Pakistan players could miss IPL 2010 season
Published:Thursday | December 10, 2009 | 1:16 PM
Pakistan players under contract with Indian Premier League (IPL) clubs must go through the auction process if they are to play in the 2010 season.
That is despite belatedly securing clearance from both governments.
Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Gul, Kamran Akmal and Sohail Tanvir have secured visas, but IPL Chief Lalit Modi said they missed the December 7 deadline.
As a result, three franchises have already replaced Pakistan players with alternatives from South Africa.
In the inaugural IPL season of 2008, 11 Pakistan players took part, but they were banned from the 2009 competition after the Mumbai terrorist attacks, although the competition was moved to South Africa.
Pakistan won the ICC World 20/20 this year, and under normal circumstances their players would be in high demand, but relations between the neighbouring countries remains strained.