With out elections and cricket, India is a dull country. When all the cricket lovers are hopefully expecting the third season of IPL to smoothly roll over with a bang, the exclusion of Pakistan players from the IPL auction is most unfortunate. Not even one player from the T20 champion side has been selected. IPL version of cricket is definitely going to miss the excellence of Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul.......
Pakistani interior minister, Rehman Malik's reaction was natural and genuine. No country would have expected this. The Pakistan players have been disgraced. Though IPL is a corporate entity, it should have taken into account, the aspirations of the spirit of sports. Even dirty politics can mar the attire of sports and IPL is no exception.
Politically, Pakistan is being isolated from the international sphere due to its lack of control over the militant outfits. The terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket players last year has further isolated it from the sphere of international sports. At present, no major cricket playing nations are touring Pakistan due to security concerns. This IPL episode has aggravated the pain in the wound.
The reasons for the exclusion of Pakistan players are not open. The IPL franchise does not come out with the truth. Earlier, there was an allegation that Indian government is not in a mood to have Pakistan players in the IPL format due to post Mumbai mayhem hangover. The Indian government deliberately delayed the visa procedure. But before the auction, all the players willing to take part have been granted visas. Even then, the deliberate denial has raised the suspicions.
What ever, one day the same IPL house is going to exclude the Indian players. We are once again going to be dumbstruck with out reasons. And the reason to be quoted is... we are minding our business and you do the same...
Pakistani interior minister, Rehman Malik's reaction was natural and genuine. No country would have expected this. The Pakistan players have been disgraced. Though IPL is a corporate entity, it should have taken into account, the aspirations of the spirit of sports. Even dirty politics can mar the attire of sports and IPL is no exception.
Politically, Pakistan is being isolated from the international sphere due to its lack of control over the militant outfits. The terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket players last year has further isolated it from the sphere of international sports. At present, no major cricket playing nations are touring Pakistan due to security concerns. This IPL episode has aggravated the pain in the wound.
The reasons for the exclusion of Pakistan players are not open. The IPL franchise does not come out with the truth. Earlier, there was an allegation that Indian government is not in a mood to have Pakistan players in the IPL format due to post Mumbai mayhem hangover. The Indian government deliberately delayed the visa procedure. But before the auction, all the players willing to take part have been granted visas. Even then, the deliberate denial has raised the suspicions.
What ever, one day the same IPL house is going to exclude the Indian players. We are once again going to be dumbstruck with out reasons. And the reason to be quoted is... we are minding our business and you do the same...
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