\u2022 BBC, Telegraph reports say Indian-owned franchises won\u2019t bid for Pakistani players
\n\u2022 Former England captain Vaughan says ECB should not allow this to happen<\/p>\n
FORMER captain Michael Vaughan has urged the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to \u201cact fast\u201d on reports that Pakistani players will be overlooked by Indian-owned teams in the domestic Hundred competition.<\/p>\n
The issue could be a factor during next month\u2019s player auction for English cricket\u2019s Hundred, a 100 balls-per-side competition featuring eight franchises rather than the traditional 18 first-class counties.<\/p>\n
BBC Sport and The Telegraph have reported that with four of the eight franchises in the upcoming tournament owned by companies that control teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), it is \u201can unwritten rule\u201d that Pakistani players would not be considered for those team.<\/p>\n
According to the BBC, a senior ECB official indicated to an agent that interest in his Pakistan players would be limited to sides not linked to the IPL.<\/p>\n
Vaughan, referencing the ECB\u2019s stated aim of cricket becoming the most inclusive sport in the country, posted on Friday on X: \u201cThe ECB need to act fast on this \u2026 they own the league, and this should not be allowed to happen \u2026 The most inclusive sport in the country is not one that allows this to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Pakistan Cricket Board has not commented on the situation so far.<\/p>\n
Politics, not sport<\/p>\n
Longstanding political tensions between India and Pakistan have led to the rivals only playing each other in international cricket events, although their recent Colombo showdown at the ongoing T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka only went ahead after Pakistan called off a boycott.<\/p>\n
Politics has also led to an effective ban on Pakistani players participating in the Indian Premier League, world cricket\u2019s most lucrative T20 franchise competition.<\/p>\n
And with several IPL owners now owning teams in several different countries, opportunities for Pakistani cricketers to participate in various leagues are in danger of being reduced further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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