The participation of the
Pakistani cricketers in the next edition of the Indian Premier League in 2013 is
beyond question. Not only the Pakistani cricketers but also the cricket fans
around the world are eagerly waiting to know if they can play in the cash-rich cricket
tournament.
According to the former
PCB chairman, Ijaz Butt, the top officials of the BCCI has assured him of allowing
the Pakistani cricketers in the next edition of the IPL that will be played
in 2013.
To make sure the inclusion
of Pakistani cricketers he met with former Indian Cricket Board president
Sharad Pawar and IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla last week in the capital.
Keeping in mind the
current president Zaka Ashraf’s visit to India for the final match of IPL 2012, PCB organized
this meeting. But said, “With the consent of the incumbent PCB chairman Zaka
Ashraf, I met Rajiv Shukla and Sharad Pawar, and discussed the progress on the
Indo-Pak cricketing relations.”
During the three-year tenure of Ijaz Butt the
relation between India and Pakistan was not good. However, this bad relation turned
into sour after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. After the attack, India did not invite Pakistan to play any single series and since then
Pakistani players have not been part of the IPL.
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