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Journalism of Courage
Snubbed all-rounder Abdul Razzaq on Tuesday accused Indian Premier League of hatching a “conspiracy” against Pakistani players after none of the 11 cricketers from the nation found a buyer in today’s IPL auction in Mumbai.
“I think this is a well-hatched conspiracy,which they (IPL) must have planned three-four months ago. That’s why no Pakistani players was taken today,” Razzaq told a TV channel.
All the 11 Pakistani cricketers,who were in the 67-strong pool of players,found no takers at the glitzy IPL III auction,attended by corporate bigwigs like Vijay Mallya,Nita Ambani and Bollywood stars like Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty.
“I am very disappointed. They should not have done this.
They first raised the issue of visa,then they asked to take the NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the Board and then wanted a NOC from government also.
“But they did not take any Pakistani cricketer even after getting every clearance,” Razzaq said.
