PCB to take up IPL snub with BCCI

Karachi, Jan 20 (PTI) Pakistan Cricket Board has accused
IPL commissioner Lalit Modi of betraying them after none of
the 11 Pakistani players got a buyer in the Indian Premier
League auction and said he would take up the matter with the
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ejaz Butt told
reporters at the Gaddafi stadium that he was very upset with
what had transpired at the players auction.
"I had several discussions with Lalit Modi on the
participation of our players in the IPL this year and he had
assured me they would get a chance to play in the tournament,"
Butt said.
"Now we don't understand what happened because we did
everything from our side including getting government
clearance to allow our players to be eligible to play in the
IPL," he said.
The PCB chief said after the auction he constantly tried
to get in touch with Modi but his efforts went in vain.
"He is not answering my calls. But we will take up the
matter with the Indian board," Butt said.
Eleven Pakistan cricketers, including its Twenty20
captain Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Rana Naved and Umar
Akmal had registered for the IPL auction but none of the eight
IPL franchises bid for them. MORE PTI cor
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