree. It was PCB's mistake for sure as they cleared only till 2nd Dec whereas the previous deadline was 20th Nov.. they also did not inform about the deadline Anyways good that the Pakis did not get chance .. IPL 3 will again rock without Pakis :yay::yay::yay: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan114 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 IPL 3 will again rock without Pakis :yay::yay::yay: :two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Horse Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 who cares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 PCB still hoping that Pakis get chance to play in IPL 3 The Pakistan Cricket Board has not given up hopes of trying to have their players appearing in next year's IPL, even though the league has ruled out their participation for the second season running after the players failed to get visas by the December 7 deadline. "We haven't left the situation for now," Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, told Cricinfo. "We are hopeful that the visas will come through in a day or two and are very hopeful that Pakistan's players will be in the next IPL." http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/438746.html The begging continues. I like this begging by the Pakis. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Hats off to Lalit Modi. Hope he brings Pakis to their knees. :hehe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Let them hope - there are already threads discussing this. Anyways, both sets of fans seem to be happy with them not participating in IPL, so no need to rake it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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