IPL bowled out Pakistan!!

Cricket auction for IPL ended with a big surprise right away when Pak star players were bowled out from IPL and even Shahid Afridi could not found any bidder.

It came as a shock not only for the Pakistan cricket players present there but also for both Indian and Pakistani cricket fans.



Angry over perceived IPL snub to its cricketers, Pakistan has threatened India that it will respond in a ‘befitting manner’.

Interior Minister Rehman Malik quoted “India or any other country that does not give respect to Pakistan will be treated the same way by us. If there is a desire to improve Indo-Pak friendship, respect should be given to Pakistani sportspersons”

The question arises “Were IPL franchises right in ignoring Pak players?”

After all IPL is a business venture and what’s wrong if the various franchise teams snubbed Paki players.Choosing Pak players doesn’t make any business sense when they might not even get a visa to play here because of the past unpredictability of relations between the two countries.

IPL is an independent entity it has got nothing to do with the sentiment of any nation, it is purely meant for money .Last year IPL shifted to South Africa when Indian govt. showed constraints due to elections and security.

If Pakistan feels India has snubbed their players deliberately then it is a good strategy to show them the sentiments of INDIAN mass.

There have been numerous incidents when the two countries decided not play with each other or not to play in each other’s land. Why Pakistanis are making so much of hue and cry now for IPL?

Because money matters :)

If the Pakistan feels so bad about this - Why don’t their start own PPL and make as BIG as IPL.

Mr. Rahman also quoted “The manner in which the players were ‘insulted’ showed that India is not serious about the peace process with Pakistan.”

Some Indians may say that it will hamper peace projects like Aman Ki Asha initiated between India and Pak. But what kind of peace?

Remember, friendship or good relation is a two way traffic lane, not one way. Both have to come forward. Only India shouting brotherhood from the top does not take us anywhere.

Pakistan has not taken even a single step to maintain good relations with India. The wounds of 26/11 victims of Mumbai are still fresh and talk of Aman Ki Asha is a distant dream when ceasefire violations are taking place everyday. A country which has used its land, people, resources and what not for covert and at times overt terrorism needs to be put down at all costs.

IPL franchises deserve to be congratulated. May these so called (Pseudo) Intellectuals develop some affection for their own country and people.Even today the pakis treat the terrorists as their national heroes. The Mumbai Terror masterminds in PAK are enjoying royal treatment and are plotting more attacks on INDIA