Butt wants Lalit Modi to apologise

“We have cancelled all these NOCs and I have told all the players,including Abdul Razzaq,clearly that they cannot go to India to play without our permission. Razzaq and other players agree with our viewpoint,” he said.

“While the statements coming from Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram are very good and those of Bollywood figures like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan positive,we expect an apology from IPL,” said the Pakistan Cricket Board chief.

Butt there was no doubt that the Pakistani players were humiliated and insulted at the January 19 IPL auction in Mumbai where none of the 11 players landed a contract.

Defending the decision to revoke NOCs,Butt said,“We have not taken this decision on any government directive nor do we see a diplomatic row going on with India because of the IPL issue. But purely from a cricket point of view the treatment given to our players is unacceptable.”