Report: Feyzan Lakhani. Indian politics is also starting to pollute England’s domestic The Hundred tournament and there are fears that Pakistani players may not be selected.
According to a report by the British broadcaster BBC, there are fears that the teams associated with the IPL will not select Pakistani players in The Hundred.
Pakistani cricketers can only be selected by those who do not have IPL franchise partners.
The report said that a top official of the England board had informed a player’s agent about this and said that the teams owned by the IPL teams could avoid Pakistani players.
Note that 4 of the 8 teams in England’s domestic tournament The Hundred own 49% of the IPL teams. Indian investment has come in Manchester Supergiants, MI London, Sunrisers Leeds and Southern Brew.
An agent complained that it had become an unspoken rule for Indian-owned teams not to hire Pakistani players.
According to BBC news, this trend has also been observed in South Africa’s SAT Twenty and UAE’s ILT Twenty.
This year Played Auction of The Hundred will be held on March 11 and 12, many players including Pakistan’s Haris Rauf will participate in the auction of The Hundred.
