No Pakistani selected at IPL auction!
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Who cares about the controversial IPL league anyway. The BCCI had found itself in the middle of many conflicts with various cricket boards around the world as a result of the IPL. The main point of contention was that signed players should always be available to their country for international tours, even if it overlaps with the IPL season. To address this, the BCCI officially requested that the ICC institute a time period in the International Future Tours Program solely for the IPL season. This request was not granted at a subsequent meeting held by the ICC. The IPL ought to be banned anyway.
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Though I m not a big fan of the IPL, its a shame the Pakistani talent is not on display in IPL 3. Visa issues or not, they deserve to play.
And a word to all the Pakistani friends shouting Racism! I'd rather wait for an official announcement from BCCI or Lalit Modi before making any conclusion.
And a word to all the Pakistani friends shouting Racism! I'd rather wait for an official announcement from BCCI or Lalit Modi before making any conclusion.
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I'd not blame the PCB as much as I would blame the players for their interest in IPL. All things said and done, IPL means big money for the players as well. That's why Peitersen and Flintoff were whining after the first edition that they weren't allowed a longer stint in IPL due to their national commitments. So in all probability its the Pakistani players that might be pressurizing PCB to allow them to play in IPL.
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David Morgan is very keen on Pakistan and India playing each other in bilateral series soon, especially in the five-day format © Associated Press
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In Focus: Security concerns
Players/Officials: Giles Clarke | Ijaz Butt | David Morgan
Teams: India | Pakistan
The ICC remains hopeful that bilateral contests between Pakistan and India can be resumed in the near future. Ties between the two governments have been rocky since the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008, which the Indian government blamed on elements based within Pakistan.
Soon after, an Indian tour to Pakistan was cancelled, bringing yet another halt to a brief period of cricketing detente; between 2003-04 and 2007-08, each country visited the other twice for full tours in addition to facing off in a number of ICC and offshore bilateral contests. Since the attacks, however, the two sides have only played one international match, a group game in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.
Subsequently the relationship between the two boards has become strained during the period of impasse. A nadir was reached in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Lahore on the Sri Lankan team, with many officials in the PCB believing the BCCI had somehow engineered the removal of Pakistan as a venue for the 2011 World Cup.
But David Morgan, the ICC president, believes he can broker a resolution between the two. "One of the things I am working on is trying to persuade the BCCI that they should play bilaterally as opposed to in ICC events with Pakistan," Morgan told Cricinfo. "India versus Pakistan, Pakistan versus India is the equivalent of the Ashes in Test match cricket parlance. It is very important for both countries that they renew their rivalries on the field in the five-day game. I am very hopeful they will."
A revival of the rivalry is crucial especially for the PCB, currently battling a financial crunch after the banishment of the country as an international venue. According to Ijaz Butt, chairman PCB, the board lost US$40 million as a result of India's cancellation last year; a fair portion of the US$140 million broadcast deal the board has with Ten Sports is believed to have been based on the series against India.
Security concerns in Pakistan
September 2001- New Zealand decide not to tour Pakistan following the September 11 attacks. West Indies and Australia then decide to move their games in Pakistan scheduled for later in the year to neutral venues in Colombo and Sharjah.
May 2002 - New Zealand cancel their tour of Pakistan after a bomb blast outside Karachi's Sheraton Hotel where they were staying.
March 2008 - Australia postpone their tour of Pakistan slated for the end of March as a result of security concerns.The decision was taken in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto's assasination in December 2007.
August 2008 - Citing security concerns, five out of eight member nations of the ICC choose not to send their teams to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy scheduled for September the same year. As a result, the tournament is postponed until October 2009.
October 2008 - West Indies call off a proposed tour of Pakistan scheduled for November citing security concerns, a week after the West Indies Women had cancelled the Pakistan leg of their Asian tour.
December 2008 - The BCCI call off India's scheduled tour of Pakistan in 2009 following a directive from the government.
December 2008 - The PCB confirm that Sri Lanka will tour Pakistan after India decided not to after the Mumbai terror attack.
February 2009 - The ICC decide not to stage the 2009 Champions Trophy in Pakistan after some of the members expressed reservations about touring the country.
The PCB has suffered losses of up to US$125 million over the last year or so, as a result of series and events being postponed, relocated or cancelled in light of the security situation in Pakistan. The ICC has set up a task force to work with the PCB and examine ways in which the financial impact of no international cricket can be lessened. One of the ideas emanating from their first and only meeting in December was to organize a series of fund-raising games between a World XI and Pakistan.
Morgan said he wasn't aware of the idea, but was awaiting a report from the task force of that meeting. "We'll be having a report from the task-force chairman Giles Clarke on the ninth of February when we meet in Dubai," Morgan said. "I am very pleased in the way the task force and the PCB interfaced really very well together."
At one stage last year the relationship between the PCB and the ICC also suffered; the PCB launched legal action against the world governing body following the decision not to stage matches of the 2011 World Cup in Pakistan, as was the original plan. But the dispute was resolved out of court and Morgan said that the situation had never got out of hand.
"There was an uneasiness, but never was it a difficult situation," Morgan said. "Mr Butt and I maintained good and decent relationships throughout. It was a very difficult time for them. At first there was a belief that they were being removed as hosts. That was never the case. The decision that the board took was that we couldn't actually stage any of the 14 matches in Pakistan but that the hosting rights were still Pakistan's.
"The ICC is determined that Pakistan should not be isolated. Pakistan is an extremely important cricketing nation, a very important part of the ICC. If you look back at the last two decades, Pakistan has produced some of the most stylish, some of the most achieving cricketers. It's important from world cricket's point of view that Pakistan is not isolated and that cricket continues to thrive there. It's obviously particularly difficult when cricketers cannot play on their home turf," Morgan said.
Related Links
In Focus: Security concerns
Players/Officials: Giles Clarke | Ijaz Butt | David Morgan
Teams: India | Pakistan
The ICC remains hopeful that bilateral contests between Pakistan and India can be resumed in the near future. Ties between the two governments have been rocky since the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008, which the Indian government blamed on elements based within Pakistan.
Soon after, an Indian tour to Pakistan was cancelled, bringing yet another halt to a brief period of cricketing detente; between 2003-04 and 2007-08, each country visited the other twice for full tours in addition to facing off in a number of ICC and offshore bilateral contests. Since the attacks, however, the two sides have only played one international match, a group game in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.
Subsequently the relationship between the two boards has become strained during the period of impasse. A nadir was reached in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Lahore on the Sri Lankan team, with many officials in the PCB believing the BCCI had somehow engineered the removal of Pakistan as a venue for the 2011 World Cup.
But David Morgan, the ICC president, believes he can broker a resolution between the two. "One of the things I am working on is trying to persuade the BCCI that they should play bilaterally as opposed to in ICC events with Pakistan," Morgan told Cricinfo. "India versus Pakistan, Pakistan versus India is the equivalent of the Ashes in Test match cricket parlance. It is very important for both countries that they renew their rivalries on the field in the five-day game. I am very hopeful they will."
A revival of the rivalry is crucial especially for the PCB, currently battling a financial crunch after the banishment of the country as an international venue. According to Ijaz Butt, chairman PCB, the board lost US$40 million as a result of India's cancellation last year; a fair portion of the US$140 million broadcast deal the board has with Ten Sports is believed to have been based on the series against India.
Security concerns in Pakistan
September 2001- New Zealand decide not to tour Pakistan following the September 11 attacks. West Indies and Australia then decide to move their games in Pakistan scheduled for later in the year to neutral venues in Colombo and Sharjah.
May 2002 - New Zealand cancel their tour of Pakistan after a bomb blast outside Karachi's Sheraton Hotel where they were staying.
March 2008 - Australia postpone their tour of Pakistan slated for the end of March as a result of security concerns.The decision was taken in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto's assasination in December 2007.
August 2008 - Citing security concerns, five out of eight member nations of the ICC choose not to send their teams to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy scheduled for September the same year. As a result, the tournament is postponed until October 2009.
October 2008 - West Indies call off a proposed tour of Pakistan scheduled for November citing security concerns, a week after the West Indies Women had cancelled the Pakistan leg of their Asian tour.
December 2008 - The BCCI call off India's scheduled tour of Pakistan in 2009 following a directive from the government.
December 2008 - The PCB confirm that Sri Lanka will tour Pakistan after India decided not to after the Mumbai terror attack.
February 2009 - The ICC decide not to stage the 2009 Champions Trophy in Pakistan after some of the members expressed reservations about touring the country.
The PCB has suffered losses of up to US$125 million over the last year or so, as a result of series and events being postponed, relocated or cancelled in light of the security situation in Pakistan. The ICC has set up a task force to work with the PCB and examine ways in which the financial impact of no international cricket can be lessened. One of the ideas emanating from their first and only meeting in December was to organize a series of fund-raising games between a World XI and Pakistan.
Morgan said he wasn't aware of the idea, but was awaiting a report from the task force of that meeting. "We'll be having a report from the task-force chairman Giles Clarke on the ninth of February when we meet in Dubai," Morgan said. "I am very pleased in the way the task force and the PCB interfaced really very well together."
At one stage last year the relationship between the PCB and the ICC also suffered; the PCB launched legal action against the world governing body following the decision not to stage matches of the 2011 World Cup in Pakistan, as was the original plan. But the dispute was resolved out of court and Morgan said that the situation had never got out of hand.
"There was an uneasiness, but never was it a difficult situation," Morgan said. "Mr Butt and I maintained good and decent relationships throughout. It was a very difficult time for them. At first there was a belief that they were being removed as hosts. That was never the case. The decision that the board took was that we couldn't actually stage any of the 14 matches in Pakistan but that the hosting rights were still Pakistan's.
"The ICC is determined that Pakistan should not be isolated. Pakistan is an extremely important cricketing nation, a very important part of the ICC. If you look back at the last two decades, Pakistan has produced some of the most stylish, some of the most achieving cricketers. It's important from world cricket's point of view that Pakistan is not isolated and that cricket continues to thrive there. It's obviously particularly difficult when cricketers cannot play on their home turf," Morgan said.
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Tell you What it has been better than noone pick pakistani players thanx for not picking them we are the champs of T 20 and are unbeaten since New zealand Vs Pakistan Game in world cup welll and as it was a big failure in south africa it will be biggest failure now to as it was biggest blockbuster in 2008 season and no one from england and other cricketing playing countries will see tournament with enjoyment becoz champs is not playing in it and tell u what u picked wasim for ur own good and for him how many obsticles ur governemnt have pit as indian hole nation and indian media and indian bollywood stars are biggest racist and we should stop indian films in pakistan now and channels INDIA IS RACIST
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Kieron Pollard and Shane Bond were the biggest buys at the third IPL auction in Mumbai, each fetching the maximum possible bid of $750,000 before the bids went into tie-breaker, but the biggest surprise was the fact that not a single Pakistan player was signed up by any of the franchises.
Most of Pakistan's World Twenty20-winning team was up for auction - including Shahid Afridi, the captain, Mohammad Aamer, Umar Gul and Umar Akmal - but they failed to fetch bids. The blackout was strange given that the names had been placed on the auction list by franchises expressing an interest in the players.
"The franchises had the option to pick any player. If you look, they [Pakistan players] were not the only ones not picked," Lalit Modi said. "There were other players, too, who were not picked in the auction."
IPL AuctionSold players: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai, USD750,000+), Shane Bond (Kolkata, 750,000+), Kemar Roach (Deccan, 720,000), Wayne Parnell (Delhi, 610,000), Mohammad Kaif (Punjab, 250,000), Eoin Morgan (Bangalore, 220,000), Damien Martyn (Rajasthan, 100,000), Justin Kemp (Chennai, 100,000), Thissara Perera (Chennai, 50,000), Adam Voges (Rajasthan, 50,000), Yusuf Abdulla (Punjab, 50,000)
Bond, the New Zealand fast bowler who recently quit Test cricket to focus on the shorter forms of the game, saw his value rise the most, from a base price of $100,000 to the cap of $750,000 before Kolkata Knight Riders - who entered the bidding at $640,000 - and Deccan Chargers submitted their secret bids. Kolkata won, bidding an undisclosed amount.
"From what we have understood he [Bond] wouldn't be playing Test matches anymore and will play only ODIs and Twenty20 games," Jai Mehta, co-owner of Kolkata, said. "Yes, he has been prone to injuries but his coach said he is in pretty good shape. We wanted a fast bowler with experience and he provides us that."
Bond's sale was the auction's second tie-breaker; the first was among four franchises for Pollard, the explosive West Indies allrounder with a base price of $200,000. He was eventually signed up by Mumbai Indians, who beat off Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata. "The team strategy, discussed between Sachin Tendulkar, TA Sekar and Robin Singh was that we wanted a batting allrounder and we are happy to have him," Nita Ambani, who represented Mumbai at the auction, said.
Pollard and Bond's final price was not disclosed and Modi said only he and the successful bidders would be privy to that information.
The two other notable signings were Kemar Roach, the West Indies fast bowler, who was bought by Deccan for $720,000, and South Africa's Wayne Parnell, bought by Delhi Daredevils for $610,000. "It is great for the player and he has a big future ahead of him," Modi said of Roach's price. "He is 100% available and that could have been a big factor [in his sale]. They [Deccan] needed a fast bowler and he met their requirement.
Eoin Morgan, the England batsman, was picked up by Bangalore for $220,000. Offspinner Graeme Swann was one of the players in the first auction pool but he did not get any bids at his base price of $250,000. Modi said that player availability was an important factor in the team's strategies.
"Yes, availability is a serious issue with all teams without doubt, based on that the teams have formed strategies," Modi said. "Eoin Morgan was not available 100 % of the time earlier but, before the auction, he was released for the full time by the ECB and hence he was bought."
Mohammad Kaif, the only Indian up for auction, went unsold in the first round of bidding but was later signed up by Punjab for $250,000.
Only three of India's Under-19 players, priced at Rs. 800,000 each, were eligible to play in the IPL and they were chosen by a draft system. Bangalore picked U-19 captain Ashok Menaria, Deccan went for Harmeet Singh and Mumbai opted for Harshal Patel.
Most of Pakistan's World Twenty20-winning team was up for auction - including Shahid Afridi, the captain, Mohammad Aamer, Umar Gul and Umar Akmal - but they failed to fetch bids. The blackout was strange given that the names had been placed on the auction list by franchises expressing an interest in the players.
"The franchises had the option to pick any player. If you look, they [Pakistan players] were not the only ones not picked," Lalit Modi said. "There were other players, too, who were not picked in the auction."
IPL AuctionSold players: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai, USD750,000+), Shane Bond (Kolkata, 750,000+), Kemar Roach (Deccan, 720,000), Wayne Parnell (Delhi, 610,000), Mohammad Kaif (Punjab, 250,000), Eoin Morgan (Bangalore, 220,000), Damien Martyn (Rajasthan, 100,000), Justin Kemp (Chennai, 100,000), Thissara Perera (Chennai, 50,000), Adam Voges (Rajasthan, 50,000), Yusuf Abdulla (Punjab, 50,000)
Bond, the New Zealand fast bowler who recently quit Test cricket to focus on the shorter forms of the game, saw his value rise the most, from a base price of $100,000 to the cap of $750,000 before Kolkata Knight Riders - who entered the bidding at $640,000 - and Deccan Chargers submitted their secret bids. Kolkata won, bidding an undisclosed amount.
"From what we have understood he [Bond] wouldn't be playing Test matches anymore and will play only ODIs and Twenty20 games," Jai Mehta, co-owner of Kolkata, said. "Yes, he has been prone to injuries but his coach said he is in pretty good shape. We wanted a fast bowler with experience and he provides us that."
Bond's sale was the auction's second tie-breaker; the first was among four franchises for Pollard, the explosive West Indies allrounder with a base price of $200,000. He was eventually signed up by Mumbai Indians, who beat off Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata. "The team strategy, discussed between Sachin Tendulkar, TA Sekar and Robin Singh was that we wanted a batting allrounder and we are happy to have him," Nita Ambani, who represented Mumbai at the auction, said.
Pollard and Bond's final price was not disclosed and Modi said only he and the successful bidders would be privy to that information.
The two other notable signings were Kemar Roach, the West Indies fast bowler, who was bought by Deccan for $720,000, and South Africa's Wayne Parnell, bought by Delhi Daredevils for $610,000. "It is great for the player and he has a big future ahead of him," Modi said of Roach's price. "He is 100% available and that could have been a big factor [in his sale]. They [Deccan] needed a fast bowler and he met their requirement.
Eoin Morgan, the England batsman, was picked up by Bangalore for $220,000. Offspinner Graeme Swann was one of the players in the first auction pool but he did not get any bids at his base price of $250,000. Modi said that player availability was an important factor in the team's strategies.
"Yes, availability is a serious issue with all teams without doubt, based on that the teams have formed strategies," Modi said. "Eoin Morgan was not available 100 % of the time earlier but, before the auction, he was released for the full time by the ECB and hence he was bought."
Mohammad Kaif, the only Indian up for auction, went unsold in the first round of bidding but was later signed up by Punjab for $250,000.
Only three of India's Under-19 players, priced at Rs. 800,000 each, were eligible to play in the IPL and they were chosen by a draft system. Bangalore picked U-19 captain Ashok Menaria, Deccan went for Harmeet Singh and Mumbai opted for Harshal Patel.
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Just to burst your bubble, let me inform you that when gora sb took Indians as cheap labour alround the world about 100 yrs back...the Indians obviously took their traditional food with them as well, which in Europan countries now known as Indian food...thats another thing that they are not Indian anymore.
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Let me burst your (bubble i mean).. when gora sb took indians as cheap labour around the world 100 years back, your ancestors were included in that cheap labour just like mine and at that time your ancestors were called indians as pakistan did not exist..
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1. Aman ki Asha
2. US offers F-35 and Patriot MDS to India
3. Indian MI Cheif visits Afghanistan
4. No buyers for Afridi, other Pakistani players at IPL
Where are we going .....
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2. US offers F-35 and Patriot MDS to India
3. Indian MI Cheif visits Afghanistan
4. No buyers for Afridi, other Pakistani players at IPL
Where are we going .....
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Just to burst your bubble, let me inform you that when gora sb took Indians as cheap labour alround the world about 100 yrs back...the Indians obviously took their traditional food with them as well, which in Europan countries now known as Indian food...thats another thing that they are not Indian anymore.
Yes the Pakistani restaurant owners must run a campaign to change this trend and sell it as Pakistani food not as an Indian food. Infact it has already started.
I hope this simple explanation would help you to understand...I meet 100s of locals everyday due to the nature of my job...and I always proudly introduce myself as a Pakistani and they never had any problem...infact quite a few have signed the contracts with me being a Pakistani..thats what the truth is. wether its an Indian or Pakistani or a bengladeshi they face more or less problem. My two cents.
I totally agree with what you say and that is how it should be for all nationalities.
What I have said is also a fact of life. Some of the finest human beings I have met across the globe are Pakistani people. Have lot of respect for them but also share their anguish of living a split life. You may be an exception and pray that there may be many more like you.
What I was trying to highlight is the policy of hate and vengeance preached and practiced back home can have disastrous consequences on common peace loving hard working individuals like you and me.
Otherwise how on earth after 26/11 after gunning down so many innocent people for no rhyme or reason you expect Indians to bid for your players and host them here. We should be angels to do this I feel sorry for lot of Indians who instead of hitting the nail on the head is beating around the bush.
Hats off to the Pakistani member who said the PCB should have been proactive and stayed away from the auctions. That would have been the right move for Pakistan in the present circumstances. I don’t have any constituency to defend nor plan to stand for elections so will not think twice before calling a spade as one.
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dude.. grow up.. IPL is the pioneer in presently the most popular format of cricket. Just because Pakistani players could not play because of the stupidity of PCB in delaying asking for clearance from Pakistani govt. its not IPL fault. Do you know in the list of players getting auctioned, they were the only ones who did not have a visa. And before you jump on Indian Embassy, read the below article dated end nov and the highlighted part from your sports minister
PCB seeks government clearance for players’ participation in IPL
November 24th, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS -
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, Nov 24 (IANS) Pakistan’s cricket authorities have sought the government’s permission for players’ participation in the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but sports minister Aftab Jilani fears that it might be too late.
Jilani said in an interview Tuesday that the sports ministry has received a request from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for no objection certificates (NOCs) for players in the IPL.
“The PCB has requested for NOCs before November 30,” said Jilani, a senior leader of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). “We have sent the request to foreign and interior ministry for their clearance on players’ participation in IPL,” he added.
Several leading Pakistani players including Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi, all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gul, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Misbah-ul-Haq are hoping to play in the next edition of the IPL.
Pakistani cricketers missed this year’s IPL because of strained Pakistan-India relations following last November’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
Jilani said that the players might face some problems in confirming their participation in the lucrative Twenty20 league as there isn’t enough time to obtain NOCs for them.
“I think it would be difficult for us to give NOCs before the deadline as PCB has sent a late request,” he said.
The IPL’s trading window for the 2010 season has been set between Nov 23 and Jan 5. The window allows the eight teams to buy and sell players already contracted with IPL teams. An auction will be conducted in Mumbai Jan 19 next year to bring in fresh players with each franchisee granted a purse of $750,000.
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1. Aman ki Asha
2. US offers F-35 and Patriot MDS to India
3. Indian MI Cheif visits Afghanistan
4. No buyers for Afridi, other Pakistani players at IPL
Where are we going .....
point number 4 is odd one out.. Its unlinked to the above 3. Read my post that i put in just before this
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and i must thank to IPL that it makes pakistan more powerfull team in T 20 IPL reorginize pakistani players and make rusty indian players as in worldcup dhoni said that IPL is responsible for downfall of india and it will happen again
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players like roach dont deserve 750000 USD for sure not he is that capable player and not their economy is that much high so he got the money for IPL is Pathetic
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