Pakistani cricketers will miss IPL 6 too

NEW DELHI: On a day Pakistan
cricket team arrived in India for
three ODIs and two T20 international,
they were greeted with a rude shock
yet again - they won't be taking part
in next year's IPL.
Sources said, according to the list
released by the IPL governing
council to all the franchisee of 37
players to be auctioned in February
3, none of the Pakistan cricketers
figured. However, the biggest catch
in the auction will be from England
camp - starting from Monty Panesar,
Matt Prior to Ravi Bhopara - all will
be up for the grabs.
Earlier, the franchises were in the
impression that Pakistan players
would be there in the auction
because the national team was
touring India for a short series. Some
of the teams were actually eyeing
them after seeing their
performances in the last T20 World
Championship in Sri Lanka.
Sources said that the BCCI was not
keen for the Pakistan cricketers and
the official refused to specify the
reason for keeping the Pakistan
cricketers out yet again. Sources also
said that the Indian government had
nothing to do with this decision.
"There is no problem buying Pakistan
cricketers in the auction, but
somehow there was no move from
anywhere to include them for the
auction," a franchisee owner told
TOI.
Meanwhile, IPL said that the venue
for the auction is yet to be decided.
The auction was supposed to be held
earlier, but it was clashing with the
India-England ODI series which is
scheduled to be held from January 11
to 27.